Geno Auriemma, Dawn Staley have heated exchange after Gamecocks upset Huskies

Two of women’s basketball’s biggest names had a heated exchange in the waning moments of a Final Four classic on Friday

Two of women’s basketball’s biggest names had a heated exchange in the waning moments of a Final Four classic on Friday.

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In the final seconds of No. 1 South Carolina’s 62-48 upset over No. 1 Connecticut, Huskies coach Geno Auriemma and Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley traded words at midcourt and had to be separated.

“I have no idea,” Staley said to ESPN’s Holly Rowe after the game when asked what angered Auriemma. “But [I’ll] let you know this: I’m of integrity. I’m of integrity. So if I did something wrong to Geno, I had no idea what I did. I guess he thought I didn’t shake his hand at the beginning of the game.”