This was supposed to be a home-court coronation. A rousing sendoff. It was supposed to be the night the fifth-ranked Boston College men's basketball team clinched the No. 1 seed in next week's Big East tournament, in an ESPN "Big Monday" contest against No. 24 Pittsburgh. (Full article: 854 words)

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