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Colgate's other potent weapon is senior Tucker Neal, a scrappy guard who has averaged 20.7 points and 2.9 assists. With Harvard's strong defensive backcourt in captain Jared Leake, sophomore Dave Demian, and seniors James White and Dan Morris, the defensive key for the Crimson will be to contain Neal and to cut off passes to Foyle...
With Adonal foiling much of Harvard's inside play, the backcourt must pick up the slack. Small forward Mike Gilmore absolutely has to maintain his hot streak from behind the three-point arc, where he has converted six of his last nine attempts...
...Crimson's starting backcourt of junior Elizabeth "Buzz" Proudfit and sophomore Jessica Gelman is not only a year older, but a year wiser. They both can handle the rock and their dexterity seems to be contagious: Harvard has only committed 240 turnovers in eight games while its opponents have committed...
Guards Leaks 16 points, six rebounds, four assists, four steals) and Morris (six points, two rebounds, two assists), in addition to backcourt mate James White (11 points, three assists), did enjoy highly productive afternoons. Trailing 40-31 at halftime, however, Harvard clearly needed to make adjustments...
...game was nevertheless close throughout, and Harvard took a 61-58 lead with 5:28 left on forward Kyle Snowden's bucket. Nevertheless, the Cadets were able to pull away from the Crimson with 45 points from its Army backcourt...