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...That's the only thing they could do," McLaughlin said of the stall, "I think they did it a little longer than they had to, though...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Hoopsters Dump Green, 60-40 | 3/4/1981 | See Source »

...instead of coming from 17 down early in the second half and roaring back for the win, the Crimson managed to cut the lead to two with just over five minutes left, but then succumbed to the Huskies' four-corner, semi-stall offense, 72-67, which Northeastern coach Jim Calhoun had instituted following the Harvard second-half surge...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Northeastern Dumps Hoopsters, 72-67; Huskies Stop Harvard Comeback Drive | 2/18/1981 | See Source »

After the break, the Huskies came out with a new look--a four-corner, Princetonesque stall, which the Crimson failed to break in the final minutes. Moments later, the Huskies extended their tenuous two-point lead to seven, while desperate Crimson substitutions came up short...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Northeastern Dumps Hoopsters, 72-67; Huskies Stop Harvard Comeback Drive | 2/18/1981 | See Source »

Neither team managed to score in the final two minutes of regulation time, as a Crimson attempt to stall for the last shot ended with a hurried Calvin Dixon jumper at the buzzer, and overtime started with the score...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett and Mark H. Doctoroff, S | Title: Cagers Cop Last-Minute Thrillers... | 2/2/1981 | See Source »

When he's not on the court, the Hawks will probably shift into a ball control, semi-stall offense, and on defense will probably switch from a swarming man-to-man to a zone...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Crimson to Face St. Anselm's Tonight | 1/13/1981 | See Source »

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