Word: press
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Lehigh (1-2) jumped out to a 14-2 lead seven minutes into the game. Employing a full-court press, the Mountain Hawks forced the Crimson ballhandlers into poor interior passing and in general were quicker to the ball than Harvard. Going inside didn't work either as 6'10 Lehigh junior Sah-U-Ra Brown had three of his four blocks in the first half...
Lehigh's offense looked lost. The guards held on to the ball too long, leading to poor inside shots and numerous shot clock violations. The Mountain Hawks attempted to revive the press, but by that time the Crimson had solved it and had open shots. Gellert, Long, and junior Tim Coleman continued Harvard's hot three-point shooting as the Crimson jumped out to a 53-46 lead, all with Clemente on the bench with four fouls...
...knew we could win in the second half if we did two things," Gellert said. "Solve the press and eliminate turnovers. We did both, and that led to easier shots and more points...
Averell refused further comment yesterday, as his attorney had advised him not to tell his version of Wednesday's events in the hope that Delta does not decide to press charges at today's hearing...
Despite a frustrating first half in which the Crimson had trouble dealing with the Buckeye press, Harvard came out in the second half with renewed intensity and controlled the pace of the game...