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Silver also bagged another honor at the dinner, winning the Coaches Trophy for the most valuable player of the year. The Best Defensive Player Plaque went to senior guard Ken Wolfe, the consistent mainstay of the Sanders' man-to-man "dog 'em" defense...
...rivals had swapped baskets three times after the opening tip-off, when Sanders's squad exploded for 11 straight points to go up, 17-6, in the first five minutes of the game. Scoring mostly on wide-open layups after breaking Yale's full-court man-to-man press, the Crimson continued to race away from the hapless Elis, and went up, 38-19, with 1:24 remaining in the first half...
Continually working hard merely to get the ball down the court fatigues many poorly conditioned teams. Once the ball is across midcourt, U.C.L.A. falls into man-to-man defense, sagging off players to converge on the man with the ball. With Walton to clog up the middle and intimidate anyone considering a layup, this defense forces play to the outside, where most college shooters are least effective...
Throughout the game Rohan used a half-court zone defense that employed elements of man-to-man. He stayed with that unusual defense until 1:59 was left; Harvard had possession of the basketball and a 59-53 lead. Then Rohan whistled to his team to apply full-court pressure. Sanders called for a freeze (a tactic that Penn and Princeton used effectively last weekend against the Crimson), and despite a few last-second jitters Harvard withstood the pressure...
Hooks said that Coach Jarvis stresses a running game with a balanced, disciplined offense. He said that his team plays a man-to-man team defense...