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Although their efforts were felt most during the final minutes of the game—when three players racked up four consecutive three-point shots to crush hopes of a Penn comeback—a large cast of guards put forth consistent efforts throughout the night to keep the Crimson comfortably ahead of its Ivy opponent. Sophomores Oliver McNally and Max Kenyi, along with freshmen Brandyn Curry and Christian Webster, helped keep the Quaker offense at bay while keeping the momentum—and score—in Harvard’s favor on the other end of the court...
Curry lit it up early for the Crimson, scoring five points in under a minute during Harvard’s 12-2 opening run. Curry’s shooting cooled down in the second, but the freshman looked comfortable running the Crimson offense in his first collegiate start; Curry tied for a game-high six assists and racked up three steals on defense...
With the majority of Harvard’s big men watching from the bench with injuries, co-captain Doug Miller also heeded a call to step up for the Crimson on Saturday night. The forward played a largely offensive role to start the game but was consistent throughout the night on defense as one of Harvard’s few options in the frontcourt...
Free throws made the difference for the Crimson in the first half. Although Harvard led by nine, both Harvard and Penn made an equal number of buckets from the field. The Quakers narrowly edged out the Crimson in shooting percentage...
Penn’s downfall came in the 12 fouls it committed, which translated to 13 points for Harvard on 16 shots from the charity line. Throughout the first half, the Crimson committed only six fouls. This difference represented an important turnaround from the night before, when Princeton racked up 15 points off of free throws in a game decided by one possession...