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...wrenching, back-and-forth game at Lavietes Pavilion Friday night, the Harvard men’s basketball team came out on the short end, as the University of Pennsylvania made the clutch plays down the stretch and got the bounces it needed to win 66-60. Tight throughout a second half that saw three ties and six lead changes, the Quakers (5-10, 1-0 Ivy) took the lead in the final two minutes and held on to it to give the Crimson (9-7, 1-2 Ivy) its second-straight home Ivy loss. Harvard got 14 points...
...wrenching, back-and-forth game at Lavietes Pavilion Friday night, the Harvard men’s basketball team came out on the short end, as the University of Pennsylvania made the clutch plays down the stretch and got the bounces it needed...
...Pusar and junior guard Jeremy Lin each converted just one of two attempts on consecutive Harvard trips to the line.With under four minutes to go in regulation, the Crimson missed free opportunities to tie the game and close the deficit eventually erased only briefly by Pusar’s clutch three and Lin’s last-second layup.The Crimson’s troubles started and ended with Lin, who entered the game shooting at an 80-percent clip from the charity stripe. Harvard’s leading scorer shot just 6-of-11 from the line Saturday.Lin...
...With under four minutes to go in regulation, the Crimson missed free opportunities to tie the game and close the deficit eventually erased—however briefly—by Pusar’s clutch three and Lin’s last-second layup...
...Boehm—and the Crimson—was redeemed when Harvard rallied to reach overtime on Pusar and Lin’s clutch conversions. But in the extra period, the Crimson scored just four points while committing three more turnovers...