Harvard Turns The Tables On Brown
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Saturday night in Camridge, Massachusetts, one of the strangest college basketball games unfolded at Harvard’s Leviete’s Pavillion. The Crimson (18-4, 7-1 Ivy Lg) defeated the Brown Bears (9-13, 2-6 Ivy Lg) 85-78.
That Harvard defeated Brown by 7 points shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. But how the Crimson got there should.
Harvard entered the game a perfect (11-0) at home on the season. They also had some pretty impressive non-conference wins under their belt against the likes of Colorado, Boston College and George Washington.
Brown, on the other hand, was without its leading scorer and rebounder Peter Sullivan for the fifth consecutive game. The co-captain has been sidelined with a dislocated right shoulder.
With that as the backdrop, the crowd of 1,377 fans in the arena was more than a little surprised when the Bears jumped out to a 22-point halftime lead 53-31. The Bears absolutely dominated the Crimson on both ends of the floor leaving many to wonder if Harvard would get its first taste of defeat at home this season.
It didn’t happen.
Whether it was something Tommy Amaker said to his kids at halftime or just personal pride that kicked in, the Crimson played with a sense of purpose in the second half and turned the tables on Brown. Harvard dominated the Bears on both ends of the floor to an even greater degree than what had happened to them in the game’s first 20 minutes.
Harvard out-scored Brown 54-25 in the second half. Included in the half was a stretch that saw the Crimson hit their first 8 three-point field goals of the second half.
Ivy League Player of the Year candidate Keith Wright led the way for Harvard with 22 points and 14 rebounds. Kyle Casey had 19 for the Crimson.
Brown freshman point guard Sean McGonagill continued his solid play finishing with a team-high 18 points for the Bears. Senior Garrett Leffelman had 14 while Adrian Williams and Tucker halpern eached poured in 12 for the Bears.
Brown returns to Providence to host Penn Friday night and Princeton on Saturday.
The Crimson visits Cornell on Friday night in Ithaca, New York. They will play the Columbia Lions in Manhattan on Saturday.
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