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Yale's Chris Leanza and Scott Gaffield then hit back-to-back threes to put the Elis up seven. Harvard would never get as close as it had and Yale went on a 22-9 run in the next eight minutes to put the game out of reach...
...Harvard defense had trouble all night against the Elis, who shot 53.1 percent from the floor and 47.4 percent from beyond the arc. Archibong scored 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting for the game and sophomore point guard Chris Leanza, despite having eight turnovers, led all scorers with 22 points, including a perfect 4-of-4 from three-point range...
...After falling behind 23-12 in the first half, the Crimson used an 8-0 run and good shooting by Harvey, who finished with 19 points, to pull ahead 36-34 at the half. In the last 8:10 of the half, Yale had only one field goal, a Leanza three-pointer, while the rest of the Eli points came from the charity stripe...
Yale Captain Neil Yanke and guard Paul Vitelli hit lay-ups to drop the lead to two, and after an Eli steal the Crimson fouled Leanza. He hit only one-of-two to cut the score to 70-69. Sigafoos was then fouled in the lane, and hit one-of-two free throws with 28.7 seconds left. The Crimson, letting Yale slip back in the game again, fouled Leanza with twenty seconds left, and the guard hit both shots to tie the score at 71 apiece. A final desperation jumper by Harvey missed, and the teams headed to overtime...
Sophomore guard Chris Leanza will balance Yanke in the Bulldogs' inside-outside attack. Leanza led Yale in assists (87), three-pointers (51) and free-throw shooting (78.2 percent) as a freshman, accumulating three Ivy Rookie of the Week honors...