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unusual facts about Overtime



1908–09 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

Michigan won its first intercollegiate basketball game, and played in its first overtime game, on Saturday, January 16, 1909, against Oberlin College.

1939–40 New York Rangers season

After dropping the first 2 games in Toronto the Rangers won a critical Game five 2–1 in overtime on Muzz Patrick's overtime goal.

1973 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The undefeated Maryland Terrapins, led by coach Bud Beardmore and Hall of Fame midfielder Frank Urso defeated Johns Hopkins 10 to 9 in two overtimes, with Urso scoring the winning goal 1:18 into overtime.

1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers season

Facing the Islanders for the Cup, the Flyers would ultimately lose in six games on Bob Nystrom's overtime Cup-winning goal.

1992–93 Montreal Canadiens season

Game three on Long Island would again head into overtime, with Montreal winning again, by a score of 2–1, to win their eleventh straight playoff game, tying the NHL record which was set by the Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks in the 1992 playoffs.

1994 Minnesota Vikings season

Looking for only their third win of the season, the Bucs held off the Vikings for a 17–9 lead in the fourth until Warren Moon once again found Qadry Ismail; a two-point conversion throw to Cris Carter forced overtime tied 17–17, but the Bucs drove downfield for Michael Husted's winning field goal and the 20–17 loss, the third loss in a row and second in overtime in that span.

1998 Big 12 Championship Game

Quarterback Branndon Stewart reeled off 245 passing yards on 11-of-20 aerial work and two touchdowns in the final quarter and two overtime periods, as the Aggies mounted the greatest comeback in the brief history of the Big 12 Championship.

2002 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

Caron Butler, the tournament MVP, gave Connecticut the lead for good at 66–64 on a turnaround jumper with 1:59 left in the second overtime, and Pittsburgh fell to the Huskies in two overtimes, 74–65.

2006 Miami RedHawks football team

Purdue beat Miami by a score of 38-31 when the RedHawks failed score a touchdown in overtime after the Boilermaker’s Kory Sheets scored the game-winning touchdowns in their overtime possession.

2006 World Lacrosse Championship

The championship game was won 15–10 by the Canadians over the United States in front of 7,735 fans and marked only the second loss by the Americans since the championship were founded in 1967, after Canada's historic 17–16 overtime win in the 1978 final at Edgeley Park, Stockport.

2006–07 New York Rangers season

Said Rangers coach Tom Renney after the game, "it has to be a distinct kicking motion. If that's distinct then we're all in trouble." In the third, Buffalo would even the score with a power play goal by co-captain Danny Briere with under eight minutes to play in regulation, forcing overtime.

2006–07 Vancouver Canucks season

Scored the game-winning goal in Game 1 vs. Dallas ending the longest overtime game in team history and the 6th longest in NHL history on April 11, 2007.

2007 Auburn Tigers football team

Quarterback Matt Grothe threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to receiver Jesse Hester in overtime to lead South Florida to a 26–23 upset win over Auburn.

2009–10 WWHL season

Minnesota Whitecaps sweep Edmonton Chimos: in the first game (Saturday January 30, 2010 in Edmonton) Whitecaps player Rachael Drazan giving the Whitecaps a 2-1 overtime win over Edmonton.

2010–11 CWHL season

January 16: Gillian Apps scored her seventh goal of the season 2:42 into overtime as Brampton defeated the Boston Blades by a 4-3 tally.

2012–13 Hershey Bears season

Before a crowd of 17,311 at Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey kept the Penguins scoreless for two periods before they tied it in the third, then Paul Thompson scored a game-winning breakaway goal 1:19 into overtime.

American football rules

Denver won the game on the first play in overtime, an 80-yard touchdown pass from Tim Tebow to Demaryius Thomas.

Two famous examples of this gamble were by Nebraska in the last minute of the 1984 Orange Bowl (unsuccessful) and by Boise State in the first overtime of the 2007 Fiesta Bowl (successful).

Ana Zaninović

She defeated Mayu Hamada in a match in which Zaninović suffered a broken fist in the third round but held on and won with the golden point in the fourth overtime round.

Anson Carter

Over 14 minutes into the first overtime of the gold medal game against Sweden, Carter beat Swedish goaltender Mikael Tellqvist with a wraparound goal.

Brandon Boykin

As a senior he was name the MVP of the 2012 Outback Bowl after tackling Keshawn Martin for a safety, and returning a punt 92 yards for a touchdown in a 33-30 triple overtime loss to the Michigan State Spartans.

Branham High School

The 1984–85 boys varsity soccer team made it to the Central Coast Section finals, losing to Menlo-Atherton 4–3 in double overtime.

Brenda Frese

In the final game, Maryland's Kristi Toliver tied the game with a jump shot over center Alison Bales with six seconds left, forcing Duke into overtime, and eventually led Maryland to a win by a score of 78-75.

Brook Lopez

In the second round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, Lopez hit the game winning shot at the buzzer against the Marquette Golden Eagles to win 82-81 in overtime.

Cade Foster

As a sophomore, he received negative attention after missing three long field goal attempts against LSU in a game Alabama lost in overtime, leading him to close his Facebook account.

