The Irish Friar live game log.

So here we go. Its time for the big game, and what better way to celebrate than to have a little live game blog as Brandon and I watch this battle progress (slightly delayed on my DVR). So, Tommy will be in green, and Brandon's comments will be in black. Enjoy: 

19:21- The most amazing swat I have ever seen in my life. Wait, foul? Nuts and bolts, nuts and bolts, we got screwed. 

Clearly a foul, on both ends of this.  Looks like the Dunkin' Donuts money runs deep.

17:51- Why are Irish fans wearing camo? I don't get it, but we're only down by 1, so God is obviously waking up and remembering who is supposed to win. 

17:00- Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuke! To the basket with power. Ouch. 8-0 run.

16:30-Who the hell misses two free throws?  And he's considered the best on the team?  I still don't forgive him even after a sweet reverse layup.

15:02- Evidently Xavier has Jackson "all up in his shorts". Wait a minute?! My prayers will be answered after the break, as they are going to say why its camo night!

I don't know if this pertains to Notre Dame 'Camo' Night, but I hate how schools have military sponsored nights (a la Mater Dei this year at the Servite game).  It's like, do the Marines like one school over the other?  I mean, I learned that Marines only like Mater Dei, do people wearing camo only support Notre Dame?  Well, apparently this might be the case with all the bombs Notre Dame is dropping.

11:37- Xavier flops, and the doughnut eating refs give him the call. 

8:something- ND hasn't scored in four minutes. They have no field goals! They also have no touchdowns. Bring in Clausen. 

6:27-13-0 Providence run ends.  We are back up in this sucker now, though.  

3:35- Brandon wins a Sabres t-shirt on eBay, which he only bid on after seeing a Notre Dame fan wearing a camo Sabres hat. Luke goes to the line to bring us back from the depths of being down by 2. 

2:08- Providence acts like Sharapova and makes an unforced error. 

1:41-ND returns the favor, neither of our teams acting like Patrick Rafter.  (That's two drinks for cross sports references for all of you playing at home.)

Halftime-Notre Dame rallies at the end of the half to lead 32-31.  It's ok, they don't have this sweet shirt.

19:51- They finally mention that Notre Dame has the third longest home winning streak in the NCAA right now. Let's get this 2nd half started. 

17:05- Apparently 39% of Americans who vote on ESPN.com are idiots. Really? The Giants are going to beat the Pats? I guess Plaxico is just repeatedly voting over and over again. Doesn't anyone remember Hawaii against Georgia? Need I say more? Those Boston Bastards will again ruin my birthday (shameless birthday plug).

15:43- ESPN gives Coach Brey the credit he deserves by showing the "Leprechaun Fun Facts", which totally proves how legit ESPN is for sports coverage. 2 point Irish lead. 

14:06-We are informed that the leprechaun beard is real.  Wit to go with dynamic broadcasting.  What else could I ask for?

12:31- I love how the announcers give crazy love to Providence in the first, and when they fall down by 7, the boys on the microphone talk about how sad they are. "No ball movement, no shooting, no nothing!" Idiots. On the other hand, however, Providence is only shooting 15% from "tree-ville". 

9:30-After praising the pants off of one of our reserves, the guy air balls a free throw (stat of 1 AB).  On the bright side, that doesn't happen very often, so we are witnessing history.

7:34- Charlie Weis is at the basketball game? Shouldn't he be getting ready for the National Championship season in 2008? 55-48 ND, by the way. 

7:06- The amazing Hall misses another FREE throw for the Friars; but please, let's keep talking about his point total. 

5:56-McDermott decides to take revenge out on a Notre Dame layup, sending it off the glass and into Friar hands.  Unfortunately, he errs in judgment and tries to take more revenge on the offensive end and that will get you called for a charge.

4:00- Harangody has 23 points, but still looked like an idiot trying to put back his own miss. And its only 59-55 for the home court boys. 

3:27-The first time out down the stretch.  We should only have another 56 minutes left real time in this one.  And hey, they are still talking up our third string center.  Maybe if this was hockey, I'd be cool with it.  But then again, if this was hockey, Notre Dame would have given up already.

2:27- How is this thing tied? Oh yeah, Ray Hall.

1:57-Notre Dame takes a three from Touchdown Jesus and it is in and out.

1:20-Then the Friars follow with an ill-advised shot, luckily the rebounding god is with us.

1:08-Hey, another timeout.

0:59-It's good, Prov up by 2.

00:36.6- They call Harangody for an over-the-back. Disgusting call. Luckily, Hall shoots horrible free throws...and, he misses. 

00:18.7- Harangody goes to the line to try and tie this bastard up. Start thumbing through the rosary beads. 

First free throw is good, so is the second.

Here, we go.  And Providence turns it over.  Notre Dame's desperation heave at the buzzer misses.   Going to overtime.

00:17:2- We are able to watch the last 17 seconds of overtime because the DVR stopped recording. We should be lucky that we got that much of the ending. But, I'm only saying that because Notre Dame is up 80-72 as we almost get the final horn. 

Notre Dame wins.....on paper, at least.  It was a good game that looked to have a crappy overtime.  The Friars couldn't hack it for a third period of play.  I guess I'm lucky that this isn't hockey.  81-74 is the final.

What can I say about Providence that hasn't already been said about Afghanistan? You know the rest. Goodnight now!