Word: columbia
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...that accuracy was the key. Both teams again came out of the locker rooms in attack mode, yet the Crimson was able to supplement inside scoring with perimeter target practice as well. Harvard shot 49 percent from the field overall and 44 percent on 4-of-9 from downtown. Columbia shot just 37 percent from the field and were brick masons from beyond the arc, shooting 0-10 from three point range...
...Columbia defense engaged in an aggressive full-court press in the second half, attempting to cause some arrhythmia in Harvard’s offense. But after being caught off guard in its 74-71 loss to the Lions in Cambridge earlier this season, the Crimson anticipated Columbia’s aggressive defensive strategy this time around...
...With 11 minutes remaining in regulation, Harvard’s 53-43 lead seemed comfortable on the scoreboard, yet the feeling was never so. The Lions kept forcing turnovers with energetic inside play and kept marching to the foul line with a confident swagger about them. Columbia shot just 12-20 from the line, while the Crimson shot 15-17. Seeking to return the favor by winning on the Lions’s home floor, Harvard players relied on one another to maintain motivation and hold on to their unstable lead...
...With 3:10 left in regulation, the Crimson’s lead was only three points. Harvard sophomore guard Christine Matera demonstrated crowd-silencing heroics by draining two three’s in a row with two minutes remaining. Because Columbia was resilient and relentless in its multiple comebacks, the Crimson bench was still tense with a nine point lead in the closing minutes...
...post an impressive team score, notching 41 points against the Big Red’s dominant 176.5. Princeton notched 121.5, followed by Columbia with 82, Yale with 55, and Brown with 52. Dartmouth trailed with 18 points...