Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley have tense postgame exchange after South Carolina shock UConn in Final Four

• Gamecocks end Huskies’ winning streak at 54 games

• Auriemma: ‘I said what I had to say. It was nothing’

• Staley: ‘If I did something wrong to Geno, I had no idea’

UConn coach Geno Auriemma and South Carolina coach Dawn Staley had a heated exchange on the sideline after the Gamecocks beat the undefeated Huskies 62-48 in Friday night’s semi-final of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

South Carolina ended UConn’s winning streak at 54 games and secured a return trip to the national championship game.