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...Crimson began the season as the league's favorite in some experts estimation, but an early dry period suffered by offensive leader Don Fleming, followed by an injury to point guard Calvin Dixon and Trout's bum elbow derailed what could have been Harvard's first-ever championship team...
Harvard's Calvin Dixon hit a foul shot with 1-24 remaining and brought the deficit to nine Columbia then missed the front end of three consecutive one and one opportunities, and Fleming cut the lead to three by tapping in a missed Bob Ferry jumper with 13 seconds left...
...just had to play harder," guard Calvin Dixon said of Trout's absence. "It forced was to play together more on defense and concentrate on our fundamentals...
Harvard then tightened its staunch 3-2 zone and Fleming recovered a loose ball, drove the length of the court and sank a fall-away six-footer to bring the Crimson within three. Dixon then followed Fleming's efforts with a 13-ft, jumper of his own to cut Cornell's lead...
...final ten minutes, the score was tied three times--at 46, 48 and finally 50. Dixon put the hoopsters ahead, 50-48, with a pair of free throws at 1:21, but the game went into overtime as Hall converted a 15-footer from the top of the key with 21 seconds remaining...