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...Following a defensive breakdown Friday night against Brown, which shot 55 percent and scored 43 points in the paint in its 79-66 victory, the Crimson was again dismantled inside by Yale...
...Yale’s perimeter players, chiefly point guard Eric Flato, consistently were able to penetrate Harvard’s initial line of defense and enter the paint. Senior center Brian Cusworth, charged with guarding Martin, was often forced to rotate on defense, leaving his assignment open around the basket...
...Brown (8-14, 4-5) established the double-digit lead that the Bears would enjoy for most of the game’s remainder. Continually getting to the basket with strong drives and crisp backdoor cuts, Brown outplayed Harvard at its own game, scoring 20 points in the paint in the first half to take a 37-24 lead into the break. “They gave us what we gave them down [in Providence],” Crimson coach Frank Sullivan said. “Tonight Brown took us by surprise, because the game was all zone when...
From the opening tip, it was apparent that the Harvard men’s basketball team was still affected by its recent three-game slide, which included buzzer-beater losses to Cornell and Princeton. Brown got six points in the paint in the first four minutes, en route to 43 on the game, as it hopped out to a 10-3 lead. “Brown was able to get too close to the rim all night long,” Harvard coach Frank Sullivan said. Along with interior scoring, the Bears outrebounded the Crimson by five, a dramatic turnaround...
...games to fall out of contention in the Ivy League title hunt and put in jeopardy its goal of achieving a winning season for the first time in four years. DEFENSE DOMINATEDFollowing a defensive breakdown Friday night against Brown, which shot 55 percent and scored 43 points in the paint in its 79-66 victory, the Crimson was again dismantled inside by Yale. Harvard was unable to contain Bulldogs center Dominick Martin, who poured in a career-high 26 points, the majority of which came on lay-ups or short jump shots. Entering the weekend shooting .569 from the floor...