saint0917
February 9th, 2009, 09:59 AM
2/9/2002:
Notre Dame defeats Georgetown, 116-111, in quadruple overtime at the MCI Center in the longest and highest-scoring game in Big East Conference history. By the fourth OT, four Georgetown starters have fouled out and the Irish use that edge plus a 64-54 advantage off the boards to finally prevail. Matt Carroll leads Notre Dame with 30 points, while freshman guard Chris Thomas adds 22 points and 12 assists. Excelling in defeat for the Hoyas, Mike Sweetney scores 35 points, grabs 20 rebounds, blocks 6 shots and records 6 assists before fouling out with two minutes left in the fourth OT.
B I R T H D A Y S
Dit Clapper b. 1907
Phil Ford b. 1956
Mookie Wilson b. 1956
Vladimir Guerrero b. 1976
Jameer Nelson b. 1982
Notre Dame defeats Georgetown, 116-111, in quadruple overtime at the MCI Center in the longest and highest-scoring game in Big East Conference history. By the fourth OT, four Georgetown starters have fouled out and the Irish use that edge plus a 64-54 advantage off the boards to finally prevail. Matt Carroll leads Notre Dame with 30 points, while freshman guard Chris Thomas adds 22 points and 12 assists. Excelling in defeat for the Hoyas, Mike Sweetney scores 35 points, grabs 20 rebounds, blocks 6 shots and records 6 assists before fouling out with two minutes left in the fourth OT.
B I R T H D A Y S
Dit Clapper b. 1907
Phil Ford b. 1956
Mookie Wilson b. 1956
Vladimir Guerrero b. 1976
Jameer Nelson b. 1982