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Wente and junior guard Ahmed El-Nokali ignited a pair of 7-0 runs late in the second half that pulled the Tigers to within two points at 60-58. Following a lay-in from sophomore guard Elliott Prasse-Freeman and a fortuitous bounce on a Clemente three-pointer, Harvard led by five points with 2:38 left to play...
After a timeout, El-Nokali received the inbounds pass and brought the ball up the court. The 6'4 guard dished the ball off to Wente, who was immediately surrounded by two Crimson players. Wente, running out of time, left his feet, pumped the ball, and released an off-balance shot as the clock expired...
This leaves the new coach with a mountain of problems to overcome, with no returning starters averaging more than eight points per game. C.J. Chapman returns as the only reliable scorer. The 6'1 guard is 11th all-time in three-point shooting for Princeton. Junior Ahmed El-Nokali (6.5 ppg) will remain the starting point guard for the Tigers...
...comeback fell short though, as Princeton guard Ahmed El-Nokali victimized the Harvard defense for seven points in the final five minutes...
...Crimson defense overall in the second half was equally as incapable. None of Sullivan's permutations seemed to work on the Tigers' variation of the motion offense. When Harvard went into the zone, it initially frustrated the Tigers, but they easily recovered and El-Nokali hit the outside shots and finished with 13 points. When Harvard went into a full-court press, the results were almost comical, as Young had a slam dunk off an easy break and the Tigers also completed a "home-run pass" play behind two Crimson defenders...