NEW YORK - College basketball is coming back to Madison Square Garden this month. In a matchup between the past two NCAA champions, Villanova and Virginia are scheduled to square off Dec. 19 in the heart of New York City, the arena announced Tuesday. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, no fans will be allowed to attend the Holiday Hoops Classic — the first college game at The Garden since the Big East Tournament was stopped at halftime of a March 12 quarterfinal between St. John’s and Creighton. “Madison Square Garden is excited to host these two storied college basketball programs for the first college basketball game at The Garden since March,” Joel Fisher, the arena’s executive vice-president for marquee events and operations, said in a release. ___More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

Source: thestar December 02, 2020 09:22 UTC