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Northeastern led, 59 to 56, and Harvard looked dead--until Merle McClung, who had been ice-cold all evening, took over. He drew a foul as he missed a layup and sank both shots; then after an NU pass had gone astray, he drove under the basket and flipped up his patented McClung Over-the-Head Special. With 2:05 left, he drew another foul while snagging a rebound and bucketed a pair, making the score...
...Although McClung was the man who rescued the quintet, the real heroes of the game were Barry Williams and Bob Inman. Early in the game Harvard's shooting was abysmal, but Williams' rebounding gave the team plenty of second chances; he had 17 rebounds for the game...
Harvard will probably start Barry Williams, Bob Inman, Merle McClung, Leo Scully and Al Bornheimer. The Crimson has a 2-1 record, blemished only by a 77-66 loss to Boston University last Saturday...
...first half of the contest was a chilling, see-saw battle which saw the lead change hands 11 times. B.U. was big, fast, and alert on defense, ready to pounce on any Crimson miscues. But Harvard didn't make many mistakes. Paced by McClung, who scored 16 points in the first half, the Crimson shot well and rebounded creditably--despite the presence of two rubber-legged forwards and a 6 ft. 9 in. ox on the B.U. starting five...
Inman contributed 22 points for Harvard; McClung scored 21 and Williams had 12. But these three had no support. The rest of the team connected on a pathetic 4 of 23 field goal attempts. Fran Martin, Leo Soully, Al Bornheimer, Keith Sedlacek, and Bill Fegley were all ice-cold...