The 1996 Big East Tournament Championship Game between #3 UCONN and #6 Georgetown was the type of matchup that the conference tournament was all about. 

Legendary coaches Jim Calhoun and John Thompson and All-American players Allen Iverson and Ray Allen were the headliners, but there were unsung heroes on both sides that performed at a high level in front of the sellout crowd at MSG.    On this episode we discuss:

• How great the environment was at Madison Square Garden for this event 
• Scalping tickets then and now 
• What made this tournament special 
• UCONNs team chemistry
• How awesome Iverson and Allen were
• Dickie V
• Calhoun vs. Thompson
• Was this the peak ESPN era?

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