It was hyped as a clash of mercurial, sharp-shooting guards: Saint Mary’s Patty Mills and Stephen Curry of Davidson.
Fourteen years after the fact, no one has asked for a refund.
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The March 23, 2009 matchup was worthy of an NCAA Tournament matchup. But both Saint Mary’s (28-6) and Davidson (27-8) suffered the mid-major curse on Selection Sunday. Both had to settle for the NIT. Both won their first-round game. Say this for Gaels fans — they understood the magnitude of the second-round game. They sold out McKeon Pavilion (capacity 3,500) on the Saint Mary’s campus in record time.