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Consecutive lay-ups by McElaney earned Columbia its largest lead of the evening, 19 points, 70-51, with just under ten minutes left to play. Behind the efforts of graduating co-captain Bob Hooft, who registered a game-high 25 points, the Crimson cut the advantage to ten with 4:35 and then again with 3:27 still remaining. However, the accurate foul shooting of Byrd and Columbia's running style soon moved the margin back up over...
...Crimson fell behind by as much as ten points in the first half, but came back to knot the score at 37 only two minutes later. The "tall" team of Glenn Fine (14 assists), Mark Harris, Dave Coatsworth, Hooft and Fleming reeled off three unanswered baskets. But Columbia capitalized on two Harvard mistakes and went into the dressing room with a three-point spread...
...captains Fine and Hooft will see their final action in a Harvard jersey tomorrow night in the IAB as the cagers take on Cornell, the team that boasts the dubious distinction of holding last place in the Ivy League. After last night's disappointing loss, Hooft hopes "to get one last win" tonight...
...short range jumpers with moderate success. Harris contributed 11 points to the cause while connecting on five of 12 attempts in the first half, and another seven in the final period. Missing from Harvard's scoring punch was Fleming, who saw only limited action in the period, and Hooft, who took only two shots in the first 20 minutes...
...Hooft summed up the contest accurately without mincing words: "You can't start a game like that and expect...