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The Jaspers (6-9) held the Crimson to 41 percent shooting in the first half, while carving out a 44-26 half-time lead.
But the cagers cooled down after constructing their initial 17-point lead, and the Jaspers had success going inside against Harvard's 1-3-1 and 2-3 zones.
Only problem was, the cagers forgot to inform the visiting Jaspers--or the two officials--of their intentions. With the permission of the refs, therefore, Manhattan continued play and turned a would-be rout back into a game again. It eventually took a Mike Gielen four-point play with three...
The Harvard lead dwindled to four, 41-37, at halftime, and the Jaspers actually went ahead by two points early in the second stanza.
But the Jaspers clung tenaciously to their lead. Both teams scored 42 points in the second half, although Harvard had 23 more field goal attempts.