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Since Navy lacks rebounding strength and has good shooting guards-6' Jack Conrad and 6' 3" Richard Buff, it runs a shuffle offense that involves numerous picks to free backcourt men for jump shots. If Harvard anticipates these screens and picks, it should be able to weaken the Midshipmen's scoring threats...
...Huskies, 3-0 so far this winter, have the home-court advantage against the Crimson tonight at 8:15. They also have one of the finest backcourt combinations Harvard has faced this year...
Although guilty of many errors on offense, the Crimson played tenacious defense in the backcourt forcing abundant Worcester mistakes. The freshmen front lines, never without a man at least 6-7, contributed on numerous tip-ins and turned many offensive rebounds into quick baskets. James Brown was high scorer for the frosh with 17 points, and Lewis and Sanders hit for 16 points each...
Senior Rocky Jarvis, the Crimson's poised, steady number two man, quickly put away Green captain Dave Burwell in straight sets, outmaneuvering him easily with an impeccable backcourt game...
Levin, with a very powerful serve, likes to charge at the net. Jarvis stays more in the backcourt and complements Levin nicely to make the number one doubles team...