Word: nuualiitia
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Brown center Alaivaa Nuualiitia decided to take over the game. His defense and rebounding kept Harvard stuck at 51 points for almost five minutes, while his inside presence let the Brown offense get to the free-throw line and the three-point line. Guard Jesse Wood hit 4-of-9 from downtown for 21 total points, while backup Patrick Nee went 3-of-6 from behind the arc. Brown pulled to 62-58 with three minutes remaining before Harvard hit a few key free throws to finish them...
...inside game should be a definite advantage for Harvard. In addition to pummelling the Bears on the boards, Coleman abused Brown forward Alaivaa Nuualiitia for 18 points on 9-of-18 shooting, and held the hapless Bear to ten points on 3-10 shooting...
Brown landed two superstar freshmen in its recruiting class: swingman Earl Hunt, who is averaging 16.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, and center Alaivaa Nuualiitia, who at an undersized 6'6 scores 15.9 points and adds 6.3 rebounds...
Harvard was able to better solve Hunt in the second half, holding him to only nine more points, all on free throws. But fellow freshman Alaivaa Nuualiitia scored six from the inside, adding a block and two steals, and backup guard Jesse Wood provided the outside points, scoring 12 points in 16 minutes...
Brown's lack of height is a serious problem, as Coleman and teammate Sam Winter should have no problem getting rebounds when they need them. Against the Bears, the Crimson will look to play strong team defense against Hunt and Nuualiitia, who will be hard to defend...