HARVARDDADGRAD
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01-22-17 10:28 AM - Post#219062
In response to HARVARDDADGRAD
Another observation: Dartmouth coaching did a great job of adjusting to take away Harvard's threats from the first game. Bassey and Lewis had combined for 28 points on 13-17 shooting. By packing the lane, these two were held to only 2-10 shooting and 8 points between them.
Harvard needs to take note of how ineffective it was when it tried to play inside. No one on Dartmouth ended up in foul trouble and Zena, Lewis and Egi went to the line only one time the entire game between them. Also, Harvard was outrebounded by Dartmouth over the two games. That shouldn't happen, but likely will if Zena continues to see limited minutes.
Dartmouth's defense, however, opened up Harvard's ball movement offense (20 assists vs 13 two weeks ago) resulting in good looks and 13-24 on 3's. Zena also took advantage of the overplay with put backs and by rolling to the basket off screens for a 7-8 night and 15 points. Amaker did a great job of riding Lewis in Hanover, and utilizing Zena when Dartmouth took away Lewis' offense in Cambridge.
Kudos to Dartmouth's play in the last 7 minutes of the first half. After falling behind 22-9 early and then 29-17, Dartmouth established a balanced offense, outscoring Harvard 18-5 to take a lead into the half (6 players scored). Dartmouth will win games, especially against teams that don't have a player who can limit Boudreaux in man defense.
A very good job of coaching and adjusting by both coaching staffs. For the second time, Harvard's depth and size enabled it to pull away from a fatigued Dartmouth squad in the second half.
First Halves: Harvard 67-61
Second Halves: Harvard 89-65
Edited by HARVARDDADGRAD on 01-22-17 10:31 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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