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Grancio had four inches and 25 pounds on his Tiger counterpart, Gabe Lewullis, but Lewullis' quickness proved to be the dominating force on the court. Grancio mustered only two first-half points and no assists and was benched for sieve-like defence...
Last night's game was the team's first after a two-week respite for exams, and in the first half, it showed. The Crimson stifled the Mountain Hawks' leading scorer, Brett Eppehimer, holding him to zero first-half points, but teammate Dan Handerhan tallied 16 and Vinnie McCaffery hit two three-pointers. Harvard also had no first-half points from its bench, and sophomore point guard Tim Hill could only hit two out of his first 10 shots...
These plays were important because the Harvard offense was not able to put the game away. After the Crimson's first-half exploits, in which the team shot 48 percent from the field and led by as much as 12, the Big Green threw in some zone defenses and was able to stifle the visitors...
That's the line from last night, and it tells the entire story. After taking a first-half lead with solid, smart defense, Harvard watched Boston University light up the scoreboard in the last 20 minutes. Basketball is a simple game, and the Crimson lost last night for simple reasons. And not altogether new ones...
Harvard (4-6, 2-5 Ivy) established a 21-0 first-half lead over abominable Yale (2-8, 1-6), but the Elis turned the trampling around with an intense charge and three touchdowns in the second half. Yale recovered an onside kick and promptly put six points on the board for its second touchdown and only a five-point deficit, but Harvard's tremendous defense held off a final Bulldog attack and sealed the triumph...