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When the Quakers played here last Saturday, they survived a torrid Crimson rally in the final minutes of play to win, 75 to 67. In that contest Harvard was suffering from an inevitable letdown after an upset over Princeton the night before, but they still had the homecourt advantage, which means a lot in the Ivy League...

Author: By Richard Andrews, | Title: Hoopsters Journey to Philly Today, Face Do-or-Die Clash with Quakers | 2/14/1964 | See Source »

Against the Tigers McClung hit 12 of 13 field goal attempts and four of six free throws for 20 pints, as the Crimson registered a shocking 22-32 upset. The next night he connected for 10 of 17 from the floor and a torrid 9 of 10 foul shots for 29 points...

Author: By Richard Andrews, | Title: Merle McClung Named League Player of Week | 2/13/1964 | See Source »

...torrid comeback by the Crimson basketball team Saturday fizzled in the final 40 seconds of play and enabled a smooth Pennsylvania quintet to whip Harvard...

Author: By Richard Andrews, | Title: Quaker Quintet Dumps Cold-Shooting Crimson | 2/10/1964 | See Source »

Meanwhile, B.U.'s shooting was torrid, and when the smoke had cleared the Terriers led, 56 to 48. Harvard never recovered...

Author: By Richard Andrews, | Title: Crimson Quintet Bows to B.U., 77-66; Lack of Depth Spoils Bid for Upset | 12/9/1963 | See Source »

...Crimson will have to display more of the torrid shooting with which they beat Bowdoin and Weslayan. The team has connected for a phenomenal 49 per cent of its field goal attempts, but if this is an off night, trouble's a brewin...

Author: By Richard Andrews, | Title: Crimson Quintet Meets Powerful B.U. Tonight | 12/7/1963 | See Source »

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