Lip readers decipher heated Geno Auriemma-Dawn Staley exchange

A couple of lip readers have tried to decipher what happened between UConn coach Geno Auriemma and South Carolina coach Dawn Staley on Friday night. Staley's South Carolina team defeated Auriemma's UConn team in Friday's Final Four game in Phoenix. Afterward, the two got into a heated exchange that caused Auriemma to storm off the court without postgame handshakes.

A couple of eagle-eyed lip readers seemed to clock the exchange as Auriemma being mad at Staley not shaking his hand pregame, which the two clearly did . Staley seemingly pushed against that accusation in the moment. More lip readings should come out soon, but here's your first glimpse at what might have gone down.

You can see Dawn say “I shook your hand Geno…don’t do that. ” GENO IS A SORE LOSER pic. twitter.

com/xypvSNzDXU — correlation (@nosyone4) April 4, 2026 you can see Geno saying something about “shake my hand at the beginning of the game” LMAOOO LYING THROUGH HIS TEETH pic. twitter. com/CvbjBlrPre https://t.