Word: fastbreaks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After dominating the early scoring, the Crimson was repeatedly caught flat-footed by the Terrior fastbreak led by fancy-dribbling Fisher, who scored 11 points. Radcliffe rebounded poorly, often giving the Terriers two or three opportunities to score. B.U. used a formidable zone defense against the 'Cliffe...
...giving the Crimson many free-throw opportunities, but Radcliffe managed only 2 of 18 from the line Fine outside shooting by Munnell and freshman Carla Giannim kept the 'Cliffe alive in the second half as Radcliffe narrowed the Terrior lead to one during the third quarter. The indomitable Terrior fastbreak broke it open for B.U. in the final minutes as they piled up a six-point margin with one minute to play...
...first half Harvard opened an 11 point lead after 12 minutes of play. They ran their fastbreak to protection during this stretch, with Tony Jenkins hitting consistent from the corner. The Crimson had little trouble with UMass zone press in the early going repeatedly beating it for it for two-on-one and three-on-one break...
...Crimson fastbreak operated smoothly throughout the game but play was still ragged at times. Coach Bob Harrison refused to comment on any aspect of the team's performance after the game...
Also certain to see a good deal of action this season are guards Jean Wilkinson and Hal Smith and forward Eric Fox. Wilkinson will probably compete with Wolfe for his spot in the line-up. He is a fine ballhandler who will help lead the fastbreak. Probably the quickest man on the team, Wilkinson is also a tenacious man-to-man defensive ballplayer...