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...squad’s philosophy grew more conservative. Looking to protect its lead—which reached 14 with 12 minutes to play—Princeton did its best to make the most of every possession, content to hold the ball into the late seconds of the shot clock...
Once the desperate Crimson turned up the defensive pressure, Princeton began to break down with the ball, committing multiple shot clock violations and missing wide-open looks. But with Harvard forced to foul, Princeton took advantage of strong free throw shooting to put the game away...
With the shot clock off and time winding down, the Crimson managed to get an improbable four-point play from freshman Christian Webster. Webster, who started the game 0-for-3 from deep, caught the ball in the corner and hit the shot as he was fouled by Mavraides. After netting the free throw, Harvard was within a single point with 11.7 seconds left...
With Harvard down by three with the final possession, everyone in the crowd knew whose hands the ball would be in. Lin received the ball a few feet beyond the arc with just a handful of ticks on the clock. The guard worked off a screen from Casey but ran into traffic and dished it to the rookie on the perimeter. Casey looked to the basket, but upon seeing the defender in his face, passed it back to Lin, who was now feet beyond the three-point line...
...ransoms aren't paid, African officials have urged Western governments not to encourage hostage taking by rewarding it. Last September, Algerian President Abellaziz Bouteflika asked the United Nations to adopt an international ban on paying ransoms, which he called "the biggest source of terror financing today." Still, with the clock ticking for the hostages now in AQIM's hands, the decision for Western leaders grows more difficult...