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Despite the poor shooting, Harvard was able to close to within four points with less than a minute left to play in the game. A Merchant lay-up pulled the score to 45-41 with 48 seconds left to play. The Crimson called a timeout and it looked as though Harvard could rally to tie the game. As it would turn out, though, those were the last points the Crimson would score on the evening...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Poor Shooting, Turnovers Doom M. Basketball | 12/5/2001 | See Source »

...ensuing play after the timeout sophomore forward Ryan Butt blew open a Terrier fast-break that culminated in a lay-up by freshman guard Chaz Carr. Carr and Butt ended up leading the Terriers in scoring with 14 and 12 points, respectively...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Poor Shooting, Turnovers Doom M. Basketball | 12/5/2001 | See Source »

...refuses to ignore the obvious for the sake of stroking egos. When Atlanta Hawks guard Jacque Vaughn opened the season with an astonishing 23 consecutive missed shots, Barkley brought a Bible to the set and held an impromptu "Pray for Jacque" revival. Informed live that Vaughn hit a lay-up, Barkley exalted. "He scored? The power of prayer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: It's Charles In Charge | 11/26/2001 | See Source »

...turning point in the game came with just under two minutes remaining after the Stags (0-1) had pulled to within 58-57. Fairfield forward Deng Gai fouled Crimson senior center Tim Coleman on a lay-up attempt, then threw the ball in anger and drew a technical foul...

Author: By Jared A. Causer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Merchant Leads M. Hoops In Opener | 11/19/2001 | See Source »

...April lows. In short, gloom is as plentiful as the routers and switches Cisco can't sell. So a lot of investors are hedging their allegiance to technology--and rightfully so. If you want easy odds, take the Lakers to threepeat. Investing in tech has never been a lay-up, save for a few aberrational years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rewinding the Tape On Tech | 7/2/2001 | See Source »

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