Syracuse Upsets UConn In Six Overtimes

Syracuse defeated Connecticut by a final score of 127-117 in the second-longest Division I game ever played.

The game went into six overtimes.

Jonny Flynn had 34 points and 11 assists for the Orange (25-8), playing 67 of the 70 minutes, the most of any player.

"I have never been prouder of a team than I am tonight," Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said. "They just kept fighting, ... hanging in there and toughing it out and fighting."

Flynn said he kept telling his teammates, "This is destined for us. I told them, `We played this long, all we can do is win this game."