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ESPN analysts Chiney Ogwumike and Andraya Carter were very critical of Connecticut Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma for his behavior<\/a> during and after South Carolina\u2019s 62-48 win over UConn in the Women\u2019s Final Four on Friday night.<\/p>\n Auriemma went off about officiating and called out South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley during an in-game interview with ESPN\u2019s Holly Rowe.<\/p>\n \u201cThere were six fouls called that quarter. All of \u2019em against us,\u201d Auriemma told Rowe. \u201cAnd they\u2019ve been beating the sh*t out of our guys down there the entire game. Now, I\u2019m not making excuses, because we haven\u2019t been able to make a shot. But this is ridiculous. Their coach rants and raves on the sideline, and calls the referees some names you don\u2019t wanna hear. And now, we get 6-0, and I\u2019ve got a kid with a ripped jersey, and they go, \u2018I didn\u2019t see it.\u2019 Come on, man! This is for the national championship!\u201d<\/p>\n As the game was about to conclude, Auriemma got into a heated exchange with Staley and had to be held back. When the final buzzer officially sounded, Auriemma headed to the locker room while the teams were in handshake lines, and Staley was visibly frustrated about him in a conversation with a UConn assistant.<\/p>\n In a postgame interview, Staley told Rowe about Auriemma mentioning something during the exchange about Staley not giving him a pregame handshake. ESPN showed a video of Staley appearing to shake his hand before the game, but Auriemma claimed in the postgame press conference that she didn\u2019t meet him for a handshake at half-court when she was supposed to.<\/p>\n It was bizarre behavior from Auriemma, and Ogwumike and Carter didn\u2019t hesitate to call it out during the Texas-UCLA Final Four halftime show on ESPN.<\/p>\n Chiney Ogwumike, Andraya Carter rip Geno Auriemma for ESPN interview, Dawn Staley interaction.<\/p>\n Read more: https:\/\/t.co\/NN5fOwQnL5<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Fic1jJpmky<\/a><\/p>\n\n