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Continuing a trend that has been evident throughout the year, the Crimson was much more aggressive in drawing contact and getting to the free-throw line than Dartmouth. Harvard went to the charity stripe 23 times and made 17 free throws, while the Big Green only made five...
...other team’s shooting the bonus with six, seven minutes to go in the game, and we’re not even close to being in the bonus,” Big Green coach Terry Dunn said. “We’re not getting to the lane, and we’re not getting to the free-throw line. We just didn’t do a very good job of adjusting to the way the game was being called...
...Crimson’s 91-76 loss to archrival Dartmouth at Laivetes Pavilion on Saturday was an educational one for an inexperienced Harvard squad. For about 25 minutes, the Big Green decimated a Crimson zone defense that left gaping holes on the perimeter and rotated poorly on the low block. But for the final 15 minutes, Harvard (4-10, 0-1 Ivy) switched to an aggressive man-to-man defense that forced Dartmouth (8-3, 1-0 Ivy) away from the three-point line and kept the Big Green off of the offensive glass...
...when the Crimson faced a near 30-point deficit early in the second half, the Crimson switched to a high-pressure man-to-man defense that kept Dartmouth closer to halfcourt and away from the three-point line. After the Big Green nailed nine-of-16 first-half three-pointers, Harvard held them to just five attempts from the arc in the second frame. The halftime adjustment to the man-to-man helped Harvard close a one-time rout to an eight-point deficit after...
...Crimson’s man-to-man defense worked, even if Harvard came up well short of an upset bid over the preseason unanimous favorite. Dartmouth was rattled during the Crimson’s second half tear, unable to find shots or corral defensive rebounds as the Big Green did consistently in the first half. “You know what it is? It’s the type of nothing-to-lose mentality which was our intention in starting the game,” Delaney-Smith said of the Crimson’s second half performance...