Jumping into the lead in the final minute of play on a basket by Hal Lubchansky, the Harvard Jayvee basketball team concluded a fairly successful season by handing a 43 to 41 defeat to the Yale Junior Varsity quintet in a closely contested game in New Haven Saturday night.
The Crimson and the Blue waged a nip-and-tuck battle throughout the entire 40 minutes of play, and neither team enjoyed a safe lead. Coach Johnny Wood's charges held a 20 to 19 edge at the end of the first half.
Don McSweeney with 12 points and Fran Simpson with nine were the big guns in the Crimson attack, and the play of Bill Smith at guard was another feature of the game. Captain Jack Stewart at center and Vic Marans were the other two Harvard starters.
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