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...thing for us was the three-point shooting,” said Harvard coach Frank Sullivan. “Too much in the first half, timely ones in the second half, and I think that just buried us.”The Terriers not only dominated from beyond the arc but from inside it too, hitting 53.1 percent of its shots, while Harvard connected on just 34.4 percent of its attempts from the field. In fact, it was the only category in which the Terriers held a substantial advantage over the Crimson. Harvard attempted 15 more field goals, shot seven...
...took a near-perfect performance to finally end the Harvard men’s basketball team’s perfect start. Behind guard Justin Chirea’s 7-for-10 shooting from behind the arc, Central Connecticut State (CCSU) stormed past the Crimson (5-1) for an 87-79 victory on Saturday afternoon at Lavietes Pavilion.“This was clearly going in the toughest opponent for us to guard, and that proved to be true,” Harvard coach Frank Sullivan said. “The thing that was most disconcerting to our guys...
...play out of position.”Other than the lineup shifts, Harvard’s gameplan has not changed for its meeting with BU. The Crimson knows it must handle the Terriers’ pressure, contain their explosive backcourt, and prevent them from getting hot behind the arc. The failure to execute in those areas has led to back-to-back 44- and 37-point losses to BU over the past two seasons.“They’ve definitely embarrassed us the last two years,” Stehle said. “Even for the guys...
...impossible shot. Three feet beyond the arc, off-balance and with the shot clock a few ticks from expiration, Central Connecticut State (CCSU) guard Justin Chiera tossed up a wild three-point attempt. The ball banked high off the glass and through the net, widening the Blue Devils’ lead back to 76-66 with three minutes to play and deflating Harvard’s furious second-half rally.That was the way Saturday’s game went for Chiera. The senior scored a career-high 27 points thanks to a career-high seven three-point field goals, making...
...Brian Cusworth and captain forward Matt Stehle, the Wildcats opted for a bevy of three-point shots over the Crimson defense. As the 71-50 final score in favor of Harvard (5-0) indicates, New Hampshire (1-4) was unsuccessful. The Wildcats shot just 23.1 percent from behind the arc, making six of their 26 attempts against the Crimson’s swarming defense. “We worked on having better technique and trying to contest the shooters better,” said Harvard coach Frank Sullivan, who listed three-point field goal defense as one of the major...