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For perhaps the first time this season, Lin was outplayed by an opposing guard. 6’1 junior Chris Wright exploded for a career-high 34 points, six rebounds, and six steals for the Hoyas.
“We really take pride in trying to contain scorers,” Wright said. “Some of the bigger schools underestimate [Lin], but he’s very talented, so we just wanted to try to contain and try to force him into tough shots...
A 6-0 Harvard run fueled by full-court layups from Lin and sophomore point guard Oliver McNally knotted the score at 33 with only 3:31 remaining in the first half.
Georgetown responded with an 11-0 run to close out the first frame and the Big East squad entered the locker room with a 44-33 lead.
“That was all the difference in the game,” Hoyas coach John Thompson III said. “It was just the effort right there at that end that got us on that run and put us over the hump.”