UConn Huskies vs Syracuse Orangemen are probably one of the biggest rival games in NCAA basketball, along with Duke Blue Devils vs North Carolina Tarheels. In 2009, I dont think anyone was expecting the rival game to go that far; literally.
A regular college game has two halfs, 20 minutes each, total of 40 minutes of playing time. In 2009, UConn & Syracuse played for a total of 3 hours & 46 minutes. The game ended at 1:22AM, 244 points made combined (final score being 127-117), 209 attemped FGs & 58 attempted three-point shots. Eight fouled out players combined, but of course you would expect that with playing nearly 4 hours of basketball.
This 6 overtime game was the LONGEST in Big East history! Wouldnt be the first time however UConn has made history:
-1st college ever to have the mens and womens basketball team win the NCAA Championship in the same year
-UCONNs women basketball team hasthe longest winning streak in NCAA basketball history (90 games)
So tonight is a big rival game but I personally dont think the Huskies & Orangemen themselves can beat that game. And with this crazy icey weather, I wouldnt think they would want to stay out until 1:30AM again.
Tune in to the rival game tonight at 7pm! Go Huskies!!!!!
Those are some insane statistics! Three hours and forty-six minutes?! Wow! I can't even imagine how exhausted they probably were at the end! Rival games are always exciting to watch because the players put their whole hearts into it. This should be a pretty good game! Hopefully the Huskies take the W!
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