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Playing a zone defense for much of the first half and all of the second, the Huskies eliminated Harvard's meager inside game and the Crimson could set up few if any layups in the later stages of the contest...
Many of McLaughlin's players lack confidence in him as a strategist, and the second-year coach seemed at a total loss during last night's contest (although, to be fair, the game may have been uncoachable). Except for a couple of crisp first-half fast breaks and one perfectly executed Fine-to-Don Fleming alley oop, the Crimson players appeared to lack both confidence and a sense of what their roles were...
Harvard's last lead in this contest was at 6-4. After Perry hit a bomb from the top of the key with four minutes gone, the Crimson became sloppy...
Watson played a part in Harvard's last three goals of the contest. Down 3-2 after two stanzas, the rookie from Brunswick, Me., carried the puck the full length of the ice, neatly deked B.C. goalie Ellis and scored unassisted at 0:39 of the third period to tie the game...
McLaughlin would not make excuses for his team. "It was a very boring game," he said. "With 66 foul shots taken, it just turned into a free throw shooting contest. We lose our confidence and we start pressing. You can see that in our foul shooting...