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Heading into Saturday’s matinee matchup versus Lehigh, the Harvard men’s basketball team was 0-2 at home for the first time in 12 years...
Harvard (3-2) probably pressed too hard to start the game, missing its first 10 field goals. But the Crimson was able to bury Lehigh (4-3) under a barrage of three-pointers during an 18-0 run midway through the second half that effectively put the game away...
...Lehigh point guard Zlatko Savovic, who finished with a game-high 23 points, led a late rally that pulled the Mountain Hawks within nine, but Harvard weathered several turnovers and converted its free throws down the stretch to seal the victory...
Another encouraging sign for the Crimson was the resurgence of its floor defense. Averaging only 5.5 steals a game entering Saturday’s contest, Harvard stole the ball 14 times from Lehigh and forced 19 Mountain Hawk turnovers, both season-highs for the Crimson...
...Crimson returns to action this Saturday when it hosts Lehigh (3-2) at 2 p.m. Harvard won last year’s contest 64-62, but it will likely have to pick up its offensive attack to prove victorious again...