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...poorly as UT looked last night, as young and inexperienced as it might be, it still held a massive advantage. Harvard fought against the odds, though, and no one can deny the Crimson a good bit of satisfaction in the outcome...
Both Harvard and UT are 1-0 in the season coming into tonight's contest, but that's where the similarities end. The Crimson may find itself gaping in awe of the Garden's cavernous depths after spending most of its time in the laughable broomcloset called home court...
Both Harvard and Texas are young--Texas starts three freshmen, Harvard goes with two sophomores--but the Longhorns carry a distinct height advantage. While 6-ft. 5-in. Mark Harris will face the task of guarding UT's highly-touted freshman postman LaSalle Thompson (6-ft. 10-in. out of Cincinnati), the Longhorns will keep seven-foot freshman Steve Frederick on the bench, waiting to compound the Crimson woes...
Sophomore Don Fleming and one of the three Harvard guards will not give away much height to the Texas forwards, but they will face UT's two most experienced players--seniors Ron Baxter (6-ft. 4-in.) and John Danks (6-ft. 6-in.). Baxter, the only returning starter from last year's Longhorn squad, should lead the way, though Danks pumped in 27 points (11-14 from the field) to power UT to an 83-76 win over Northwestern Louisiana in the team's season opener last week...
...heavily Catholic Boston, the Protestant Massachusetts Council of Churches and Jewish groups donated money to help the Catholic archdiocese pay for the visit. Among the gifts for John Paul: a matching silver ring and pectoral cross bearing the message UT UNAM SIMUS (that...