STORRS, Conn. — This was a complete reversal of fortune, a 180. This time, it was Providence coach Ed Cooley who was talking about his team’s lack of toughness, about getting knocked off its game by the crowd, about, as he put it, “a BS effort” by his team.
A little over six weeks ago, on Jan. 4, it was Dan Hurley in that position, after the UConn men were manhandled in Providence. “Outtoughed” was his word of choice that night.
Could a change in venue really make this much difference?