Word: briefness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Both teams used full-court pressure effectively the entire evening, but it seemed most helpful to the Crimson's cause. Yale held a slim, 30-28 lead at halftime and came out hot in the second half, while Harvard suffered a brief scoring drought. Unable to convert baskets, the Crimson was consequently unable to press, and the Bulldogs capitalized on the opportunity to build their 10-point lead...
Both teams used full-court pressure effectivelythe entire evening, but it seemed most helpful tothe Crimson's cause. Yale held a slim, 30-28 leadat halftime and came out hot in the second half,while Harvard suffered a brief scoring drought.Unable to convert baskets, the Crimson wasconsequently unable to press, and the Bulldogscapitalized on the opportunity to build their10-point lead...
...logic is silly and annoying, but since the movie's premise is already ridiculous--who cares? The first part of the movie is carried by Spacek and Walken. With his pasty face and taped-up glasses, Walken skillfully combines the roles of the paranoid scientist and conservative father. His brief foray into the world of hookers and porn shops is a scream. Spacek is convincing as a perky housewife with secret drunken tendencies and a potential for a nervous breakdown. When they rejoice, they do the twist. Fortunately for the movie, they know when to perk up their Ozzie...
...This was true drama, the lordly versus the lowly--Princeton, the tanned veteran of countless NCAA campaigns, battling Harvard, the gritty upstart. For a brief spell near the end of regulation, the magic seemed wiped away, Princeton grabbing a 62-60 lead. Yet as things headed for a repeat of Friday's dismaying loss to Penn, Harvard--and its fans--rallied in the season's finest hour...
This was true drama, the lordly versus the lowly--Princeton, the tanned veteran of countless NCAA campaigns, battling Harvard, the gritty upstart. For a brief spell near the end of regulation, the magic seemed wiped away. Princeton grabbed a 62-60 lead. Yet as things headed for a repeat of Friday's dismaying loss to Penn, Harvard--and its fans--rallied in the season's finest hour...