Geno Auriemma apologizes for Final Four dustup with Dawn Staley

UConn Huskies coach Geno Auriemma and South Carolina Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley had to be separated at the end of a Final Four classic on Friday.

Maybe Geno just needed a minute.

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UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma apologized on Saturday after a heated exchange with South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley on Friday. The incident occurred in the final seconds of No. 1 South Carolina’s 62-48 upset over No. 1 Connecticut at midcourt.

Auriemma and Staley, two of the biggest names in women's college hoops, had to be separated at the end of the Final Four classic.