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...This time around, we didn’t panic when they cut our lead down,” junior Jeremy Lin said. “We just stuck to what we’ve been taught and we continued to try to get fouled, go to the free-throw line, and get stops and rebounds.” NOT IN MY HOUS’ The spark that ignited Harvard’s offense in the second half and stretched its lead was the stalwart defense of senior guard Drew Housman. “He was tremendous,” Amaker...
...span closed the gap to just six at 58-52 with 4:21 left. Then the Crimson ran the shot clock down on its next possession and McNally found himself with the ball and well-covered just inside the arch. But the defensive pressure failed to stop him from throwing up a high-arching shot that fell through as the shot clock buzzer sounded with 3:40 left. “That was a big-time shot, it drained their momentum,” Lin said. “Oliver is a gutsy player and he loves taking big shots...
...After eight minutes of play, Harvard had gained a commanding 17-6 lead by hitting shots from all over the floor and getting to the free throw line. If the ball wasn’t being fed to sophomore forward Emma Markley inside on the post, freshman Brogan Berry and co-captain Emily Tay were waiting on the perimeter, feet squared to the basket, ready for the quick catch-and-shoot. If a defender rotated up, forwards like sophomore Claire Wheeler and senior Katie Rollins were waiting for the feed back inside...
...going to repeat its lackluster first-half performance in Ithaca two weeks ago. Harvard started chipping away when the score was 19-12 with a clutch three pointer by freshman Oliver McNally followed by a layup from Lin. Housman was then fouled and made both free throws, getting Harvard within striking distance. Cornell tried to pull away, scoring two baskets, but freshman Peter Boehm responded with a three pointer. The Big Red wasted another possession to keep the Crimson at bay, and Lin made them pay, giving Harvard its first lead of the game at 27-26 with a trey...
That would be the last field goal of the game for the home team, but Harvard would take care of business from the free throw line and the lead would not shrink lower than eight points until it was 70-63 with 25 ticks left. McNally, Lin, and Housman combined to go 12-of-14 from the line following the freshman’s clutch jumper...