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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| Harvard (2-3) |
32 |
37 |
69 |
| Holy Cross (4-0) |
42 |
38 |
80 |
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
After trailing by as many as 15 in the first half, Harvard was down just 66-65 after Jeremy Lin’s layup at the 4:21 mark. However, Alex Vander Baan responded with a bucket from point-blank range, and after the two teams traded long-range misses, Lin missed the front end of a one-and-one. Colin Cunningham put back Tim Clifford’s miss to make it a two-possession game, and after an Adam May steal, Clifford’s layup made it 72-65. Harvard got two shots on its next possession, but couldn’t knock down either, and May got inside for a layup and foul. He missed the free throw, but Clifford controlled the offensive board, and Doherty eventually converted a pair of free throws to cap off a string of 10 unanswered points that blew open the game at 76-65 with under a minute left.
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| Key sign it was over |
Lin was fouled shooting a very long three-pointer, and his two of three at the line to make it a nine-point contest. The Crimson had a chance to cut into its deficit after a Cunningham turnover, but Drew Housman gave it right back. Doherty drove in for a layup and foul to restore the margin to 11 with just 38 seconds to play.
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| Key performance |
Clifford stayed out of foul trouble and had a big night, scoring a game-best 22 points on 10-for-16 shooting.
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| Key statistic |
Holy Cross committed just 12 turnovers, compared to 17 for Harvard. The Crusaders had 21 points off of turnovers, while the Crimson finished with eight.
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| Notes
– Housman was the high scorer in a losing effort for Harvard with 19, while Lin added 15.
– Holy Cross punished Harvard on the boards, grabbing 50.0 percent of the rebounds at its offensive end, while holding the Crimson to just 30.8 percent.
– The Crusaders were ice-cold from the outside, hitting just 3 of 16 (18.8 percent) from three. However, they shot 26 of 41 (63.4 percent) inside the arc, outscoring the Crimson 46-30 in the paint.
– May had 16 points in just 21 minutes off the bench for Ralph Willard.
– Harvard will look to get back on track after the holiday when it travels to Providence to face the Friars on Saturday, November 24, at 7:30 pm ET.
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