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Perhaps intrigued by the fact that Dartmouth guard Flinder Boyd had lit up Penn for 24 points the night before, Harvard’s guards made a concerted effort to take the ball strong inside on Saturday...
...Boyd had been shut down by Harvard captain Drew Gellert at Lavietes Pavilion earlier this season, but his success against the Quakers may have hinted at a flaw in Penn’s backcourt defense...
Gellert held Boyd to 15 largely insignificant points and hounded him into committing four turnovers against only three assists...
Gellert’s stifling defense was aided by the Harvard big men, especially junior center Brian Sigafoos, who hedged on Dartmouth screens to prevent Boyd from penetrating into the lane and creating opportunities for his teammates...
...course, in the process of shutting Boyd down, Gellert collected five steals of his own, giving him 216 for his career and breaking the school record of 213 set by Mike Gielen ‘89. It was Gellert’s twentieth consecutive game with at least one steal; in fact, he has failed to commit one larceny in only one of his last 68 contests...