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...many respects of the game will be crucial in Ivy League play, where the lack of a postseason tournament makes each league contest critical. For its part, Harvard proved last season that it could play with anybody, defeating Boston College and Cornell, but its inability to match the Big Red's steadiness led to disappointing losses against lesser opponents like Dartmouth and Brown...
...while Harvard still has to prove it can play at a high level for the entire season, even the favored Big Red is far from flawless...
Last night, Cornell’s lack of depth was exposed. The Big Red went to its reserves early on, but the bench contributed just six points in 50 minutes of play and was outscored by St. John’s backups, 25-6. Meanwhile, Harvard’s bench has outscored its opponent’s reserves in each of the Crimson’s nine matchups...
Cornell also struggled to attack the basket, scoring nearly all of its points off three pointers and post moves from Foote. While Foote’s tall frame makes it difficult to stop him under the basket, the Big Red cannot expect to shoot over 60 percent from long distance every night, and will eventually be forced to rely on some penetration from its backcourt...
...while Harvard appears to hold certain advantages over Cornell on paper, the Big Red still reigns as the Ivy League’s top dog. The Crimson will have a chance to change that perception on Jan. 30, when the two squads square off in Ithaca. But for now, we’ll see if Harvard can live up to the precedent set by the Ancient Eight’s defending champion by defeating its own talented Big East opponent tomorrow...