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Gilpin struck first win an emphatic dunk from underneath. Lonergan followed that with a driving slam which also drew a foul. He converted the three-point play and Gilpin hit a layup to give the Big Green a 40-29 advantage...
Dartmouth's success relies heavily on the play of two juniors--6'6" guard Sea Lonergan and 7'0" center Brian Gilpin. Lonergan led the Ancient Eight in scoring last season at 17.3 points per game while shooting 43.7 percent from three-point land. And aside from being the team's leading rebounder and shot-blocker, Gilpin's size alone makes him an all-around intimidator in the paint...
...Crimson will have to find out whether Saturday's disappointment was the exception or the norm. The defense allowed the Engineers to shoot over 61 percent from the floor, including 63.6 percent from three-point range. Though the flat defensive play provided Harvard its first stumbling block of the season, the players are taking it in stride...
There's reason why Harvard shoots a 48 percent clip from behind the three-point are--it's hard to defend the outside shot when one is worried about Snowden all the time...
Perhaps, but without a doubt, that game--like many to come this season--will most likely hinge on Harvard's ability to make a high percentage of its shots from behind the three-point...