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...rather discouraging beginning, one might think. But for the first 30 minutes of a hard-fought game the Crimson displayed some of its steadiest basketball in a long time. Only a great effort in the final minutes by Bob Mahland, Williams' little All-American, saved the Ephmen form a major upset...
What happened afterwards is too familiar to followers of Harvard basketball to record in detail. The offense tried to slow down the game and work for good shots. Instead it wound up losing the ball. Williams opened up its fast break, and with Mahland in charge, the Crimson lead started to dwindle rapidly...
...Crimson was still leading 68-63 with two minutes left when Mahland hit a jump shot and fed Al Foster for a second basket, cutting the margin...
Foster, on another Mahland pass, scored a three point play, but Borchard tied the score with 17 seconds left by then waited for one shot. Mahland took it--a 15 foot jumper from the foul line--and didn't miss...
Lynch, who hit 12 of the 20 shots from the floor, led the scoring with 25 points. Borchard scored 20 while Mahland and Roger Williams had 16 apiece for Williams...