Word: silver
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...captain Lou Silver scored three points in the final six seconds of overtime to lead the Crimson hoopsters to their sixth Ivy League triumph of the season Saturday night in New Haven, an 89-86 verdict over a helpless Yale squad...
...teams traded baskets throughout the second half, with a Silver Jumper with 36 seconds remaining in regulation play creating an 80-80 deadlock. Each side had one final chance to win the game before the final buzzer sounded, but Brian Banks blocked Yale's attempt, and an Arnie Needleman off-balance jumper with two seconds left fell short...
...Harvard was in the driver's seat and patiently worked the ball around. It came to Banks in the pivot, but the big center was double-teamed, which meant that someone else was open. That someone was Silver, who received the alert pass from Banks and was immediately fouled...
There were six seconds left when Silver dipped, shot and missed his first foul shot. Harvard's leading scorer, however, had been fouled in the act of shooting. His second charity toss was good, and after stealing the ensuing Yale pass in, he was again fouled, Again he missed the first shot, but this time, no second shot was forthcoming...
...Instead, Silver rebounded his own miss, banked a jumper, and watched the clock expire with Harvard the victor...