Creighton fans made life miserable for Dan Hurley and UConn on Tuesday.
A rowdy crowd at the CHI Health Center serenaded the Huskies’ coach with “F–k Dan Hurley” chants during the Bluejays’ 85-66 win over the nation’s top-ranked team.
Hurley, never one to back down, seemed quite agitated with the crowd after the game, with the Jersey City native yelling at multiple fans on his way to the locker room.
While it’s hard to decipher what he said moments before or what induced the reaction, Hurley seemingly can be heard in one video saying “I’ll knock you out” while pointing toward the stands.
It’s possible Hurley’s response was a reference to a potential Big East Tournament matchup, with the games set to get underway at Madison Square Garden next month.
“Welcome to Omaha, Hurley!” a fan yells in the background as Hurley walks by. “Hurley, welcome to Omaha, baby.”
Another video shows Hurley being chastised by fans when he emerged from the tunnel — seemingly at halftime — while talking with a police officer.
“What are you complaining about?” one fan yells.
Hurley is one of the most passionate coaches in the sport and it appears hearing “f–k (you)” all night in a 19-point beatdown finally got to him.
Those videos obviously also only show one side of the incidents.
Regardless of what was said, Tuesday’s game further cemented the CHI Health Center as a house of horrors for Hurley and the Huskies.
UConn, which had won 14 straight game entering the game, is now 0-4 all-time on the road against the Bluejays, with all the losses coming in the last four seasons since the Huskies re-joined the Big East.
The Huskies actually jumped out to an early 7-0 lead Tuesday before a 3-point onslaught from Creighton paved the path for UConn’s worst loss of the season.
Creighton shot 14-of-28 from deep, including 8-of-15 in the first half in building a 43-29 lead.
“Just kind of ran into a buzzsaw there,” Hurley said after the game. “We ran into a team that, obviously the environment and the opportunity … they caught us tonight.”