I just wanted to post something about the Syracuse vs. UConn game that went six overtimes last night. It is easily the greatest game I've watched in my lifetime, and I'm not even a fan of the Big East. You have got to respect the efforts put forth by both teams in last night's effort. Jonny Flynn from Syracuse played sixty-seven of a possible seventy minutes...just remarkable. Especially since he was still able to break down the Huskies off the dribble until the very end. The turning point for this game was when Connecticut's Thabeet fouled out. This let the Orangemen into the lane unchecked from that point on.
After not leading a single time in the first five overtimes Syracuse gained it's lead in the sixth extra frame on a Routins three pointer that was well defended but splashed the net regardless. 'Cuse never looked back in the final overtime and went on to win the longest Big East, and the second longest NCAA, game ever played.
I also want to give a quick shout out to my alma matter, San Diego State Aztecs. They beat UNLV for the third straight time this season in the first round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament. Hopefully yesterday's win puts them into the big dance but nothing is for sure as the many top teams continue to fall in their conference tourneys (I'm looking at you UConn, Pitt and the Big XII). A win today against a BYU team that the Aztecs have yet to beat this year would surely put them in as the Cougars are headed to the NCAA Tournament already.
It should be another great day in college basketball, enjoy the games!
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