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...Stanford had even better home numbers when Harvard beat the top-seeded Cardinal in 1998. And most of those North Carolina numbers came from Tar Heel teams far superior to the one Harvard is playing tomorrow. That makes Harvard’s 71-67 upset of Stanford in 1998 and Dartmouth’s 70-66 near-miss against defending champion Purdue in 2000 better indicators of how Harvard will perform tomorrow than years of North Carolina history...
...knew we had won] with about 18 seconds left, maybe less,” Feaster said. “You can never be too sure. [Stanford] is not [seeded] number one for nothing...
...Stanford inbounded the ball and raced up the floor, looking for a quick shot. The ball came to Scott in the low post, but as she turned to fire, Feaster came around and stripped the ball away. Feaster was fouled immediately and hit one of her two free throws to increase Harvard’s lead to five. Scott responded with a lay-up at the other end, and Feaster was fouled again on the ensuing inbound pass with 17 seconds remaining. She hit one of two from the line to push Harvard’s lead...
Freuen attempted to pull Stanford within one, but her three-point attempt was off the mark, and Seanor secured the rebound with three seconds left to play and was immediately fouled. Seanor was unable to convert either free throw, but that proved inconsequential as a half-court shot by Scott came up short at the buzzer, and the Harvard players stormed the court in a wild celebration...
...Stanford was consequently required to rely heavily on its perimeter shooting, which never emerged. The Cardinal shot 33.3 percent from the floor and 25.9 percent from downtown for the game...