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Merchant scored nine points in a span of 3:38 to ignite a 19-3 second-half run as Harvard staved off Dartmouth 70-53 at Lavietes Pavilion. The Crimson spurt negated a 17-1 rally by the Big Green, who never led but closed within 38-36 earlier in the half before Merchant took over...
...Crimson that came out with the second-half intensity, fueled by disappointment over letting the Seawolves shoot 15-of-31 (48.4 percent) from the floor in the first half. Harvard’s turnovers ceased for the most part, and strong play on the offensive glass led to easy points. An 11-6 run six minutes into the half put Harvard up 44-40 and gave it a lead the Crimson would not relinquish...
More importantly, Munir was held in check until the closing seconds by captain Drew Gellert, and junior guard Pat Harvey chipped in 12 second-half points...
...Huskies—who had trailed by as many as 19 points in the first half—stormed all the way back on the strength of an aggressive zone defense and the sharp second-half shooting of freshman Aaron Davis. After shooting 1-for-7 in the first half, the 6’3 guard hit six of his nine second-half attempts, including a three-pointer that brought Northeastern within five with 4:00 left. Coleman fouled Northeastern’s Cornellius Wright after missing a shot on the next possession, and Wright made both free throws...
...Crimson had given up 29 second-half points to the Big Red last year in its most crushing loss. This time around, senior end Marc Laborsky and the rest of Harvard’s defense held Cornell scoreless until the game went into garbage time...