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01-18-2007, 09:05 AM
have someone record it for you. It's being replayed on E$PN Classic today at 4.
Boggan's heroes
By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer
1/18/2007
ESPN says Mario’s shot, triple-OT win was instant classic
ESPN made an announcement Wednesday that everyone expected.
Oklahoma State's 105-103 triple-overtime triumph at Texas' expense Tuesday night -- the second-longest game in Big 12 history -- was deemed an instant classic by the cable sports network and the game will be rebroadcast 4 p.m. Thursday on ESPN Classic.
"I don't know if I will ever be involved in another one like that," Texas coach Rick Barnes said.
"That was just a heck of a college basketball game," said OSU basketball legend Bryant Reeves during a Wednesday telephone interview. "You didn't have to root for either team to enjoy it. You could just be a player for someone anywhere in the country and that game would have kept your attention the whole game."
Before the replay, let's explore the factors that led Sean Sutton, who has been an OSU player or coach for 508 games, to say the game was the best he has ever been a part of.
Star wars
Texas prize freshman Kevin Durant and OSU senior Mario Boggan waged perhaps the most explosive statistical battle in Gallagher-Iba Arena history.
Both scored a career-high 37 points. Boggan hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 3.2 seconds left and grabbed a career-best 20 rebounds, becoming the first player in Big 12 history to collect at least 30 points and 20 rebounds in a game.
"This is a guy that got one minute of rest that entire game and he just made big play after big play," Sutton said in regard to Boggan.
"I always think that the greatest performance that I have ever seen in here from one of our players was when Bryant Reeves had 33 points and 20 rebounds against Kansas, but I'm not sure that Mario didn't top that. It was an unbelievable performance for him. He and Durant put on a great show for people who love college basketball."
Lost amid the Durant-Boggan fanfare was the fact that JamesOn Curry scored 28 points and matched a career-high with nine rebounds.
Golden arch
Former McDonald's All-American Byron Eaton put golden arch on a miracle shot that helped OSU rally from a seven-point second-half deficit.
With the shot clock winding down, Eaton retrieved a ball that was going out of bounds. While soaring past the Pistol Pete logo opposite the Cowboy bench, he turned and flung a desperation bomb toward the basket in an attempt to draw iron. Swish.
It was the play of the day on ESPN's SportsCenter. Eaton talked about the shot during ESPN2's "Cold Pizza" show Wednesday morning.
Sutton said Eaton's shot changed the complexion of the game.
"It gave our players some energy," the coach said. "I thought it got the crowd going again and then we were able to go on a (19-6) run after the shot. It was a lucky shot, but it was a smart play in that he threw it at the basket."
The shot will go down as one of the most memorable in Gallagher-Iba history, ranking right there with a Reeves halfcourt buzzer-beater that sent a 1993 game against Missouri into overtime.
Asked about Eaton's basket, Reeves said, "It was an unbelievable shot. It was one of those prayer shots it looked like, but any way you want to slice it, it was good and it's going to be something that sticks with you from now on."
Eaton also made another highlight-reel play during OSU's charge. He flicked a behind-the-back pass to a trailing Boggan for a fast-break dunk.
Working overtime
There were 19 ties or lead changes during the overtime periods. OSU hadn't been involved in a three-overtime game since going four overtimes to win at Colorado in 1983. Only twice before had the Cowboys played three or more overtimes at home, beating Kansas in a 1981 triple-overtime game and vanquishing the Jayhawks in a 1965 quadruple-overtime contest.
Asked about the OSU-Texas thriller, Sutton said, "Both teams showed a lot of courage and there were a lot of great, great plays made at both ends. I was really impressed with Texas, to be as young as they are and to come in this environment and play with the poise that they played with. But I thought our guys showed a lot of heart and a lot of toughness. We talked a lot before the game that we had kind of a chance to redeem ourselves on national TV after what happened last Wednesday night against Kansas. They hung in there and got it done."
OSU improved to 3-0 this season in games that weren't decided in 40 minutes. The Cowboys beat Missouri State in overtime and Pitt in double overtime.
"Last year we lost all those games," Sutton said. "Sometimes in basketball that's the way it works. We were on the short end last year of so many close losses. I think over the long run things tend to balance out."
The shot
OSU trailed by a point with 10.5 seconds remaining in the third overtime period. Sutton said the Cowboys wanted to get the floor spread and put the ball in Curry's hands. Instead, the ball went to Boggan, who appeared as if he might not get off a shot when he was double-teamed by two Texas players.
Boggan stayed composed enough to step inside Connor Atchley and make only his sixth 3-pointer in 37 attempts this season.
