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Employing a man-to-man defense, the Crimson opened the second half with a scoring spurt, capped by Richling's lay-up, that gave the varsity a 47-46 advantage at the 5:40 mark. And despite McNulty's 23 points in the second half, fine play by Griff McClellan, Richling, Bowditch, Harrington, and Bob Repetto kept the Crimson close enough to set the stage for the final rally...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: Crimson Retaliates in Second Half To Defeat Brandeis Quintet, 74-73 | 2/18/1959 | See Source »

Marked by the unpleasant fact that the officials saw fit to call 12 personal fouls on the varsity while assessing only one to Yale, the half saw both teams employ man-to-man defenses, the outstanding defensive player being Tom Molumphy, who bottled up George Harrington...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: Elis Down Quintet in New Haven; Dartmouth Rally Tops Sextet, 4-2 | 2/2/1959 | See Source »

Both teams used a man-to-man defense, and employed somewhat similar offenses. Brown worked off a high pivot, usually Poulsen, while the Crimson most often cut around center McClellan in attempts to get clear...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, (SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON) | Title: Crimson Quintet Loses To Bruins in Overtime | 1/6/1959 | See Source »

...Bruins have decent reserve strength, including three men who measure over 6 ft., 4 in. Their biggest weakness is defense, which is usually man-to-man...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: Varsity Five Takes Sixth Place In Springfield Invitation Tourney | 1/5/1959 | See Source »

...Repetto then following a missed free throw with a jump shot from 15 feet, and Bowditch added another goal to give the varsity the biggest lead of the evening at the six-minute mark. Amherst's sloughing man-to-man defense gave the varsity countless opportunities to score from the outside, but they failed to cash...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: Crimson Basketball Varsity Drops Opening Contest to Amherst, 51-47 | 12/8/1958 | See Source »

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