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...Springfield...
With superior depth, height, a better shooting touch and quicker passing, Springfield won this game going away from the depleted Crimson. James Naismith will rest easy in his grave as he savors this victory of his hometown companions...
While Harvard fumbled around 20 feet from the basket, missing frequently with perimeter shots, Springfield whipped off eight straight points to take the lead, 16-14, then slowly increased that margin to 34-26 at the half...
Guard Cheryl Murtaugh sparked the Springfield surge, pouring in 10 first-half points, primarily on 20-foot jumpers from near the top of the key. When Gia Johnson and Tamar Atinc came out to shut off Murtaugh's outside game, the versatile guard penetrated for layups or passed off to forward Mary Regan who totalled 20 points overall and ten in the last nine minutes of the first half...
...Springfield's 40-per-cent shooting average and Harvard's less than-comparable 29-per-cent average made it impossible for the Crimson to slice far into the Springfield lead in the second half. After Harvard came back to within seven at 37-44, Springfield decided the issue with a 12-4 spurt keyed by two Regan baskets and two buckets from center Barb Breedlove, who finished with 10 points...