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BROOKLYN, N.Y.—The Harvard men’s basketball team used its best shooting game of the season to bring down the Blackbirds on Saturday afternoon at the Wellness and Recreation Center, beating Long Island University (LIU) 87-79 for its fourth straight victory...
...Harvard (5-3) countered the quickness and athleticism of LIU (4-5) by hitting 55 percent of its field goals, including 9-of-20 from three-point range. That hot shooting allowed the Crimson to run its record to 4-0 all-time against the Blackbirds, and gave it its first three-game road winning streak since...
...Harvard’s victory was keyed by a crucial stretch of strong defense early in the second half. LIU erased a 44-39 halftime deficit with a quick 8-3 run to open the period, getting a pair of hook shots from forward Kellen Allen and then tying the game on guard Tyrone Mattison’s steal and breakaway layup, but the Crimson quickly returned the favor...
...downtown, and after a series of misses on each end, Housman finished off the seven-point Harvard spurt, driving right and hitting a runner off the glass. Housman was fouled on the play and added the free throw to put Harvard up 66-58 with 8:19 to play. LIU never crept within six points the rest...
...Crimson held on down the stretch by hitting 16-of-21 second-half free throws, while LIU went just 6-of-11 from the stripe after the break. That disparity was nothing new for Harvard, which entered the game having attempted over a hundred more free throws than its opponents with a better conversion rate...