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Harvard will clearly face an uphill struggle in confronting the bigger, stronger Navy frontcourt. Rebounding especially has been a problem for Harvard of late. In last Tuesday's 87-82 loss to Marist, Harvard gave up too many second-chance opportunities on the defensive end, while failing to grab enough offensive boards of its own. Against Navy, the team will either have to find a way to box out Reeder and Williams, or else improve its shooting from the floor...
Come Saturday, the Crimson (3-1) will attempt to neutralize Savane with 6'8 junior Tim Coleman, who is averaging 14 points through the last three games, and possibly 6'8 freshman Onnie Mayshak, who started at center last Tuesday against Marist and scored 6 points. But while Mayshak and Coleman may be able to match Savane size-wise, they will face a significant challenge trying score on him inside and beat him to the ball off the glass...
...Rebounding and defense lost the game," Clemente said. "If we don't do those things, we're not gonna win the game. That's the kind of team Marist is, they put a lot of athletes and slashers on the floor, their guards crash the boards, and we didn't get bodies on them...
With just over two minutes to play and Marist leading 77-66, guard Joe McCurdy, who finished with 12 points, missed a long three-pointer as the shot clock expired, but Donald Vale pulled down the rebound to extend the Red Foxes' possession...
Although Vale eventually missed two free throws, the sequence allowed Marist to run the clock down to 1:30, almost a minute of critical late-game time. The Red Foxes scored 19 points off offensive rebounds on the night...