Syracuse basketball beats UConn in 6-overtime thriller in the Big East Tournament

Big East Tournament, Day 3: SU's Post-Game News Conference

Friday March 13, 2009

It took six overtimes, 30 extra minutes of play, and 127 points for Sixth-seeded Syracuse to defeat No. 3-seed Connecticut in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament on Thursday night.

The game ended at 1:25 a.m., almost four hours after it started, becoming the longest game in Big East Tournament history. The NCAA record for most overtimes is seven, set by Cincinnati and Bradley in 1981.

It was, "the greatest game in history," SU coach Jim Boeheim declared after the final buzzer. the rest

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