Word: man-to-man
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Brown was able to limit the Crimson to one goal in the first half by employing its tough zone defense. However, Harvard never needed Kleinfelder's special plays, designed to pull the Bruins out of position, as Brown switched to a man-to-man defense in an attempt to slow the game's tempo...
Juan Mitchell popped in three from mid-range and added two free throws as the Lions took control. Unheralded John McElaney (averaging less than one point per game) teamed with Alton Byrd to connect on several back-door buckets as the Crimson was forced into a man-to-man defense and could not compensate for Columbia's quickness...
...long as we played the zone we could stay with them," coach Frank McLaughlin said after the game. "But once they got ahead and we had to go to man-to-man, they were just too quick for us," he added...
...full-court, man-to-man press, which Harvard used from the start, proved erratic as Tiger forwards Neil Christel and John Lewis often broke free for layups...
...both games, it was clear that the Harvard team was dragging. Against the talented Quakers, the Crimson started off their return to Ivy competition on the wrong foot. An experienced, slick Penn machine totally dominated Harvard, running the Crimson man-to-man defense ragged...