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...could keep people fresh, especially when we got down—we had to play a little deeper to try to get back in the game.”One of the things that kept the Crimson down the entire game was its lack of free-throw opportunities. Brown was only called for 13 total fouls, and Harvard players were able to get to the charity stripe just 10 times, sinking six of those shots. In a game where the opposing team was shooting so well, Harvard needed a boost to get past its sub-50 field goal percentage...
...games combined, was held to just two points on dismal 0-of-11 shooting.Koncz added 14 for the Tigers, while junior Jason Briggs tallied 11, several off of back-door cuts that burned the Crimson. Princeton made a team record 19-of-19 from the free-throw line. After a back-and-forth start, Princeton used a 13-4 run to take a 23-14 lead with 4:58 to play in the first half. But, seven straight points by Harvard brought the game close again, and the Tigers took just a 29-26 lead into the locker room...
...ball at an astounding 50.8 percent clip. He leads the league in three-pointers made per game at 3.21. While Wittman represents a formidable deep threat for the Big Red, Cornell also boasts the Ivy League leader in assists—five per contest—and free-throw percentage—95 percent—in 5’11 guard Dale. The Crimson will have to find a way to stop this dynamic duo that leads the league’s best offense at 76.5 points per game. Cornell’s defense...
...more than four points. While Penn captain Brian Grandieri settled into the paint, clearing out his defenders for a series of short-range finishes, sophomore guard Jeremy Lin and Unger hit answering threes.But after two free throws from Lin gave his team a 67-66 lead, Harvard unraveled.A McGeary foul put the Quakers in the double bonus, and Grandieri sank both free throws to reclaim the lead for Penn. Unger fouled out on an offensive foul in the lane on the ensuing Crimson possession, producing a Harvard turnover.The Quakers took advantage of the smaller Crimson lineup, with its frontcourt players...
...last minute of the half, Koncz hit the twine again from long distance to keep Princeton within four at halftime.All in all, Koncz finished the half with 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including 5-of-8 from downtown and 2-of-3 from the free-throw line, in 20 minutes of play.“I thought that was the difference in the game—their ability to make the three-point shots, and certainly Kyle’s five in the first,” Harvard coach Tommy Amaker said...