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...defense collapsed tightly around the basket, effectively shutting off the inside passing lanes and denying the Minutemen follow-up shots...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Cagers Smash UMass, 80-78, Raise Season Record to 3-0 | 12/4/1980 | See Source »

...Harvard was sadly out-rebounded 31 to 52 for the Minutemen. With all other statistics more or less equal, the Crimson's lack of punch under the boards gave the opposition ample opportunity to cash in the basket, if not on the first try then on the second, third, or fourth, while the hoopsters offense had to rely on the single shot hit-or-miss technique...

Author: By Sara J. Nicholas, | Title: Hoopsters Fall to UMass; Rebounding Is Key Factor | 12/4/1980 | See Source »

...Crimson second half started with Fleming reeling off eight points and Joe Carrabino and Calvin Dixon adding a basket apiece to put Harvard up by 11, 64-53, with 7:03 to go. Dixon paced the Crimson transition offense, driving the length of the floor and dishing off five assists to the Harvard forwards...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Hoopsters Blow Out Brandeis, 91-74; Fleming Leads Late Offensive Surge | 12/1/1980 | See Source »

...reports Management Centre Europe, a Brussels-based consulting firm. Every six months, M.C.E. measures living costs in 16 European cities in comparison with New York, using as a yardstick the dollar value of a basket of 101 common items, among them food, clothing and bus and taxi rides. In its latest survey, M.C.E. found that all of its European cities were more expensive than the Big Apple, by total amounts that ranged from 16% for Lisbon to 67% for Stockholm, the costliest city. The Swedish capital has wrested that dubious distinction from Geneva, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Price Parade | 12/1/1980 | See Source »

Operating out of an unfamiliar press for much of the first half, the Crimson frequently allowed Portuguese players to get open downcourt or head toward the basket unchecked along the baseline. A few nice passes inside resulted in some easy layups for the Portuguese...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Hoopsters Crunch Portuguese | 11/21/1980 | See Source »

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