Word: portnoy
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...YORK CITY, Feb. 10-A fantastic last-second 40-ft. jump shot by Columbia's Fred Portnoy sank a fighting Crimson basketball team 70-68 at University Hall Gymnaslum here tonight. The Lion star's 32nd and 33rd points ended the most exciting game of the year as the Crimson suffered its fifth Ivy League less in six starts...
With 30 seconds left to play, the hustling Portnoy evened the game with a 35 ft. jumper, Harvard waited for one shot, which was taken by Gary Borchard with ten seconds remaining. The ubiquitous Porno blocked it, and Columbia gained possession when the loose ball went out of Crimson hands at mid-court with two seconds left...
Guard Marty Erdhein flipped the ball to Portnoy, who out in from the left corner and threw up a twisting jump shot as the busser sounded. The ball hit the back board, dropped through, and Columbia was the winner...
Tralling by four points, 33-34 at half time, the Crimson finally drew even with 15:25 left on a jump shot by Joe Deering. Portnoy's foul shot again gave Columbia the edge, and for the next five minutes, the lead see-sawed back and forth...
Leading the attack for Columbia are Fred Portnoy, a 6 ft., 3 in. sophmore who plays the right corner, and Ed Auzenburgs, senior captain, who plays the left corner...