Word: mannix
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Mannix demonstrated basketball's redemptive powers last night, making up for missed lay-ups by hitting six straight free-throws in the final two minutes to lead Harvard to a ragged 78-68 victory over St. Anselm's at the sparsely populated...
...season long the diminutive Harvard squad has lived-and more often-died by its shooting percentage: Saturday was no exception. Junior Tom Mannix, in easily his best game of the season, hit 10 of 15 from the floor toward a year-high total of 23 points...
...doesn't say what kind of shots they were. Mannix shoots bombs, released from just above his right shoulder, often from 20-ft. or beyond, which silence a crowd as it waits for the verdict...
...Mannix had seemed tentative of late, perhaps wondering more about whether to attempt his shots than about the shots themselves. But he was unafraid Saturday night, and he, and everyone else, knew...
...Mannix opened the second half with a perfect 18-footer to put Harvard ahead, 47-45, but when Hall sank an equally long jumper at the other end with 13:56 left, Penn had run off a 14-4 string and positioned itself to hang on for the victory. THE NOTEBOOK: Penn finished fourth in the NCAA nationals last year, but any kind of repeat seems unlikely this season...