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MEN'S BASKETBALL FINAL - SAINT MICHAEL'S 109, SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE 104 (4 OT)

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Created on Thursday, 12 January 2012 03:50

Written by George Commo

Longest game in SMC history

Courtesy St. Michael's Sports Information

New Haven, CT. --- The St. Michael's Purple Knights played one of the wildest games in the school's long and illustrious basketball history on Wednesday night, finally beating Southern Connecticut 109 to 104 in four overtimes. Here are some of the highlights ...

-Sophomore Mike Holton Jr. had 30 points before fouling out in 3^rd OT; junior Travis Warech 23 points and 13 rebounds, freshman Corey Crawford 20 points

-SMC scored final 10 points of regulation to force OT – Holton scored 7 of them (72-72)

-Freshman James Cambronne’s putback at the buzzer at the end of the 1^st OT tied game at 82

-Tied at 87 after 2 OT

-Crawford hit a 3 with less than 4 seconds left at the end of the 3^rd OT to tie game at 95

-Cambronne scored 3 of the first 5 points in the 4^th OT, SMC led by as many as 6