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The rivalry: Georgetown vs. Syracuse As Georgetown and Syracuse prepare to play for perhaps the last time as Big East rivals, here is a look at some of the their greatest games over the past three decades.
February 12, 1980
The rivalry began during the Big East's inaugural season in 1980, when the visiting Hoyas beat the Orangmen in the last scheduled regular season game at Manley Field House. After Eric "Sleepy" Floyd (with ball) made the winning free throws in a 52-50 upset win, Georgetown Coach John Thompson Jr. proclaimed "Manley Field House is officially closed."
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March 10, 1984
Syracuse's Andre Hawkins (53) goes up against Georgetown's Patrick Ewing during the 1984 Big East tournament championship game at Madison Square Garden. Late in the game, Hawkins was punched by Georgetown's Michael Graham, but drew no additional foul. Georgetown won, 82-71, in overtime.
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March 10, 1984
Georgetown's Patrick Ewing (33) is defended by Syracuse's Rafael Addison (12) in the first half of the 1984 Big East title game. Ewing finished with 27 points as the Hoyas came from behind to win in overtime.
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March 10, 1984
Georgetown players celebrate as the Hoyas wrap up the 1984 Big East tournament championship. Afterward, Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim said, "The best team did not win tonight," and tossed a chair as he walked out of the media room.
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February 13, 1989
The rivalry sizzled throughout the '80s when Patrick Ewing was the face of the Hoyas, and continued when Alonzo Mourning (left with Coach Thompson) arrived on campus in 1988. Georgetown won Mourning's first game against Syracuse, 61-54.
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February 13, 1989
Mourning makes a reverse dunk, two of his 14 points. He also finished with nine rebounds and five blocks for the No. 2 Hoyas.
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March 5, 1989
A month later, District native Sherman Douglas celebrated during the Orangemen's 82-76 upset win at the Carrier Dome.
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March 5, 1989
Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim and Georgetown Coach John Thompson Jr. were the faces of the rivalry and were polar opposites. Thompson was a 6-foot-10 mountain of a man, while Boeheim was a balding introvert.
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March 4, 1990
In perhaps the wildest game in series history, the Hoyas led by two in the waning seconds of regulation before a foul near midcourt led to two Syracuse free throws that forced overtime. The Orangemen won, 89-87, in overtime.
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March 4, 1990
Thompson was given three technical fouls and ejected in the first half, resulting in a 10-point possession for Syracuse and creating a frenzy in the Carrier Dome. Thompson says he would have walked back onto the court if the Hoyas had held on to win.
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March 4, 1990
"As he’s walking out, as he’s leaving the building, all of a sudden he thrusts both hands into the air, like: 'Go on! Let me have it! Give me your best shot!'", said 'He had his hands over his head, and was kind of triumphant. That was pretty cool.
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March 4, 1990
Syracuse fans stormed the court after the comeback win, a loss John Thompson says he still regrets.
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March 15, 1992
Syracuse's Dave Johnson (4) defends Georgetown's Alonzo Mourning (33) during the 1992 Big East championship game at Madison Square Garden. Syracuse won, 56-54, after Johnson made the game-winning jumper with six seconds to play. Mourning scored a tournament-record 76 points in three games and was named tournament MVP.
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March 15, 1992
Syracuse's Lawrence Moten (21) dunks as Georgetown's John Jacques is a step slow in the first half of the 1992 Big East tournament championship game.
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March 15, 1992
Syracuse's Dave Johnson (4) shoots over Georgetown's Alonzo Mourning (33) during the 1992 Big East tournament title game. Syracuse won, 56-54.
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March 15, 1992
Syracuse University's Mike Hopkins gets his hand on the ball as Georgetown's Robert Churchwell drives during the 1992 Big East championship game. The rivals will play in the Big East tournament for the last time this year.
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March 15, 1992
Syracuse's Dave Johnson, with ball, is congratulated after his jumper clinched the 1992 Big East tournament championship. Looking back more than 20 years later, then-freshman guard Lawrence Moten (second from right) said "I can remember after the game we flew home to the Syracuse airport, and there were thousands of people waiting for us. That let me know how serious this rivalry was."
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Feb. 8, 1997
Georgetown center Jahidi White is triple-teamed during this late-season game in 1997. After two Syracuse players fouled out, reserve Donovan McNabb -- the quarterback -- came off the bench and scored 10 points, including two late free throws, to help the Orangemen earn a 77-74 win.
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March 10, 2006
After John Thompson III took over as Georgetown's head coach in 2004, the rivalry became heated again after a few slow years. In a 2006 Big East tournament semifinal, Syracuse erased a 15-point halftime deficit to pull out a 58-57 win.
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March 10, 2006
Georgetown's Darrel Owens (20) drives past Syracuse's Darryl Watkins (13) during the first half of a 2006 Big East tournament semifinal. Georgetown never trailed until the final 13 seconds of the game, and lost 58-57.
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March 10, 2006
Georgetown's Jonathan Wallace drops to the floor while trying to split the defense of Syracuse's Eric Devendorf and Darryl Watkins in the second half of a 2006 Big East tournament semifinal. "We pretty much controlled the [game], let's say, until the last six minutes," John Thompson III said.
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March 10, 2006
Syracuse's Gerry McNamara, left, is mobbed by teammates after their win in the 2006 Big East semifinal. When the teams meet Saturday, it could be for the last time.
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