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...second half started out at a torrid pace, but the five point Harvard advantage at halftime remained unchanged. Then Pete Kelley hit a lay-up and a long pivot jump shot, Denny Lynch pocketed two free throws, and Gene Augustine connected on two long jump shots to give the Crimson a 13 point lead with five minutes gone...
...After a lay-up by Borchard which put the Crimson ahead for the first time since the opening minutes, 29-27. Phil Klein, who scored 11, and Bill Vrettas, a sophomore who had 13, combined to return Tufts to the lead. After the second half tap, the advantage kept changing hands until Kelley's splurge put Harvard ahead to stay...
Switching from its 2-1-2 zone into a full-court press, the varsity climbed to within 7, and then 6 points of the Elis. But on too many occasions a Bulldog strayed from his defender to score on an easy lay-up, and Yale held on to the lead. With a minute to play, the Elis led, 80 to 68, and realizing that it was all over, coach Floyd Wilson replaced his starters, who received a well-deserved ovation...
Bill Richling followed shortly with a tip-in for a three point lead, 70 to 67, but Brandeis closed in on a lay-up by sophomore Larry McNulty, the game's high scorer with 31 points. The squads again traded baskets, and after George Harrington put the varsity ahead by three once more, McNulty matched Harrington's two free throws, thus narrowing the margin to one with a minute and a half left...
Employing a man-to-man defense, the Crimson opened the second half with a scoring spurt, capped by Richling's lay-up, that gave the varsity a 47-46 advantage at the 5:40 mark. And despite McNulty's 23 points in the second half, fine play by Griff McClellan, Richling, Bowditch, Harrington, and Bob Repetto kept the Crimson close enough to set the stage for the final rally...