Word: dixons
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard--and particularly a Calvin Dixon, less Harvard--can't handle a press. The Crimson is just too slow, too predictable on offense, and right not, just a little but too desperate...
...After a Dixon free throw lifted the Crimson to a 43-40 edge, Minutemen Edwin Green broke his team's scoring drought to make it 43-42 with just 27 ticks on the clock. Harvard navigated the UMass press and ran 19 seconds off the clock before the Minutemen managed to commit a foul...
...only did Harvard's 3-2 none tighten, but Crimson defenders became more aggressive Point guard Calvin Dixon nabbed three steals, and forward Ken Plutnicki grabbed two. As the cagers defensive pressure grew greater, the Minutemen became flustered, throwing the ball away and dribbing wildly...
...Dixon sparked the Crimson comeback by leading the transition game. The supersonic senior sped to 10 of Harvard's 18 comeback points and dished off for several others. Harvard didn't waste the Minutemen's 19 turnovers, scoring 24 points off UMass miscues...
...coaches displayed very different substitution strategies, with Tom shutting 10 players in and out of the lineup, and Frank using just seven men. Ferry and Dixon played the entire 40 minutes, while Plutnicki played for all but there...