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Revisiting the 4OT BET Cincy aka Jalen Adams game

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A true post-2014 Kevin Ollie special. Go down double digits early, run nearly no offense, somehow claw back into it. Happy we pulled this one out. One of my best friends didn't see Adam's shot because he put his head in a pillow after Johnson's 3.
 
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A true post-2014 Kevin Ollie special. Go down double digits early, run nearly no offense, somehow claw back into it. Happy we pulled this one out. One of my best friends didn't see Adam's shot because he put his head in a pillow after Johnson's 3.
TBH, that may have been the biggest swing in emotions I've ever had watching UConn basketball. From literally the deepest pits of despair to the joy of celebrating a miracle all within a 5 second timespan. IIRC that season we would probably have been a bubble team if we had lost to Cincy, so not only did I think we lost the game but also a bid for the tourney.
 
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If I remember correctly we led in every single overtime and were in position to win every single overtime. Cuse would go on a little run to tie it and we would have the worst possible possession and chuck up a brick.
If I recall correctly McNamara was our nemesis in each of the OT periods, and especially the last.
 
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TBH, that may have been the biggest swing in emotions I've ever had watching UConn basketball. From literally the deepest pits of despair to the joy of celebrating a miracle all within a 5 second timespan. IIRC that season we would probably have been a bubble team if we had lost to Cincy, so not only did I think we lost the game but also a bid for the tourney.
We would have been in regardless, but winning the AAC tournament was cool too
 
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Dont be. You were lucky to be spared the torture. It is never worth watching. Ive never watched the game on TV. I was there and it sucked so bad, we missed so many opportunities to close that game. I know it is historic for the 6 OT's and all, I get it. But as a UConn fan it is a horror show, there is nothing redeeming about it. Ugh. I just said more about that game today than I have in 16 years.
Correct. The quality of play was not that great that night. I remember watching that game in between a few songs at my salsa and swing dance club as that game took place on Thursday night. I was with my girlfriend, who is now my wife, and we watched parts of that game between our dancing and when the game was over I told her "these constant missed FTs could end up knocking them out of the NCAA tournament". Unfortunately I was correct, because they had this issue with Michigan State in the Final 4. If they had made 75% of their FTs, they win that game, too. They shot 21-33, but the % is worse than the 65% would suggest because they missed the front end of 1 and 1s.
 

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The moments before Jalen's shot always added that extra bit of theater. Neither DHam nor Jalen wanted to inbound b/c both were dejected. DHam finally relented and boom... Watching it live, I thought Len Elmore said "holy ish" when it first went in and thought this was just next-level bizarre.
Neither Hamilton nor Jaylin wanted to inbound the ball because they both wanted to be the one to take the shot.
 
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I had forgotten just how crazy this game was, including it going to 4 overtimes. So many clutch shots after clutch shots from each team.

But I never noticed until today that the UConn mascot never actually saw Adams' shot go in. He was walking off dejected not even facing the basket when the shot went through the net. Then he raises his arms up when he hears all the cheering. LOL

Start watching at 3:00

Here's a great trivia question: Who was there for this? And don't lie, cuz the attendance was less than 1,500

I was there, situated right behind the hoop, 2nd level, where the shot went in. (We were the only ones in the ENTIRE section cuz we were too lazy to move down and it was very easy to get beers). The shot looked good the whole way!

Worst environment for a conf championship in major college HISTORY
 
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The worst part of the Cincy game was looking at the stands and seeing that we were in a 4OT game and no one was there to see it because the American blew. I was elated to win, but reality was still there, we were in trouble conference wise.
 
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Imagine what Hurley could do with a lineup of:

Gibbs (Gr) / Adams (Fr)
Purvis (Jr) / Calhoun (Sr)
Hamilton (So) / Larrier (Fr)
Miller (Gr) / Facey (Jr)
Brimah (Jr) / Nolan (Sr)

That team was NASTY. 2 of the best grad transfers available, a 5-star sophomore, 5-star freshman, 4 dudes with NC experience, plus two super talented transfers in Rodney and Terry

With a lick of coaching that’s gotta be easily top 5, if not title favorites
 

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