Since ESPN puts on the Jimmy V Classic, they were able to offer employees tickets to both games and a chartered bus to and from NYC for only $15. So how do you say no to that?

It was my first time at Madison Square Garden, and from all of the hype you always hear surrounding it, I thought it was going to be one of the best venues that I've ever been to. That was not the case. There's nothing like enjoying some basketball surrounded by green and purple throughout the stadium. It's not that the place was bad, but it just wasn't that grand.

To make up for it, Stephon Curry drained some key 3s in the final minutes and Texas showed why it will be dominate in the north this year.