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The Daily OrangeSYRACUSE 127 vs. CONNECTICUT 117
SIX IN THE CITY
Syracuse outlasts UConn in six-overtime thriller to advance to Big East semifinals
NEW YORK - No more than 45 minutes after Syracuse won what will undoubtedly be considered one of the greatest games in Big East history, a reporter approached Andy Rautins and asked a simple question: Was it the greatest you?ve ever seen?
Suddenly, Eric Devendorf cut across the locker room, shouting an answer before Rautins had time to respond.
"It's No. 1. It's the best game ever. Don't even try to say anything else," Devendorf interrupted. "No way that wasn?t the best game ever."
Rautins turned to Devendorf and smiled, then turned back to the media and nodded. How else to describe an epic 127-117 victory over arch-rival Connecticut in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament that needed six overtimes to complete?
"He?s right. It's the greatest game ever," Rautins said. ... Read more
Suddenly, Eric Devendorf cut across the locker room, shouting an answer before Rautins had time to respond.
"It's No. 1. It's the best game ever. Don't even try to say anything else," Devendorf interrupted. "No way that wasn?t the best game ever."
Rautins turned to Devendorf and smiled, then turned back to the media and nodded. How else to describe an epic 127-117 victory over arch-rival Connecticut in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament that needed six overtimes to complete?
"He?s right. It's the greatest game ever," Rautins said. ... Read more
'I don't know what to say. It's unbelievable'
