The Empire State Building glowed in Villanova blue and white and Providence white and black.
Empire State Building Will Be Lit For BIG EAST Tournament Championship Teams On Saturday
NEW YORK – The Empire State Building, an icon of New York City, will shine its world-famous tour lights in the colors of Providence and Villanova, in honor of the BIG EAST Basketball Tournament final on Saturday night. The lights will start the night in a combination of the white and black lights for the Friars and light blue, white and blue for the Wildcats.
At 6:30 p.m. the BIG EAST Championship final will tip off on FOX as the BIG EAST Championship semifinal winners square off. When the final buzzer sounds and the confetti falls, the Empire State Building’s lights will glow in the winning team’s colors.
The BIG EAST Conference has been an Empire State Building Lighting Partner six of the last seven years.
BIG EAST fans are encouraged to tweet photos of the BIG EAST lighting to the BIG EAST using the handles @EmpireStateBldg and @BIGEAST with the hashtag #BEtourney. Other social media handles include Instagram @EmpireStateBldg and @BIGEASTconf; or Facebook.com/Empirestatebuilding.
As the most iconic building in the world, the Empire State Building is a significant part of pop culture and daily vernacular. The Empire State Building graces the skyline in thousands of movies and television shows, entices visits by international celebrities and dignitaries, and has won awards for its building restoration and ground-breaking energy-efficiency program. The Empire State Building’s world-famous tower lights transform the New York City skyline with annual holiday light shows and in celebration of cultural events, global happenings and special causes.