Providence Head Coach Ed Cooley Rips Pants During Big East Championship

The Big East title game was stressful.

Just ask Providence Friars head coach Ed Cooley, who was so fired up during the back-and-forth affair with the Villanova Wildcats that he ripped his pants in the second half and had to use a towel to cover up the damage:  

Cooley divulged how he came to realize he had an issue, per Ian Steele of ABC6:

The Friars rallied from 11 points down in the second half to force overtime, but the Wildcats took control in the extra session and escaped with a 76-66 win for their second straight conference tournament championship. 

ESPN.com's Joe Lunardi currently has Villanova penciled in as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament and Providence on the No. 10 line entering Selection Sunday.