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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...tall men broke BU's back last night, as the varsity basketball team beat the Terriers, 86 to 60. It was the highest score the varsity has made in more than a year. Forward John Rockwell dropped in 24 points to lead the team, and center Ed Smith followed with...
...tight man-to-man defense held the Terriers to wild shooting from the backfield and BU's abortive fast break only clicked only when Shepard put in most of his second team at the wind-up the game. Smith and guard Jim Gabler sparked the defense, Smith picking BU passes all around the basket, and Gabler effectively trapping rebounds...
...freshmen didn't outclass the Terriers, but they played a much cooler and more alert game as a team. Except for poor coverage on rebounds from the offensive board, Floyd Wilson's Yard- ling's usually got the jump on a loose ball...
...first two minutes of last night's Blockhouse game with Boston University the freshman basketball team looked as though it were going to hand the game to BU. But after this sloppy opening the Yardlings settled down, grabbed a 12 point half time lead, and kept the highly publicized Terriers panting along behind them, and finished with a 56 to 48 victory...
After the game the team elected as its captain Richard Lionette '53 of Everett, Mass., and Matthews Hall...