Gamecenter: Michigan 51, Harvard 62

1st 2nd Final
Michigan (3-5) 22 29 51
Harvard (4-4) 28 34 62
Lavietes Pavilion – Allston, MA Boxscore
 
Keys to the Game
Key sequence In a tied game with under four minutes to play, Evan Harris found Pat Magnarelli for a bucket. Drew Housman came up with a steal, but Jeremy Lin couldn’t find the range from three, and Kelvin Grady also missed a three-point attempt. Housman drove in for a layup, but it wouldn’t fall, and Evan Harris’s follow-up attempt was blocked by Ekpe Udoh, with the ball going back to Michigan. Manny Harris got inside for a layup, but Magnarelli swatted it away, and Evan Harris controlled the rebound for the Crimson. Harvard ran the shot clock under five seconds before getting a layup from Housman for a four-point lead. DeShawn Sims missed a three-pointer, and Lin flew in for the defensive rebound.
Key sign it was over Evan Harris went to the line with 34 seconds left and his team up by four. Harris got the first, but missed the second. However, he tracked down his own miss, and Housman was fouled with 28 ticks on the clock. The junior calmly drained both free throws to make it 58-51. Michigan’s Ron Coleman turned it over, and Magnarelli cashed in a breakaway layup at the other end. When Lin came up the steal and took it the other way for another fastbreak lay-in with just a few seconds left, the celebration was under way and the Harvard student section was plotting its rush of the court.
Key performance Pusar repeatedly got loose along the baseline for inside buckets, finishing with a team-high 12 points on 5-for-11 shooting. He added seven important rebounds — including five offensive boards — and handed out a pair of assists in 25 minutes.
Key statistic Facing a trapping 1-3-1 Wolverine defense, Harvard committed just nine turnovers on the evening, compared to 13 for Michigan. The Crimson had a 12-6 edge in points off turnovers and an 8-4 advantage in fastbreak points.
Notes

– Harvard featured a very balanced scoring attack, with six players scoring between eight and 12 points. Evan Harris had a solid all-around game with nine points, eight rebounds, five assists, and three blocks.

– Freshman Manny Harris led all scorers with 13 points for Michigan, but shot just 5 of 17 from the field.

– Despite the Wolverines’ shotblocking prowess inside, the Crimson made better use of the paint, owning a 34-24 edge there.

– Harvard also had an edge at the free throw line, where it made 9 of 12, compared to six of just seven attempts by Michigan.

– The game was a sellout with 2,050 fans in attendance and the crowd split about 60-40 in favor of the home team.

– The Crimson looks to go above .500 for the first time under Tommy Amaker when it travels to local rival Boston University on Tuesday, December 4, for a 7:00 pm ET contest.

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