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...games, the tournament contests are still played by traditional women's rules: six-to-a-side basketball in which a team's three forwards and three guards are restricted to opposite ends of the court. The guards play defense and pass the ball across the midcourt line to the forwards, who work it in for good shots. While half-court rules restrict basket-to-basket flow, they also place a premium on passing and shooting. Other regulations boost the pace and scoring. Guards may not tie up the ball unless a forward is either in the lane...
When opponents first get the ball in their own backcourt, the Bruins use a 2-2-1 zone press-harassing the man with the ball all the way to midcourt...
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...
After the game, coach Bob Harrison said that the cagers were unprepared for the Brown stall which utilized three guards out by midcourt and two forwards deep in the corners. On numerous occasions, the Brown guards would break by their defenders and either head to the basket or pass off to the cornermen. The cornermen then had the option of shooting or passing the ball back out to the guards to start the play again...
Harrison called another time out and incredibly the cagers ran the same play, this time with Fitzsimmons inbounding the ball to Marshall Sanders just over the midcourt line. Northeastern intercepted and Jellison came back to convert a one and one with 32 seconds left, tying the game...