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Following a disheartening loss to Brown on Friday, Harvard hoped a win against archrival Yale on Saturday would put it back on track. The Bulldogs had other plans. Senior Dominick Martin scored 26 points, most of them within a few feet of the basket, as Yale defeated Harvard, 77-66, at Lavietes Pavilion, sending the Crimson (12-11, 4-6 Ivy) to its fifth straight loss. The Bulldogs (14-11, 6-4) swept the season series from Harvard for the first time since the 2002-2003 season. “Just a discouraging weekend, a discouraging follow...
...nice to see her do her thing.” In the second half, Harvard’s defensive struggles continued as Yale consistently found holes in the Crimson two-three zone. Harvard increased its intensity on the other end of the floor, however, getting better looks at the basket by attacking offensively. The aggressiveness helped the team get to the line more frequently, where it shot 7-for-8—a much better clip than in a first half, when it reached the line just three times, making two shots. “We were really in attack...
...nights, and especially tonight, was very soft near the rim area,” Sullivan said. “When we get back to trying to correct what we’ve got to work on for the next two weeks, one of them is getting tougher around the basket...
...Yale’s perimeter players, chiefly point guard Eric Flato, consistently were able to penetrate Harvard’s initial line of defense and enter the paint. Senior center Brian Cusworth, charged with guarding Martin, was often forced to rotate on defense, leaving his assignment open around the basket...
...Crimson recovered from its initial malaise to cut the lead to 17-14, but a quick 9-1 run by Brown (8-14, 4-5) established the double-digit lead that the Bears would enjoy for most of the game’s remainder. Continually getting to the basket with strong drives and crisp backdoor cuts, Brown outplayed Harvard at its own game, scoring 20 points in the paint in the first half to take a 37-24 lead into the break. “They gave us what we gave them down [in Providence],” Crimson coach...