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Behind by as much as 60-34 early in the second half, Navy took advantage of weak rebounding and a cold shooting spell by Harvard to pull within nine points midway through the half.
Then Newmark, who finished with 25 tallies to pace all scorers, gathered in one of his game-leading 12 rebounds. Guard, Dale Dover scored on a driving lay-up, and Newmark was fouled on a baseline drive after he made the basket. He sunk the free throw and the Crimson...
Sophomore guard Matt Bozek scored 12 out of 12 from the free-throw line and finished with 20 points. Captain Ernie Hardy, who hit several lay-ins on long, floating passes toward the basket from his teammates, had 16. Dover tallied 15.
Harvard jumped to a 14-5 advantage and steadily widened the margin with aggressive board play and consistent shooting. Scoring on 57 per cent of its shots in the first half, the Crimson was ahead 54-34 at half-time.
The Midshipmen took advantage of the situation, outscoring the Crimson 14-2 during one stretch in the seecond half and 39-38 for the half. Harvard, which outrebounded fourth-ranked North Carolina by 15 even though it didn't win, lost control of the boards in the second half to...