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Dartmouth's Ivy League-leading scorer Sea Lonergan lit up lavietes Pavilion. The junior guard poured in 30 points to lift Dartmouth (5-0, 1-0 Ivy) over the Crimson, 70-61 in the first Ivy League contest of the season...
Harvard (4-2, 0-1) dropped its second-consecutive decision after starting the season 4-0 and extending a six game winning streak that dated back to last season. The Crimson was hoping to get an early lead in the Ancient Eight standings heading into 1996, but Lonergan and the Big Green had a different scenario in mind...
...first half was played about as evenly as they come. Dartmouth opened up an early six-point lead as Lonergan chipped in two quick buckets before Harvard started closing the gap. Freshman point guard Tim Hill hit a long jumper to set the Crimson on its way, and four minutes later it was Hill once again who knocked down a big three-pointer to knot the score...
...story this night, however, was the inability of Harvard's defense to stop Lonergan. Every time the Crimson managed to grab a lead Lonergan found some way to erase...
Following Hill's game-tying trey, junior guard David Weaver (10 points, six rebounds) put the Crimson ahead for the first time with a three of his own. Dartmouth pulled to within one on a baseline jumper from Brain Gilpin (16, seven), and Lonergan gave the Big Green the lead with the first of his three shots from beyond...