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Meanwhile, the 2-9 Crimson was aching to get back to the friendly confines of Briggs Cage, of Cambridge, of the East. No more cherry coke at the press table. No more cotton candy hawkers in the stands. No more song-and-dance troupes behind the basket. And no PAC-10 teams on the other side of the scorers table...
...Edwards' heroics wouldn't have mattered if it hadn't been for 49ers forward Kevin Cutler's 10-foot lean-in jumper over Mitchell with nine seconds remaining in regulation. The basket capped Cutler's 18-point second-half effort including 10 points in the first eight minutes that converted a four-point Long Beach deficit into a five-point lead...
Despite the poor shooting, defensive rebounding was Harvard's other big problem. The Crimson allowed 18 Black Bear offensive rebounds, most of which ended up in Harvard's basket. The Crimson's new defensive setup seemed to be the culprit behind this weak spot...
Harvard's first basket--a Mitchell follow off a Scott Gilly jumper--and its last hoop--a Steve Bowsher layup off a fastbreak assist from Tarik Campbell--were noteworthy. But the Eagles dominated the interim...
...Crimson's shooting was no better, as Harvard nailed only 37 percent of its shots from the field. Turnarounds in the lane missed the basket, shots had no rotation and three-pointers failed to reach the basket. At least Harvard--entering the game shooting only 64 percent from the foul line--nailed a respectable 69 percent of its freebies last night...