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Brown center Alaivaa Nuualiitia decided to take over the game. His defense and rebounding kept Harvard stuck at 51 points for almost five minutes, while his inside presence let the Brown offense get to the free-throw line and the three-point line. Guard Jesse Wood hit 4-of-9 from downtown for 21 total points, while backup Patrick Nee went 3-of-6 from behind the arc. Brown pulled to 62-58 with three minutes remaining before Harvard hit a few key free throws to finish them...
...inside game should be a definite advantage for Harvard. In addition to pummelling the Bears on the boards, Coleman abused Brown forward Alaivaa Nuualiitia for 18 points on 9-of-18 shooting, and held the hapless Bear to ten points on 3-10 shooting...
Fellow freshman, 6'6 center Alaivaa Nuualiita has also played well with 14.2 ppg and 6.1 rpg. He was honored this week as the Ivy's top rookie performer, scoring 48 points and 22 boards in the three contests. Nuualiita and Hunt provide the Bears with a solid nucleus, but the lack of talent and experience may prove too much for Brown down the stretch...
Brown landed two superstar freshmen in its recruiting class: swingman Earl Hunt, who is averaging 16.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, and center Alaivaa Nuualiitia, who at an undersized 6'6 scores 15.9 points and adds 6.3 rebounds...
Harvard was able to better solve Hunt in the second half, holding him to only nine more points, all on free throws. But fellow freshman Alaivaa Nuualiitia scored six from the inside, adding a block and two steals, and backup guard Jesse Wood provided the outside points, scoring 12 points in 16 minutes...