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When New Hampshire jumped out to a quick 10-2 lead, a rout seemed in the works. But the cagers fought back to within a basket, 24-22, midway through the first half. Almost. Whoops, now it's 36-23. But Harvard again refused to give up, and battled back to a halftime deficit...
Hungry for a win, the hoopsters came out on to the floor keyed up and ready. Seven minutes into the first quarter they led, 17-8, and it looked like a rout was underway. The staunch Crusaders refused to buckle, however, and with unerring patience Holy Cross's big gun Mary Ann Palazzi and hook shot specialist began to chip away at Harvard's lead, drawing to within one point and then moving ahead with four minutes left in the half...
...when the votes were counted, the former California Governor had defeated Carter by a margin of 51% to 41% in the popular vote-a rout for a U.S. presidential race. In the electoral college, the Reagan victory was a 10-to-l avalanche that left the President holding only six states and the District of Columbia...
...Crimson started to tighten up just when the contest was starting to look like a rout, however, and the teams battled even up for the rest of the half. The Falcons took a 34-26 lead into the locker room...
...Keith's a tough, hard nosed competitor who plays hurt. He just never gives up," wing forward Greg Carey said after last Saturday's rout of B.U. in which scrum-half Oberg played the entire second half with a sprained ankle...