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When Bob Allen successfully completed a three-point play with 4:59 showing on the clock, he pulled the Crimson to within five points of the faltering Dartmouth quintet, 65-60. Knocking a point a minute off the lead, the Crimson parlayed Fine's top-of-the-key jumper to narrow the gap to two with 2:15 to play, 66-64. However, the Harvard cagers couldn't move any closer as they failed to take advantage of two late Dartmouth turnovers...

Author: By Laura E. Schanberg, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Dartmouth Nips Cagers, 77-74 | 2/28/1979 | See Source »

...night, the prospects looked much the same as Princeton, coming off a shocking 51-33 loss to Dartmouth the night before, ran up a fast 14-6 lead less than the midway through the first half. Tiger scoring leader Bob Roma did the heavy damage early on, swishing top-of-the-key jumpers like clockwork. But the Princeton zone dealt the most damaging blows, shutting off Harvard's offense...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Cagers Drop Pair To Penn, Princeton | 1/8/1979 | See Source »

Marty "Bad News" Healy pumped in a dandy top-of-the-key 25-foor jumper during the Classic uprising, then missed a critical scoop lay-up that would have cut the lead to three. But at the other end, Rick Bengal was hacked, sunk a pair of free throws, and heaved a seven-point lead sigh of relief. Bob Hooft's banker in the final seconds padded the spread...

Author: By Jonathan J. Ledecky, | Title: Harvard Freshmen Top Injury-Riddled Classics In IAB Shootout, 72-63 | 2/28/1976 | See Source »

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