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...first two periods saw classic up-and-down play, with almost no action in the neutral zone. Cornell was the main aggressor in the opening stanza, but the acrobatics of McCabe in the cage turned a 1-0 Cornell lead into a 2-1 advantage for Brown on goals by Mike Flanagan at 12:49 and Roberts...
Bill Horton scored the third goal at 3:34 on a deflection of a Jim Liston shot, the third time Harvard had to battle back from a one-goa! deficit. The Crimson squad put on a devastating performance in the final stanza, as goalie Brian Petrovek (29 saves in the game) and the inspired defensive corps held the Wildcats scoreless...
...visitors shot well again in the second stanza--55 per cent--and took a 53-52 lead after several minutes of play. But fouls continued to be Harvard's undoing. Brown worked at getting the ball inside, getting the Crimson's aggressive front line in trouble...
With 5:25 to go in the final stanza the Bulldogs sported a comfortable 59-50 lead. But two turnovers and all around sloppy play during the ensuing four minutes opened gaping holes in the Yale zone defense, and the result was 12 Harvard points and a 62-50 lead...
...bursts got Harvard back into the thick of the fight in the second stanza. Hines dashed down the court with the ball and fed a behind-the-back pass to Fine, who returned the ball to Doc in the corner. He popped from there to start the first Crimson surge, Muliufi Hanneman and Carey following with baskets that pulled Harvard within...