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...broke another streak, albeit a smaller one. The Crimson beat Columbia for the first time in six games, 72-63, Friday night at Lavietes Pavilion behind a balanced team attack, avenging a last second loss to the visitors two weeks ago. Junior guard Jeremy Lin and freshman forward Keith Wright tied for a game-high 14 points to lead four players in double figures for the Crimson as it pulled away midway through the second half, then held off the Lions’ attempt at a late charge. Senior guard Drew Housman and freshman guard Oliver McNally each...
...Harvard coach Tommy Amaker said. “We wanted no silly fouls or anything like that.” The Big Red then had 3.9 seconds left to take a final shot. Cornell inbounded the ball to guard Louis Dale, who drove straight into Crimson freshman Keith Wright, trying to draw contact. Wright, however, swatted the ball away as the clock wound down, giving Harvard its second straight victory this weekend, by a final score of 71-70. “We kept huddling up and saying that we needed to buckle down,” senior Drew Housman...
Junior guard Jeremy Lin and freshman forward Keith Wright tied for a game-high 14 points to lead four players in double figures for the Crimson (12-13, 4-7 Ivy) as it pulled away midway through the second half, then held off the Lions’ (11-14, 6-5 Ivy) attempt at a late charge...
After the lead went back-and-forth early on in the second half, a jumper from the foul line by Wright gave his team a 37-35 lead with just over minutes gone since the break. The Crimson would not give this lead up as it kick-started a 21-6 run over the next eight minutes, as stifling Harvard defense forced five turnovers in that stretch as the home team pulled away...
...overall it was a tough night on offense for the visitors as the home squad pressured them all night. Of Columbia’s 15 turnovers, 11 were steals by Harvard, six by Housman, while inside, the Crimson blocked six shots, with four by Wright and two by senior forward Evan Harris. Overall, the Lions went just 20-of-49 from the floor, as they found little space against the collective tenacious Harvard defense...