"Mario hit an unbelievable shot, but it wasn't just one guy," Sutton said. "It was our entire team. Tyler Hatch (a former walk-on who played all 15 overtime minutes because Kenny Cooper was ill and two OSU players fouled out) came in and was put in a tough position. He still rebounded and still defended at the other end. He came up with a big basket. I am very proud of our players and I can't say enough about our fans. They were unbelievable the way they hung in there and stuck with our team."
Outrageous OTS
Oklahoma State and Texas staged a triple-overtime classic Tuesday at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Here are a few other epic overtime games that took place at the historic facility:
Country mile:
Bryant “Big Country” Reeves banked in a halfcourt shot at the end of regulation to force overtime and OSU took a 77-73 decision from Missouri on Feb. 24, 1993.
Four OTs:
OSU won the longest game in arena history, a quadruple-overtime conquest of Kansas, on Feb. 15, 1965. James King had 19 points and 14 rebounds in a 68-64 win.
Triple play:
Leroy Combs produced 22 points and 11 rebounds and Raymond Crenshaw drew a game-clinching charge with eight seconds left to help OSU to a 76-73 triple-overtime victory over Kansas on Feb. 4, 1981.
Technical fall:
OSU led by a point with 1:27 remaining when a New Mexico A&M player was assessed a technical foul for jumping on Dean Nims after a whistle. Nims made one of two free throws and the Cowboys killed the clock for a 45-43 double-overtime victory on Dec. 8, 1951.
Clutch performance:
Joe Atkinson made two free throws with one second remaining to give OSU a 44-43 overtime decision over Houston Baptist on Dec. 1, 1984.
Extra Bedlam:
Chianti Roberts hit a bank shot with less than a second remaining to force overtime, then made two free throws with 11.6 seconds left to give OSU the lead for good in a 73-72 triumph over OU on Jan. 27, 1997.
SLIP-SLIDIN' AWAY
Oklahoma State's triple-overtime game against Texas was not for the faint of heart, but some wondered how close coach Sean Sutton came to fainting.
Sutton is suffering from back pain because he slipped and fell on ice one night before the game while at the site of his weekly radio show. He had to be sturdied by assistants during a timeout late in regulation.
"Towards the end, it felt like there was a knife stuck in my back," he said afterward. "I don't think I was going to pass out. The pain was pretty bad, but I'm doing better now."
Sutton was feeling well enough to handle postgame obligations and he stopped to chat with stragglers in Heritage Hall after his press conference.
Boggan's heroes
By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer
1/18/2007
ESPN says Mario’s shot, triple-OT win was instant classic
ESPN made an announcement Wednesday that everyone expected.
Oklahoma State's 105-103 triple-overtime triumph at Texas' expense Tuesday night -- the second-longest game in Big 12 history -- was deemed an instant classic by the cable sports network and the game will be rebroadcast 4 p.m. Thursday on ESPN Classic.
"I don't know if I will ever be involved in another one like that," Texas coach Rick Barnes said.
"That was just a heck of a college basketball game," said OSU basketball legend Bryant Reeves during a Wednesday telephone interview. "You didn't have to root for either team to enjoy it. You could just be a player for someone anywhere in the country and that game would have kept your attention the whole game."
Before the replay, let's explore the factors that led Sean Sutton, who has been an OSU player or coach for 508 games, to say the game was the best he has ever been a part of.
Star wars
Texas prize freshman Kevin Durant and OSU senior Mario Boggan waged perhaps the most explosive statistical battle in Gallagher-Iba Arena history.
Both scored a career-high 37 points. Boggan hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 3.2 seconds left and grabbed a career-best 20 rebounds, becoming the first player in Big 12 history to collect at least 30 points and 20 rebounds in a game.
"This is a guy that got one minute of rest that entire game and he just made big play after big play," Sutton said in regard to Boggan.
"I always think that the greatest performance that I have ever seen in here from one of our players was when Bryant Reeves had 33 points and 20 rebounds against Kansas, but I'm not sure that Mario didn't top that. It was an unbelievable performance for him. He and Durant put on a great show for people who love college basketball."
Lost amid the Durant-Boggan fanfare was the fact that JamesOn Curry scored 28 points and matched a career-high with nine rebounds.
Golden arch
Former McDonald's All-American Byron Eaton put golden arch on a miracle shot that helped OSU rally from a seven-point second-half deficit.
With the shot clock winding down, Eaton retrieved a ball that was going out of bounds. While soaring past the Pistol Pete logo opposite the Cowboy bench, he turned and flung a desperation bomb toward the basket in an attempt to draw iron. Swish.
It was the play of the day on ESPN's SportsCenter. Eaton talked about the shot during ESPN2's "Cold Pizza" show Wednesday morning.
