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2nd |
Final |
| Harvard (4-10) |
29 |
37 |
66 |
| Sacred Heart (4-7) |
32 |
43 |
75 |
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
Harvard led 57-56 after Jeremy Lin’s jumper with just under five minutes remaining in the contest, but Ryon Howard put Sacred Heart back in front with a layup 20 seconds later. Evan Harris knotted the game at 58 with a free throw two possessions later, and Lin had a chance to put the Crimson on top, but missed a pair of free throws. Drew Shubik had no such problems, hitting four straight free throws on the Pioneers’ next two possessions, sandwiched around a Pat Magnarelli turnover. Dan McGeary missed a three-pointer and Lin controlled the rebound, but turned it over to Sacred Heart, and Brice Brooks punished the mistake with a three-pointer for a seven-point davantage. Following a missed three by Housman, Luke Granato was perfect on a pair from the line to give the Pioneers a sudden 67-58 lead with 1:12 remaining, following an 11-1 run.
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| Key sign it was over |
A Harris lay-in drew the Crimson to within seven, but Shubik drained two free throws. Housman couldn’t score inside, and Howard added two at the line for a double-digit lead with 45 ticks left. Alek Blankenau knocked down a three-pointer and was fouled. He missed the free throw, but Magnarelli rebounded to give Harvard a life line. Blankenau was off the mark this time from the outside, and though Harvard got the ball back out of bounds, Housman couldn’t find the range on a three-pointer, and Shubik all but put the game away with two free throws with just 24 seconds remaining.
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| Key performance |
Shubik led all scorers with 20 points, largely thanks to a 13-for-14 night at the free throw line. He did commit seven turnovers, though six assists and four rebounds helped make up for this.
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| Key statistic |
The game was essentially even with the exception of free throws. Sacred Heart attempted 28 free throws to 19 for Harvard, and outscored the Crimson 25-11 from the stripe. In the second half alone, the Pioneers were 21 of 23 on free throws, including a perfect 14 of 14 in the final three minutes.
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| Notes
– Lin led Harvard with 17 points, while Housman and McGeary each chipped in with 10.
– All five Sacred Heart starters scored in double figures, including a double-double by Howard (11 points and 12 rebounds).
– The Crimson didn’t do itself any favors at the line in the second half, hitting just 7 of 14 from the stripe.
-Harvard had just 10 assists on the afternoon, while committing 20 turnovers.
– Both teams were cold from beyond the arc, with the Crimson 5 of 17 (29.4 percent) and the Pioneers even worse off at 6 of 21 (28.6 percent).
– Mired in a six-game losing streak, Harvard will try to get off the schneid when it hosts UC Irvine on Sunday, December 30, at 2:00 pm ET.
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