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| Maine (0-1) |
29 |
42 |
71 |
| Harvard (1-0) |
32 |
43 |
75 |
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
After numerous lead changes, Maine went ahead on a putback by Phil Tchekane-Bofia with 3:46 left in the contest. Harvard’s Drew Housman got inside for a layup to put the Crimson back on top, and the Black Bears turned it over on their next possession. Jim Goffredo couldn’t connect on a three-point attempt, but Maine’s Junior Burnal missed the front end of a one-and-one. At the other end, Harvard sophomore Evan Harris drew a foul, got a layup to go, and coverted the free throw for a three-point play and a four-point Crimson lead.
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| Key sign it was over |
Housman drained a pair of free throws with eight seconds left on the clock to restore Harvard’s margin to four. In the final secods, Maine attempted a three-pointer, but couldn’t get it to drop and Harvard held on for the win.
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| Key performance |
Brian Cusworth was the game’s leading scorer with 20 points, and he played a key role in changing the momentum of the contest in the second half when Maine appeared poised to open up a lead. The Black Bears had scored 15 of the first 20 points of the second half and had built up a seven-point lead with under 15 minutes left. Then Cusworth took over, racking up 11 points, three rebounds, and a block in a six-minute span to bring his team right back into the game.
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| Key statistic |
Harvard attempted 37 free throws — making 28 for 75.7 percent — while Maine shot only 15 free throws. Cusworth led the way with a 10-for-13 afternoon from the stripe.
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| Key coaching move |
Frank Sullivan went with Brad Unger for much of the second half, and the junior big man responded with 10 points in 21 minutes, including some huge buckets down the stretch.
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The Crimson’s Big Three of Cusworth, Goffredo, and Housman combined to score 54 of the team’s 75 points on 14-for-27 shooting.
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The Crimson found itself in the strange position of being badly outrebounded. Maine grabbed 19 of 41 caroms at its own end (45.3 percent) while holding Harvard to 23.3 percent on the offensive glass. The Black Bears owned a 20-6 edge in second-chance points.
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Andrew Pusar started for Harvard, but logged only 12 minutes, with freshman Jeremy Lin playing the majority of the game as part of a three-guard lineup. Lin looked a bit overwhelmed by the pace and intensity of the Division I game in the first half, but regrouped at halftime to play a productive second half. He scored a crucial basket for Harvard late in the game when he paused at the top of the key, then drove down the lane for a layup to put the Crimson on top with under five minutes left.
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Maine outscored its hosts 38-24 in points in the paint.
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Led by Goffredo’s 5-for-10 perfrormance from outside the arc, Harvard shot 7 of 18 (38.9 percent) from three-point range. The Crimson defense limited Maine to 5-of-20 shooting (25.0 percent) from the three-point line.
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Harvard next plays on Tuesday, November 14, when the Crimson hosts local rival Boston University for a 7:00 pm game at Lavietes Pavilion.
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