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Playing without starter Bob Johnson, who missed the entire trip because of flu, Harvard outrebounded the taller Gauchos 28-14 in the first half but then got outbounded by 11 after intermission. Santa Barbara hit a six point blitz at the beginning of the final period for an 11 point lead and then just coasted in. The closest Harvard came was 17 minutes before the end at 43-36 on a Kanuth jump shot. Then Steve Rippe, David Rex and Gene Rodgers outscored the Crimson 14-6 over a seven minute span to ice the decision...
...sophomores competed for the Crimson, four of them winning and one tying to account for all but seven of their team's points. John Imrie, who coach John Lee considers "probably our best wrestler," was a surprise starter at 191 after having suffered a knee injury. He assured the Crimson of victory by decisioning George Malinsky, 9-3, for Malinsky's first loss after two undefeated seasons...
...Maroon was 17-9 last year and lost only one starter. Two guards--one a sophomore--do most of the scoring: Waterman and Clark. The Maroon captain, Ehler, leads the team in rebounding and tallied 21 points in the opener against Bridgeport. They play a man-to-man defense and a 1-2-2 offense--similar to Harvard's. It should be a close game, unless the Maroon is tired, playing its third game in four nights...
Crim was not a starter until the fourth game of the season. He had started last year for two games, but an ankle injury put him out of action for the rest of the season. This year when he came back he was number two behind his replacement. Ken O'Connell, O'Connell sustained a shoulder injury in the Columbia game and Crim replaced him in the starting position...
Although Dowd played only 26 minutes of varsity ball last year after recovering from his injury, he was counted on as a varsity starter for this season. But he hurt his knee against Cornell and remained out of the lineup for Dartmouth, and injuries knocked him out of the Penn and Princeton contests...