2009 Connecticut vs. Syracuse men 's basketball game was a quarterfinal game of the 2009 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament between No. 18 Syracuse ( No. 6 seed in Big East Tournament ) and No. 3 Connecticut . The 2009 Connecticut vs. Syracuse basketball game took place on March 12 , 2009 , at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan , New York . This quarterfinal game of the 2009 Big East Tournament went to six overtimes resulting in a Syracuse victory by a score of 127 – 117 . Syracuse won the game without having the lead in any of the 1st five overtimes . The game began at 9:36 p.m. and ended at 1:22 a.m. on Friday March 13 , 2009 , which took 3 hours and 46 minutes . During the game , 244 total points were scored ( 102 scored during overtime ) , 211 field goals were attempted ( 103 attempted in overtime ) , 93 free throws were attempted , 66 fouls were committed , and eight total players fouled out ( four from each team )
2009 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament
2009 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2009 Connecticut vs. Syracuse men's basketball game