Word: bu
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Then the tide turned, and BU went on a splurge of its own, charging back to tie the contest at 14-all. Just as quickly, Harvard took over again with a 13-4 burst to build a nine point lead...
...game was decided in the opening minutes of the second half. Harvard won the tip and Honick hit a long jumper to build the lead to eight, but BU came right back with a basket...
...BU came downcourt and fed the ball to forward Neil Burns, whose shooting carried the team the whole night, but this time he could not come through, turning the ball over on a travel...
Banks connected on a turnaround jumper for the Crimson, and BU coach Roy Sigler had to call a time-out in an attempt to put things back together. It did not work. Burns missed his shot, and Banks hit again to run the lead to 14 points, 61-49. The game was as good as over...
...Terriers seemed to lose their enthusiasm at that point, and Satch's cagers methodically built the lead to 21 points with less than two minutes left to play. But even then, BU had one little kick left and scored the last seven points of the game to forge the final 86-70 margin which was at least respectable...