One of my favorites was the alumni hall regular season finale vs. I think providence in '85. I was nine at the time and we had season tix up in the old red seats. (Or maybe blue?). After the final buzzer no one wanted to leave because despite getting hammered by gtown recently at msg, this was the year and this was my hero Mullins last alumni hall game and it was a love fest with the team coming back out from the locker room to thank the fans and all of a sudden Louie was up on Wennington's shoulders! The energy was electric. unfortunately they played.Georgetown another two times.
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Another magnificent game was sju over Syracuse 82-80 in OT in Jan 85 at msg. Berry hitting the foul line jumper to send it to OT and 19,591 exploding. Pearl doing whatever he wanted and Mullin going for 29 I think. I recall my dad (SJU '68) somehow forgetting lol which lot we parked in and we wandered around the garden for an hour afterwards in 22 degrees or so.
I always felt that Mickey Crowley gave SJU the benefit of the doubt.
A special senior day game vs PC indeed. The pregame ceremony for the 4 seniors (Mullin, Wennington, Stewart and Moses) was emotional. The whole game was pretty much a tribute for them. After the game ended, they all came back from the locker room with Lou. Wennington did carry coach on his shoulders as you mentioned. Good times.
Remember that one well was sitting right behind our bench. Remember when Rencher when to the free throw line Looie was yelling to him “F em, F em” and after the game we discussing whether or not Rencher interpreted that to mean he should miss the free throw. Also while Carter did get back on D and did draw the charge the rest of the team didn’t allowing Cuse backcourt of Marty Head and Hal Cohen to get the ball up the floor to Orr in the final seconds. Crushing loss as I believe that was first year of BE conference and would have given us outright title instead of tie with Cuse and actually think a three way tie.
Think he did for awhile and then because that was the talk he may have gone out of his way a bit to try to prove otherwise.
Many great games already mentioned. Ill add a few (apologies if already mentioned)
SJ win over Russian National Team - vivid memory of Bernard Rencher passing over his back shoulder to a trailing Reggie Carter on a 2 on 1 brerak
SJ win over Tennessee w/3 New Yorkers - Bernie & Ernie (and Irv Chatman)
SJ win over Russian National Team - vivid memory of Bernard Rencher passing over his back shoulder to a trailing Reggie Carter on a 2 on 1 brerak
SJ win over Tennessee w/3 New Yorkers - Bernie & Ernie (and Irv Chatman)
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It was a long ride home to Miller Place for my Dad and I.
As a long-time ticket holder, I never missed any games. All my business travel was coordinated with the team's schedule. But I had a big Little League rating session that day at Syosset HS for draftable players, and I had to miss that game. One of my regrets. My wife attended with a friend, and I remember her telling me how emotional the recognition of the seniors was. My son's first name is Chris for a reason.
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espken, could you find the year Catholic U played NYU at MSG? Catholic U won.
and my cousin from long island was the MVP.
Asking because the 2nd game was G-Town vs. SJU, I remember that it was a sea of red, and the 400 level was packed.
Think it almost went into OT but I think a Redmen hit the game winner with like :2 or :3 left, that crowd was loud.
That was my first ever SJU game.
Think is was possibly 87 or 88
and my cousin from long island was the MVP.
Asking because the 2nd game was G-Town vs. SJU, I remember that it was a sea of red, and the 400 level was packed.
Think it almost went into OT but I think a Redmen hit the game winner with like :2 or :3 left, that crowd was loud.
That was my first ever SJU game.
Think is was possibly 87 or 88
Jackfro--you are lucky the game was not this year or your walk around Prospect Park Lake might have been caaught short by the alligator that was found there this February about a week ago.
February 2, 1987 @ MSG
Catholic U -84 NYU -74 (1st game of DH)
St.John’s -67 Georgetown-65 OT (2nd game)
Mark Jackson scores 34 points out dueling Reggie Williams.
Holy Cow !!!!
I think it was 63-63 after regulation. And then it was Jackson 4 Georgetown 2. I recall that being the absolute peak of Mark's incredible run.
That’s correct.
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So it did go into OT wow, thanks.
10 yrs old, my mom didn't want me to go because it was on a school night, but we talked her into letting me go.
My cousin said that he didn't play much because he wasn't that good, but started him at MSG, it turned out that, that was his best game in college, somewhere around 24pnts, and he was the mvp.
Then the 2nd game SJU beat G-Town and in OT, I'll never forget that night.
ESPKEN. is the man.
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Watched it again…brought back great memories…boy our guys were quick, talented and tough
Crowley called the block on Carter. Years later fans would still yell “It was a charge Mickey!!!”