Gamecenter: Harvard 56, Stanford 111

Posted on by Jake Wilson in Gamecenter, Harvard, Ivy League
1st 2nd Final
Harvard (0-1) 28 28 56
Stanford (1-0) 63 48 111
Basketball Travelers Classic
Maples Pavilion – Palo Alto, CA		 Boxscore
Keys to the Game
Key sequence Stanford’s Robin Lopez set the tone for the game 20 seconds in when he threw down a putback dunk. The Cardinal would go on to score on its first nine possessions of the game, during which Harvard would muster only an Evan Harris free throw and layup. Just over five minutes in, the Crimson trailed 21-3.
Key sign it was over The game turned into a rout as Stanford stretched its advantage to 35 points late in the first half, and seven straight Cardinal points to start the second half made it a 70-28 game.
Key performance Anthony Goods lost his dinner on the Stanford bench, but it was about the only thing that went wrong for him on the night. Goods finished with 17 points on 5-for-6 shooting from three and dished out five assists in just 16 minutes.
Key statistic Stanford shot 43 of 66 (65.2 percent) from the field and 13 of 18 (72.2 percent) at the line. Of the 26 misses that resulted in rebounds, the Cardinal controlled 17 of those, which means Harvard got stops on just 25 of 75 defensive possessions.
Notes

– Former Ivy League recruiting target Drew Shiller led all scorers with 18 points off the bench.

– Harris was the only Harvard player with decent numbers at the end of the night, finishing with 14 points, six rebounds, and a pair of blocks.

– Palo Alto native Jeremy Lin had a very rough game in front of friends and family, fouling out after 21 scoreless minutes.

– The rebounding numbers were about as lopsided as they get, with Harvard at 23.3 percent offensively and Stanford at 65.4 percent.

– The three Crimson freshmen all saw their first college action, and sophomore Dan McGeary surprisingly played despite transferring from New Hampshire after last season, finishing with nine points.

– Harvard will try to put the loss behind it when it faces UC Santa Barbara (1-0) in the second game of the event on Saturday, November 10, at 7:30 pm ET.

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