Word: spurted
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...said. “So we came out more determined to get those boards.”CAL 96, HARVARD 54An ugly start turned uglier in the second half, as host Cal sprinted out to an early 8-0 lead on solid offensive rebounding and added a 20-0 spurt in the second half to bury the Crimson on Saturday. The Golden Bears earned four offensive rebounds on their first possession. Cal dominated the glass all night, out-rebounding the Crimson 40-22 and pulling down 17 offensive boards.“It gets into your head...
...Crimson that opened the second period and put the team ahead 40-33. “We knew from that point forward that we could bully [Colgate] under the rim,” Harris said of Cusworth’s instrumental dunk. The early spurt helped Cusworth score 17 of his game-leading 23 in the second half. He added a game-high nine rebounds and shot an efficient 9-of-12 from the floor, posting impressive totals for the second game and proving emphatically that he has broken out of an early-season slump. “It makes...
...Harvard down by eight. Fairfield seemed primed to run away with the game, but the Crimson stayed within reach and even cut the lead to just five by the end of the opening half. Harvard found its scoring touch in the beginning of the second half. An offensive spurt led by sophomore guard Niki Finelli brought the Crimson within two at 15:02. A minute later, a jumper by sophomore guard Emily Tay brought the game to a tie. Tay scored 15 points but also turned the ball over nine times. Fairfield took the lead once again, but Harvard fought...
...season at BC.“I just feel more comfortable playing against [more athletic players],” Harris said. “I feel like my game is more suited for an up-tempo kind of game.”Michigan began its game-breaking first-half spurt with a series of long balls. After Housman nailed a jumper and the accompanying free throw to make it 6-5, Coleman connected on a three pointer, and guard Dion Harris followed suit to make it 11-5 Michigan. After two jumpers by forward Ekpe Udoh, guard Reed Baker nailed...
That logic may no longer apply. Crime is down, but the city's old dysfunctions have been joined by acute new economic pressures on Miami's middle class and retirees. Now that the city's jagged growth spurt is showing signs of sputtering, regular Miamians are taking stock of their new city: traffic jams, half-built high rises, struggling schools. And more than ever, they are voting with their flip-flops. They're leaving town...