Word: man-to-man
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...colleges, the accent is not on points, it is on winning. The beauty in college basketball is that an underdog team, without any phenomenal shooters, can throw up a zone, or a pressing man-to-man defense, and upset some undefeated power. Half the excitement of a game would be lost if some 5-8 play maker could not freeze the ball for two minutes, dribbling by the lunging, desperate opposition. You don't need 100 points to win a game--even though the pros may think...
...team, however, with all its hustle and ambition, which, combined with Wilson's switching man-to-man defense, has given fans hope for the future, still lacks a good offense. Sacks, perhaps the most consistent scorer, still tallies most of his points from the foul line. The team needs the eight-field-goal-a-night performer that so many of the other Ivy schools possess...
Princeton, employing a tight man-to-man defense, got off to a strong start, and led by 16 points at the mid-point of the first half. The varsity closed the gap to 34-26 at the half, and trailed 51-48 when the Tigers began their final spurt. A Princeton freeze in the final minutes killed any hopes of a Crimson...
Using the switching man-to-man defense adopted by Wilson this year, the varsity held Brown's scoring ace, Ed Tooley, to 11 points in limiting the Bruins to the smallest number of points they have scored in two seasons...
With Brown using a man-to-man defense, the game may develop into a battle of pivot men, or more likely of who sinks more fouls, Sacks or Tooley. Last year Sacks led the league in foul shots made with 127, and Tooley was second with...