Word: hoopes
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Nice short jumper by Lin to give Harvard its first lead. He can't really do much driving to the hoop against the giant redwoods, but he can settle quite well. Harvard 23, Yale...
...team up 69-67 and under three minutes left, a missed Harvard three bounced off the rim towards a group of players. But the captain was the first to touch it, and he batted it back to his roommate Housman. The point guard then took it to the hoop for the team’s final points of the night, which proved to be enough.“That was a great hustle play on Andy’s part,” Housman said. “He’s playing the four at like...
...With nine minutes remaining until halftime, Berry confirmed the notion that Harvard was the faster overall team. Cradling the ball at the top of the key, she made an Iverson-esque step fake to her left side, paused momentarily, and froze her defender as she exploded to the hoop and finished over two Lions with a lefty scoop layup...
...Housman said. “We felt we should have gotten one more when Oliver fell out of bounds, that was a tough break.”Mavraides then hit two foul shots to put his team up by three. Freshman forward Peter Boehm answered by driving to the hoop for an open layup, only to see the shot miss. Mavraides made one of two on the other end, then Housman was fouled, making both shots to close within two at 55-53 with 12 seconds left. Mavraides went back to the line and again just made...
...court, but his intended pass for Pusar was blocked by Penn defenders. But Pusar was first to the ball again. With a three-point lead after Lin’s three, the Crimson gave nothing away at the foul line. Pusar hit one of two, but after a Penn hoop with 15 ticks made it 62-60, Lin would hit all four of his foul shots over two trips and the team would take a deserved-late game victory.“These are life lessons, you can deserve something sometimes and not get it,” Harvard coach...