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...used the halftime period to regroup after letting a nine-point lead dwindle down to two at the intermission. Whether it was due to the energy of the crowd and the trophy presentation, Harvard’s lack of defense, or simply the Bulldogs superiority as a team, Yale gradually pulled away from the Crimson and coasted down the stretch to its seventh win in its last eight games...
...Bulldogs were astoundingly efficient on offense in handing Harvard its fourth straight loss. After shooting a scalding 59.3 percent in the first half, Yale improved in the second, converting on two thirds of its attempts after halftime—16-of-24 from the floor—while limiting the Crimson to 10-of-30 shooting. For the game, the Bulldogs shot 62.7 percent, the highest mark that Harvard has allowed all season, raising the Crimson’s field goal percentage defense in league play to .499, worst in the Ivy League...
Harvard’s defense also had difficulty with its traditional nemesis, the three-point shot. Thanks to quick-release sharpshooters Caleb and Nick Holmes, who each hit a pair of trifectas, Yale was 8-of-15 from downtown for the game, compared with just 3-of-15 for the Crimson—a difference that perfectly accounted for the 15-point gap between the teams at the end of the night...
...Bulldogs’ big second half destroyed the considerable momentum Harvard had accumulated heading into the break. After jumping out to a quick 9-0 lead, igniting the student section, Yale allowed the Crimson to reel off a 9-0 run of its own to tie it right back up, reminiscent of the game at John J. Lee two years ago when the Bulldogs used the energy of the crowd to go up 12-0 before Harvard clawed back. That game went down to the final possession, with Yale hanging on by one in a heartbreaking loss for the Crimson...
...Yale got a career-high 16 points (on 7-of-9 shooting) off the bench from forward Travis Pinick to go along with a game-high seven assists. Guards Eric Flato and Caleb Holmes each recorded six assists and scored in double figures...