Word: half-court
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Head Coach John Thompson III--son of the famous former Georgetown coach--has not deviated from the half-court, backdoor style of play that made the Tigers famous under former coaches Carmody and Pete Carill. Thompson was an assistant under both coaches...
Most of the Crimson's second-half success can be attributed to its ability to slow down the pace of the game. After a hectic first half that played right into Brown's style of play, Harvard made the game a half-court contest, and Brown found it extremely difficult to get open looks...
...Crimson came out of the timeout on a roll, scoring the next seven points on route to an 18-5 run. Harvard limited Brown's fast-break opportunities by making shots, and it shut down the Bear's half-court game through stifling man-to-man defense...
Gates knows all about hitting big threes at Leede Arena--in her freshman year, she threw up a prayer from just beyond half-court that found that net and gave Harvard a 65-63 win. No such heroics were necessary at game's end on Saturday, because Gates made a clutch three to open Harvard's scoring this time around...
...have to give credit to Holy Cross for their half-court defense," Sullivan said. "We were out of sync tonight, and challenged by the size matchups...