Posted at 7:51 p.m., Thursday, February 22, 2007
Drexel wins longest women's game in NCAA history
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA -- Gabriela Marginean scored a school-record 47 points and Drexel beat Northeastern 98-90 in five overtimes tonight in the longest game in NCAA women's basketball history.The 65-minute game eclipsed the previous record of four overtimes, which occurred 11 times, most recently between Northern Illinois and Bowling Green on Feb. 18, 2004. Northern Illinois won that game 102-97.
The NCAA men's record is seven overtimes, set in Black Hills' 80-79 victory over Yankton in a 1956 Division II game, and matched by Cincinnati in a 75-73 win over Bradley in a Division I game in 1981.
Marginean, a freshman, scored 20 of her points in four overtime periods and finished with 22 rebounds before fouling out for Drexel (8-19, 3-13 Colonial Athletic Association).
Shaleyse Smallwood scored a career-high 37 points for the Huskies (4-23, 3-13), and tied the game six times down the stretch.
