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Final |
| Yale (14-11, 6-4 Ivy) |
35 |
30 |
77 |
| Harvard (12-11, 4-6 Ivy) |
30 |
36 |
66 |
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| Lavietes Pavilion – Allston, MA |
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
Brian Cusworth dunked to tie the game at 39-39 early in the second half, but Dominick Martin answered with a layup at the other end to put the Bulldogs back on top. Mike Beal grabbed Cusworth’s miss, but couldn’t hit a a jumper. Sam Kaplan missed at the other end, but Drew Housman’s ill-advised pass led to an Eric Flato three-pointer in transition. Then two teams traded turnovers on the next four possessions, before Matt Stehle missed a three-pointer. Caleb Holmes hit another transition three to make it a 47-39 game. After alternating offensive off-ball fouls on Brian Darcy and Matt Kyle, Yale’s Martin ran out after a Cusworth missed jumper and Flato got him the ball for a fastbreak layup to give the Bulldogs a double-digit lead at 49-39. |
| Key sign it was over |
The Crimson got within seven points on a pair of Housman free throws with 1:12 left, but after a wild sequence in which Harvard nearly came up with steals on two occasions, Jim Goffredo finally had to foul Flato. The Yale sophomore hit the first free throw, missed the second, but rebounded his miss and was fouled again. This time he drained both attempts from the line to put Yale up 10 with less than a minute left. |
| Key performance |
Dominick Martin finished with a career-high 26 points and 11 rebounds for his third double-double in the last four games. The senior big man shot 12 of 18 from the field. |
| Key statistic |
Yale’s 49.2-percent to 34.4-percent edge in field goal shooting. The Bulldogs connected on 29 of 59 shots, while holding Harvard to 22-of-64 shooting. |
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| Notes |
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The game featured a scoring duel between the centers, as Cusworth also registered a career high in scoring with 24 points. However, the junior was less efficient than his Yale counterpart, shooting under 50.0 percent in the game at 9 of 19. |
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Yale’s win broke an eight-game road losing streak in Ivy play. The Bulldogs’ last Ivy league away win was back on February 4, 2004 at Columbia. |
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Harvard shot a perfect 20 of 20 at the free throw line. |
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Beal grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds — seven of which were offensive boards. |
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Eric Flato added 19 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field, including a 4-for-8 night from outside the three-point arc. |
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Yale did an excellent job marking Goffredo, holding him to 0-for-4 shooting from three-point range on the evening. The Harvard junior did hit 3 of 4 attempts inside the arc and converted all six free throw attempts to finish with 12 points. |
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Harvard’s bench failed to score in 25 minutes of playing time for Darcy, Ko Yada, and Zach Martin. |
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Stehle endured the worst shooting performance of his collegiate career as a starter, ending up 1 of 11 from the field with just six points. |
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