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...some points during the night, Harvard had to have been wondering whether it was really shooting against a human goaltender or a backboard...
...perimeter, but facing tough defensive pressure, Lin returned the ball to the freshman. Curry looked at the basket, then swung the ball to sophomore Oliver McNally with just ticks left on the clock. As time wound down, McNally was forced to heave a contested shot that deflected off the backboard...
...while Harvard had a prolific scoring night, it was a missed shot, that excited the crowd. Five minutes into the second half, sophomore forward Keith Wright had a wide-open, fast break lay-up. But as he jumped, the ball slipped out of his hands and rocketed off the backboard for a highlight-reel blooper...
With the Crimson leading by eight late in the opening half, freshman forward Kyle Casey came into the game and made two high-energy plays. On the first, he chased down Dartmouth guard Robby Pride on a fast break and swatted his lay up off the backboard. Moments later, sophomore guard Oliver McNally launched an alley-oop from outside the three-point line to a soaring Casey, who flushed home the deuce...
...incredible point of emphasis for us was to try and keep them off the backboard,” Amaker said. “I’m shocked to know that we were able to [outrebound them] because it seemed like every time they shot it, they were going...