Word: three-point
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Although their efforts were felt most during the final minutes of the game—when three players racked up four consecutive three-point shots to crush hopes of a Penn comeback—a large cast of guards put forth consistent efforts throughout the night to keep the Crimson comfortably ahead of its Ivy opponent. Sophomores Oliver McNally and Max Kenyi, along with freshmen Brandyn Curry and Christian Webster, helped keep the Quaker offense at bay while keeping the momentum—and score—in Harvard’s favor on the other end of the court...
...much as 28 points in the second half, it is fair to say that Harvard hardly broke a sweat, winning 66-40 against Penn (1-18, 0-5 Ivy). The Crimson rose above .500 after a dominating performance against the Quakers, and it was thanks to a solid three-point shooting effort that Harvard was able to distance itself from its opponent. The Crimson made 10-of-20 three-pointers, while Penn was not able to hit any in 15 shots from behind...
Another missed shot led to the Crimson’s final possession with nine seconds left. Alemany dished out the ball to the perimeter, where she found junior co-captain Christine Matera, who made it rain from the perimeter all night long. She finished 5-of-8 on three-point shooting and led the team with 19 points on the night...
...last-second three-point attempt from co-captain Jeremy Lin had fallen, the crowd’s faith may just have been rewarded...
With Harvard down by three with the final possession, everyone in the crowd knew whose hands the ball would be in. Lin received the ball a few feet beyond the arc with just a handful of ticks on the clock. The guard worked off a screen from Casey but ran into traffic and dished it to the rookie on the perimeter. Casey looked to the basket, but upon seeing the defender in his face, passed it back to Lin, who was now feet beyond the three-point line...