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...with 16 minutes remaining in the game, the Crimson held a tenuous one-point lead. The Eagles' first-half shooting had been poor, and Harvard's collapsing zone defense had kept even B.C.'s All-America candidate John Austin in check...
...obvious that Eagle coach Bob Cousy had drilled, and drilled, and drilled his charges on the mechanics of the break. As soon as B.C. got a rebound, Austin would barrel down the middle of the court with one player on his left and one on his right. As they passed midcourt, the two men on the outside converged toward Austin, and began to work legerdemain with their passing. Even if two or three Crimson players had scrambled into the backcourt to defend, the only way of stopping the blits was to commit a foul or pray that a B.C. player...
...Crimson was tiring, becoming careless, rushing shots, and failing to set up its defense. Austin, on a fast break, hit a jump shot from the circle, then half a minute later hit a jumper from the corner. Then Austin grabbed a bad Dressler pass, and on a picturesque fast break fed to Doug Hice, who made...
...Behind Austin, B.C. has compiled a 3-1 record this season. They tromped Dartmouth 104-76, beat a good George-town team 89-81, and whipped New York University, 102-84. On Saturday night the Eagles had an "off" night and bowed to Connecticut, 85-81 in overtime. (Last Wednesday, Harvard lost to UConn...
...Though Austin gets all the publicity, the Eagles entire starting lineup is solid. Willie Wolters, a 6 ft. 8 in center, is the lone big man on the Eagles' starting five; he is averaging nine points and 12 rebounds per game. The forwards are Ed Hockenbury and Doug Hice; both stand 6 ft. 2 in. and both are averaging about 10 points a game. Bob Furbush, who is scoring at a seven-point a game rate, plays opposite Austin at guard...