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				<title><![CDATA[Sixth OT proves to be charm in Syracuse's win over UConn]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Ticker) -- Syracuse and Connecticut played a game for 
the ages Thursday night and into early Friday. When it was over,
everybody in Madison Square Garden was exhausted and, except for
the losing team, exhilarated.

Telling someone that No. 18 Syracuse beat No. 3 Connecticut 
127-117 in six overtimes in the quarterfinals of the Big East 
tournament is equivalent to saying there's a star in the sky.

There's more, so much more.

"I've got no words," Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said when asked 
to describe the second-longest Division I game ever.  "I've 
never been prouder of any team I've coached."

There were the numbers, from the 3 hours, 46 minutes it took to 
play the game that ended at 1:22 a.m., to the combined 244 
points, 102 of which came after the regulation buzzer, to the 
eight players who fouled out, to the six who registered 
double-doubles.

And that wasn't nearly all.  Just ask Syracuse point guard Jonny
Flynn, who had 34 points and 11 assists in a game-high 67 
minutes, only 3 fewer than were played.

"I just wanted to get the game over with," he said.  "I was 
thinking, `Lord, just get this game over with.  Whoever wins the
game, let's just get it over with.' "

Much earlier in the evening, West Virginia beat No. 2 Pittsburgh
74-60, meaning that instead of a much-anticipated third meeting 
between the teams that held the No. 1 ranking this season in the
semifinals, it will be sixth-seeded and 18th-ranked Syracuse and
the seventh-seeded Mountaineers.

"I can't even feel my legs right now," Flynn said.  "It was a 
tough game, we battled it out, but we have to turn it around -- 
today -- and face a tough team in West Virginia."

Top-seeded and fifth-ranked Louisville will meet fourth-seeded 
and 10th-ranked Villanova in the other semifinal.

Andy Rautins hit a 3-pointer 10 seconds into the sixth overtime,
giving the Orange their first lead since regulation.

"We needed to get one tip and sure enough we had the set play 
and we had Andy coming off a set screen and boom, he made it," 
Boeheim said.  "That was pretty big."

The game finished one overtime short of the record set in 
Cincinnati's 75-73 victory over Bradley on Dec. 21, 1981.

Paul Harris had 29 points and 22 rebounds, while Eric Devendorf 
had 22 points and Rautins had 20, all but two on 3-pointers.

The Orange made 40 of 51 free throws, but Connecticut made just 
24 of 42.

"We lost the game because we turned the ball over 27 times and 
couldn't make a foul shot," Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun said.

A.J. Price had 33 points and 10 assists for the Huskies (27-4), 
while Stanley Robinson had 28 points and was one of three 
Connecticut players with 14 rebounds.  Hasheem Thabeet had 19 
points, 14 rebounds and six of the Huskies' 16 blocked shots.

What will almost be forgotten as this game is recounted over the
years was that it was nearly over before even one overtime was 
played.

Connecticut's Kemba Walker, one of the smallest players on the 
court, grabbed a loose rebound and laid it in with 1.1 seconds 
left in regulation to tie the game at 71.  After a Syracuse 
timeout, Harris ran the baseline and threw an inbounds pass past
midcourt that was deflected by Connecticut's Gavin Edwards to 
Devendorf, who let a shot go from about 28 feet just as the red 
lights around the backboard went off.

It went in, and Devendorf jumped up on the courtside press 
table, pounding his chest and screaming as his teammates reached
up and pulled him down to the court.

The play was reviewed -- as are all shots near the end of halves
-- and veteran officials John Cahill and Bob Donato watched 
replay after replay, finally stepping back and ruling the shot 
was late, sending the game into the first overtime five-minute 
overtime.

It wouldn't end until six of them were played.

"It would have been a lot better if they just counted Eric's 
shot and we could have gone home two hours ago," Boeheim said, 
"but that's the way it goes."

Connecticut took the lead in each of the first five overtimes, 
but Syracuse found a way to come back in all of them.  Rautins' 
3 to start the sixth overtime gave the Orange their first lead 
since 71-69 with 27 seconds to go in regulation.

"It's a loss. There was something historic about the game, 
certainly," Calhoun said.  "Both teams competed.  Rautins' big 
3, A.J.'s big plays. ... I'm sure in the summertime I'll look 
back at what a historic battle it was.  Right now. it's a loss.

"We wanted to play tomorrow night, and playing Friday night in 
Madison Square Garden, playing in the semifinals, is pretty 
special."

The first overtime ended tied at 81-81 when Walker ducked 
between two Syracuse players for a 3-point attempt at the buzzer
that was short.

The second overtime almost had an ending for the ages when 
Walker let go with a shot from just inside midcourt that bounced
off the back of the rim, leaving it tied at 87.

Connecticut scored the first six points of the third overtime, 
and the Huskies were still ahead by six on Jeff Adrien's follow 
dunk with 2:08 left.  Harris scored consecutive field goals for 
Syracuse, and after Price made one free throw with 21 seconds 
left for a 98-95 lead, Rautins hit a 3 with 11 seconds left to 
tie it.  Price missed a 3 and Adrien was off with the rebound, 
and it was time for the fourth overtime, making this the longest
Big East tournament game.

Price missed a drive with 10 seconds left in the fourth overtime
and Harris had two shots blocked in the final seconds to send it
to No. 5 tied at 104.

Price took an NBA-distance 3-pointer with 6 seconds left in the 
fifth overtime and it bounced off the rim to Adrien, who was 
short with a jumper at the buzzer, leaving the game tied at 110.

The players were exhausted and most of the sellout crowd of 
19,375 was still in the seats, or at least standing in front of 
them, for the sixth overtime.

Because four players from each team fouled out, players who 
rarely saw action all season were on the court in the final five
minutes.

The only previous triple-overtime game in Big East tournament 
history was Syracuse's 83-80 victory over Villanova in the 1981 
championship game, just the second one ever played.  That game 
featured Leo Rautins of the Orange, Andy's father.

"The triple-overtime game was an unbelievable game," said 
Boeheim, who was still a relative newcomer on the sidelines 
then.  "I think it'd be hard to top this game."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:51:36 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Connecticut hopes to bounce back vs. Syracuse]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[No. 20 Syracuse (24-8) vs. No. 4 Connecticut (27-3) 9:00 p.m. EDT

NEW YORK (Ticker) -- After ending the regular season with a rare
loss, No. 4 Connecticut will be looking for a better showing 
when it faces No. 20 Syracuse on Thursday in the Big East 
tournament quarterfinals.

The Huskies (27-3, 15-3 Big East) suffered only two losses after
the calendar turned over to 2009, but both were to Pittsburgh.  
Saturday's 70-60 setback knocked Connecticut out of contention 
for the No. 1 seed in the Big East tournament, forcing it to 
settle for No. 3.

Led by Big East co-Player of the Year Hasheem Thabeet, the 
Huskies beat the Orange, 63-49 in the lone matchup during the 
season.  Thabeet collected 16 rebounds and seven blocks in the 
contest while guard A.J. Price handled the scoring load with 17 
points.

Connecticut needs to keep from looking ahead, as a win over 
sixwth-seeded Syracuse could set up another meeting with 
Pittsburgh.

The Orange (24-8, 12-7) worked their way into the quarterfinals 
with an 89-74 win over Seton Hall on Wednesday.  Jonny Flynn and
Eric Devendorf scored 19 points apiece in a contest that 
featured four technical fouls due to some pushing and shoving.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:36:36 GMT</pubDate>
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