PHILADELPHIA — A long, emotional Sunday night came to a happy conclusion on Monday morning for the Mets, who beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1, in 14 innings in a game that became a backdrop for the nation’s reaction to the news of the death of Osama bin Laden.

Amid chants of “USA, USA” from the sellout crowd of 45,713 at Citizens Bank Park, the Mets and the Phillies played their elongated game as word of the events quickly percolated throughout the stadium, but the players were seemingly the last to know.

Third baseman David Wright was standing on second base during one of the chants in the ninth inning. He and Phillies second baseman Pete Orr didn’t know what the chanting was about until later.

“I don’t like to give the Philly fans too much credit,” he said, “but they got this one right. It’s a proud moment to stand out there and you’ve got 45-50 thousand people chanting. That was pretty special.”