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Last night, it was sparked by B.U.'s press. Terrier coach Dennis Wolff started it with about six minutes to go in the first half, not so much as a reaction to Harvard's offense, but as a tactic that B.U. often uses...
Case in point: With Harvard up, 46-39 at the television time-out, Terrier forward Joey Beard got away from his defender and slammed home a dunk. Then B.U.'s guard LeVar Folk stole an errant pass from Harvard sophomore Tim Hill and layed the ball in. For those scoring at home, that's 10 seconds, two high-percentage baskets, and all the momentum on the Terrier side...
...Terrier senior forward Tunji Awojobi, a pre-season All-American candidate, was a huge force in B.U.'s second half charge. Awojobi was held to only six points and two rebounds in the first half as the Crimson effectively doubled-teamed him whenever he touched the ball, keeping him out of the offensive flow...
Defensively, Harvard also had trouble communicating as B.U.'s ball picks freed Terrier players for layups throughout the second half...
Many of Harvard's 16 shots on goal in the opening 45 minutes represented legitimate scoring opportunities. Were it not for the good positioning of Terrier goalie Bryan Murphy or a few inches on either side of the goalposts, it might have been a different game come halftime...