At the end of the 71-62 victory on Friday night for second-seeded Clayton, 71-62, his temper temporarily flares.
With the game decided with 1.8 seconds left, Blue Jay's Wing's Jamiyaneer took part in a big dunk rather than dribbling the watch. The Husky defended Hassan Diala, snatched her umbrella, and hurried to Neil into his chest.
Diara then pointed her finger at Neil, and the two were exchanged, and the players entered between them.
The two players were given a technical foul and Uconn's Jayden Ross, who came out of the bench near fracas, was kicked out.
“I got caught up in a game moment. It was a lot of emotion, so I'd like to apologise for it,” Neal said. “I respect the coach [Dan] Harley and the people over there. ”
Diara, from Queens, added: “I felt rude to a basketball game.”
UCONN, who won last season's Big East Tournament, has no chance to get St. John's this season's chance to revenge his previous losses.
Red Storm advanced to the championship game early in the night with a 79-63 victory over Seed Marquette.
Connecticut, which won the last two Nationals Championships under coach Dan Hurley, is expected to win a bid for the NCAA Tournament, but will face difficult climbs in the quest for the Three Pete.
Neal scored 19 points, while Jasen Greene also scored a career-high 19 points for Clayton.
The Blue Jays (24-9) have made their fifth championship game since joining the Big East, but have yet to win the title.
Soloball and Liam McNeely had 13 to the Husky (23-10) respectively.
