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...first half, the 1-6 hoopsters looked every bit like a squad with a 1-6 record, allowing Springfield to build an insurmountable 20-point lead. But they dominated play in the second stanza, outscoring the Maroons, 29-20, in the final 12 minutes...
...seen," said Crimson defenseman Mark Fusco. "I'm kind of glad it didn't stay that way," he added after a deep breath, a breath that nobody--not the fans, not the coaches, not the players--had a chance to catch last night at Snively Arena during the opening stanza. Before you had time to count the Dartmouth jackets in the crowd. Harvard was in the locker room with a 3-1 lead, and the price of hot dogs at the concession stand had already dropped ten cents...
Following a dismal first half--during which the Crimson shot just 34 per cent from the floor and fell behind, 40-33--Harvard managed to pull to within one point on several occasions in the second stanza, but just failed to break into the lead and ice a comeback...
...series of unintelligent Black Bear penalties (including two minutes assessed to Ray Jacques for flooring Crimson goalie Wade Lau) prevented any kind of comeback for most of the second period, and when Lau robbed Gaeten Bernier on one of the Bears' few chances in the stanza at 16:34, it looked like the senior netminder was on his way to his first career ECAC shutout...
Larry Bird also netted 22 on the night, including 19 in the first stanza to give Boston a 63-50 halftime advantage...