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...month ago, the Crimson took on the Bulldogs at Lavietes Pavilion, falling 87-66. The hosts were thoroughly outmatched, particularly in the frontcourt. Yale had 40 points in the paint to the home team?...
...While Yale forwards Ross Morin and Travis Pinick combined for 35 points on 14-of-23 field goal shooting, the rest of the team shot 8-for-25. The Crimson did a stellar job of contesting close shots and denying easy opportunities, as the Bulldogs had a much tougher time finishing than they did in the previous matchup...
...Additionally important were second-half free throws, as Yale reached the foul line 15 times but only converted nine of those attempts. The Crimson only shot 62.5 percent for the game but was 5-of-7 at the stripe in the second frame...
...Overall, Harvard played strong for a full forty minutes, experiencing no second-half letdown—another improvement on the previous contest with Yale. Harvard shot 30 percent from the field in the second half in February, but this time the Crimson went a blazing 58 percent to close out the game...
...Even more meaningful than Tay’s spectacular performance on senior night, though, was the importance of the result. The Harvard women’s basketball team’s 91-57 demolition of Yale kept alive its hopes for a conference title, setting up a must-win matchup against league-leaders Dartmouth on Tuesday—the final day of the regular season...