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Draughan may present the bigger matchup problem due to his size. The 6’7 swingman is too quick for most forwards, yet smaller guards have trouble dealing with his ability to shoot over the top and post up. Draughan is also a superior defensive player; his length allows him to get in the passing lanes (21 steals) and haul down rebounds (4.9 per contest...
...That matchup worked out terrifically for us,” Sullivan said...
...resurgent Crimson has lost only once in 2005, but Friday’s matchup against Brown poses a sizable challenge. Brown and Harvard are tied for second in league standings, with this weekend’s winner gaining a critical advantage in the race for an NCAA Tournament berth. The Bears are 4-2 on the road and have won seven out of their last eight games by an average of 15 points...
...against Penn and Princeton. The fast, strong guards of the Quakers kept on his heels all game, holding him to three points in Harvard’s loss, while he scored a team-high 17 in the Crimson’s successful effort to combat Princeton’s matchup zone...
However, for the first half of the opening period, Northeastern looked like it might be able to keep the matchup close. The Crimson could not manage to score, but still had the Huskies reeling and scrambling all over its defensive zone...