Casey Dick

On Friday, November 23, Dick led Arkansas to a 50-48 win over top ranked LSU, in which he made key passes to Peyton Hillis on a fourth-and-10 in the second overtime to extend the game and again for a 12 yard touchdown to tie.

Cawood Ledford

His last game as an announcer for a Kentucky basketball game was in 1992, when Kentucky fell to Duke 104-103 in overtime in the NCAA East Regional Final, a game widely considered to be the greatest college basketball game ever played.

Chris Marinucci

He was part of the cup winning Storhamar Dragons of the Norwegian Elite League 2004, after scoring the game winner of game six in overtime in dramatic fashion as he set up the decisive game seven where the Dragons beat Vålerenga Ishockey in double overtime.

Devan Dubnyk

After an overtime loss by Team Canada to Adler Mannheim in their tournament debut, Dubnyk started the next match against HC Davos.

Devin Street

He helped lead Liberty to a 15-1 record and the PIAA Class AAAA championship, and had a vital TD in the team's 28-21 overtime victory in the title game vs. Bethel Park.

Drisan James

James is best known for his performance in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, where he caught two touchdown passes against the University of Oklahoma and helped lead Boise State to a 43-42 victory in overtime.

Dušan Kecman

On April 25, 2010, in the title game of the 2009–10 season of the Adriatic League, Partizan Belgrade topped Cibona Zagreb after overtime in Arena Zagreb, thanks to an off-the-glass three-pointer by Kecman from half-court at the buzzer, bringing the celebration of Cibona players and staff (who already invaded the floor as Bojan Bogdanović scored a corner three-pointer for Cibona with just 0.6 seconds left on the clock) to an abrupt end.

Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority

The San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority (SAMTA, now known as VIA Metropolitan Transit), which had been observing the overtime requirements of federal law up to that point, responded by informing employees that it was no longer obliged to provide them with overtime pay.

Geneviève Lacasse

Both goaltenders, Genevieve Lacasse of Providence and Florence Schelling of Northeastern stopped 80 shots combined through three periods and overtime.

Greger Artursson

In the 1998 final-series Färjestad play against arch-rival Djurgårdens IF and the fifth and last game of series went to overtime and Artursson became big hero when he scored in overtime shooting the puck past Djurgården-goalie Tommy Söderström and ended the game.

Humberside Seahawks

With both sets of fans on the edge of their seats (and the overtime period causing the live snooker coverage to be delayed on BBC1) a Panthers turnover fell to Seahawks' Dan Dorion (and ex-Panther himself) who was cruising the blue line.

Joe Starkey

In addition to his Super Bowl calls, Starkey was play-by-play announcer for the 1998 club's two signature moments - Garrison Hearst's 96-yard touchdown in overtime against the Jets, and Steve Young's game-winning touchdown to Terrell Owens - The Catch II.

John Mariucci

Mariucci's best Gopher team would come in 1954-55 when Minnesota would advance all the way to the NCAA finals before losing to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 5-4 in overtime.

John Tonelli

On May 24, 1980, Tonelli had the assist on Bob Nystrom's overtime Stanley Cup-winning goal against the Philadelphia Flyers, giving the Islanders their first of four straight Cups.

Jon Horford

In the locker room after Michigan's overtime victory over Kansas, Horford was in a corner of the locker room reading "Tao Te Ching," a Chinese text written around the 6th century BC.

Mats Zuccarello-Aasen

Nine days later in his sixth game, Zuccarello scored his first NHL goal against goaltender Cam Ward three minutes into overtime, leading the Rangers to a 2–1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.

Party Poohper

Also, Tigger is cleaning the house with a broom (But he does this overtime which causes Rabbit to say "You're falling behind schedule!".) Before they can finish, however, Rabbit's relatives arrive two hours early ready to party.

Patrick Kerney

He was a member of the 1996 Cavalier squad that advanced to the NCAA championship game and lost to Princeton 13-12 in overtime.

Reggae Gold 2012

The first disc featured the recent hits, including Konshens’ “Gal a Bubble” and ”Do Sum'n”, Popcaan’s “Only Man She Want”, Busy Signal’s “Come Over (Missing You)”, Cham’s “Wine”, Sean Paul’s “She Doesn't Mind”, Potential Kidd’s “Yah Suh Nice”, Christopher Martin’s “Cheater's Prayer”, Tarrus Riley’s “Not Missing You”, Gyptian’s “Overtime” and more.

Southland Sharks

Their away trip began with the Sharks losing in overtime to the second place Waikato Pistons at Hamilton Boys' High School.

The Phantom Buzzer Game

Despite Motta's embarrassment and Hawks coach Richie Guerin's mock protests, the officials working that game declared the second had expired and started the overtime period.

UE Red Warriors

University of the East cashed in on a slew of late-game errors by San Sebastian-A to hack out a 77-72 win in overtime to capture the men’s basketball crown in the 10th Father Martin Division 2 Cup at the Trinity University of Asia in Quezon City.

World Journal

On January 10, 2007, a Southern California jury found the Monterey Park-based Chinese Daily News responsible for failing to give employees breaks, lunches, and overtime, and awarded the plaintiffs $2.5 million.

WYMT-TV

Jay Crawford (Creator of "Sports Overtime" on WYMT) - went on to become host of ESPN2's "Cold Pizza" (later changed to "First Take").


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