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...coach Frank Sullivan said. “We were a little better tonight, but I thought Yale was up for the challenge.” Unlike against Brown, the Crimson came into the Yale game relatively energized. That was evident from the opening tap, as Harvard took turnovers on Yale??s first two possessions of the game and scored, forcing the Bulldogs to take a timeout. Unfortunately for Harvard, whatever Yale coach James Jones told his players must have worked, as the Bulldogs came out of the timeout and outmatched the Crimson for the rest of the game...
...disappointing loss at Brown on Friday night, the Crimson recovered to hold off an aggressive Yale team, taking the lead for good with two minutes to play in the first half and holding on for a 59-54 win at New Haven. In the first half, Harvard struggled against Yale??s stiff defense. The Elis applied aggressive ball pressure and disciplined help-side rotation in the halfcourt set to accompany a stifling full-court man-to-man press. The pressure resulted in 24 Harvard turnovers, including 13 during the first half. The defensive intensity helped Yale...
...Yale??s perimeter players, chiefly point guard Eric Flato, consistently were able to penetrate Harvard’s initial line of defense and enter the paint. Senior center Brian Cusworth, charged with guarding Martin, was often forced to rotate on defense, leaving his assignment open around the basket...
Lavietes Pavilion did not offer the same home-court advantage as John J. Lee, however, providing a comfort zone for Yale??s players...
...very soft near the rim area,” Sullivan said. “When we get back to trying to correct what we’ve got to work on for the next two weeks, one of them is getting tougher around the basket.”Yale??s perimeter players, chiefly point guard Eric Flato, were able to continually penetrate past Harvard’s initial line of defense to enter the paint. Senior center Brian Cusworth, charged with guarding Martin, was often forced to rotate on defense, leaving his assignment open around the basket...