Word: minutemen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...With the Minutemen leading, 71-68, with 44 seconds left in the game, Harvard put, on a full-court press. Rick Pitino eluded Jean Wilkinson and laid in a length-of-the-court pass from Tom Austin. Wilkinson fouled Pitino and the junior guard converted his free throw, putting the game out of reach...
After opening a margin against the Minutemen, coach Bob Harrison took out guards Jim Fitzsimmons and Ken Wolfe and replaced them with Hal Smith and Wilkinson. Umass immediately went into a 1-3-1 zone defense which stopped the Harvard running game and produced a number of turnovers...
...time Fitzsimmons and Wolfe returned, the momentum had shifted and UMass had cut the lead to 32-29. With A1 Skinner doing most of the damage, the Minutemen opened up a 44.40 halftime lead. Skinner scored 11 points during the stanza...
...defense was not up to par as the Minutemen get numerous uncontested lay-ups and jumpshots. UMass played a disciplined offense which allowed its outmanned front line to get open against the superior Harvard forwards. UMass also rebounded surprisingly well against Harvard, pulling down 55 compared to 52 for the Crimson...
...only definite starters for the Minutemen, according in coach Jack Leaman, will be center Charles Peters to land forwards A1 Skinner (6-4) and Tom McLaughlin (6-4). "The other positions are up for grabs between Bill Endieott John Murphy, Tom Gillams and Rich Petino," Leaman said...