Sutton said Eaton's shot changed the complexion of the game.
"It gave our players some energy," the coach said. "I thought it got the crowd going again and then we were able to go on a (19-6) run after the shot. It was a lucky shot, but it was a smart play in that he threw it at the basket."
The shot will go down as one of the most memorable in Gallagher-Iba history, ranking right there with a Reeves halfcourt buzzer-beater that sent a 1993 game against Missouri into overtime.
Asked about Eaton's basket, Reeves said, "It was an unbelievable shot. It was one of those prayer shots it looked like, but any way you want to slice it, it was good and it's going to be something that sticks with you from now on."
Eaton also made another highlight-reel play during OSU's charge. He flicked a behind-the-back pass to a trailing Boggan for a fast-break dunk.
Working overtime
There were 19 ties or lead changes during the overtime periods. OSU hadn't been involved in a three-overtime game since going four overtimes to win at Colorado in 1983. Only twice before had the Cowboys played three or more overtimes at home, beating Kansas in a 1981 triple-overtime game and vanquishing the Jayhawks in a 1965 quadruple-overtime contest.
Asked about the OSU-Texas thriller, Sutton said, "Both teams showed a lot of courage and there were a lot of great, great plays made at both ends. I was really impressed with Texas, to be as young as they are and to come in this environment and play with the poise that they played with. But I thought our guys showed a lot of heart and a lot of toughness. We talked a lot before the game that we had kind of a chance to redeem ourselves on national TV after what happened last Wednesday night against Kansas. They hung in there and got it done."
OSU improved to 3-0 this season in games that weren't decided in 40 minutes. The Cowboys beat Missouri State in overtime and Pitt in double overtime.
"Last year we lost all those games," Sutton said. "Sometimes in basketball that's the way it works. We were on the short end last year of so many close losses. I think over the long run things tend to balance out."
The shot
OSU trailed by a point with 10.5 seconds remaining in the third overtime period. Sutton said the Cowboys wanted to get the floor spread and put the ball in Curry's hands. Instead, the ball went to Boggan, who appeared as if he might not get off a shot when he was double-teamed by two Texas players.
Boggan stayed composed enough to step inside Connor Atchley and make only his sixth 3-pointer in 37 attempts this season.
"Mario hit an unbelievable shot, but it wasn't just one guy," Sutton said. "It was our entire team. Tyler Hatch (a former walk-on who played all 15 overtime minutes because Kenny Cooper was ill and two OSU players fouled out) came in and was put in a tough position. He still rebounded and still defended at the other end. He came up with a big basket. I am very proud of our players and I can't say enough about our fans. They were unbelievable the way they hung in there and stuck with our team."
Outrageous OTS
Oklahoma State and Texas staged a triple-overtime classic Tuesday at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Here are a few other epic overtime games that took place at the historic facility:
Country mile:
Bryant “Big Country” Reeves banked in a halfcourt shot at the end of regulation to force overtime and OSU took a 77-73 decision from Missouri on Feb. 24, 1993.
Four OTs:
OSU won the longest game in arena history, a quadruple-overtime conquest of Kansas, on Feb. 15, 1965. James King had 19 points and 14 rebounds in a 68-64 win.
Triple play:
Leroy Combs produced 22 points and 11 rebounds and Raymond Crenshaw drew a game-clinching charge with eight seconds left to help OSU to a 76-73 triple-overtime victory over Kansas on Feb. 4, 1981.
Technical fall:
OSU led by a point with 1:27 remaining when a New Mexico A&M player was assessed a technical foul for jumping on Dean Nims after a whistle. Nims made one of two free throws and the Cowboys killed the clock for a 45-43 double-overtime victory on Dec. 8, 1951.
Clutch performance:
Joe Atkinson made two free throws with one second remaining to give OSU a 44-43 overtime decision over Houston Baptist on Dec. 1, 1984.
Extra Bedlam:
Chianti Roberts hit a bank shot with less than a second remaining to force overtime, then made two free throws with 11.6 seconds left to give OSU the lead for good in a 73-72 triumph over OU on Jan. 27, 1997.
SLIP-SLIDIN' AWAY
Oklahoma State's triple-overtime game against Texas was not for the faint of heart, but some wondered how close coach Sean Sutton came to fainting.
Sutton is suffering from back pain because he slipped and fell on ice one night before the game while at the site of his weekly radio show. He had to be sturdied by assistants during a timeout late in regulation.
"Towards the end, it felt like there was a knife stuck in my back," he said afterward. "I don't think I was going to pass out. The pain was pretty bad, but I'm doing better now."
Sutton was feeling well enough to handle postgame obligations and he stopped to chat with stragglers in Heritage Hall after his press conference.