Word: yales
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Undismayed, Yale's leading scorer, Maturo, who had shot dismally all night, hitting on only three of 13 field goal attempts up to that point, forced in two more 20-footers for Yale. The unrelenting Elis pulled to within one point with 58 seconds left in the contest...
Suddenly, a Harvard turnover gave Yale possession of the ball and a chance to take the lead. But the team that "lived by the 'bomb' died by the 'bomb'," as O'Keefe tried unsuccessfully to drop in one more long-range jump shot...
Fine's critical foul shots then sealed Yale's doom, as the senior earned the respect of every fan in the gym with his perfect, pressure-packed free-throw performance...
...Yale trailed by 11 points, 41-27, with 2:08 left in the stanza when Harvard began to slow up its offense. At this juncture, the smooth-running Crimson machine faltered, as it did Friday night under similar circumstances in the closing minutes of the Brown first half...
...Yale ran off eight unanswered points, leaving the Crimson only six points ahead, 41-35, at intermission...