In the Crimson's last three games--all wins--the squad has shot 85-for-109 from the charity stripe, a whopping 78 percent. Harvard is 34-for-36 (94 percent) in the last four minutes and overtime periods of those three games.
In its 82-76 overtime win over Columbia February 18, Harvard shot 6-for-6 in the last six minutes of regulation and 8-for-8 in the extra period. Against Brown last Friday night, the Crimson was 4-for-4 in the last two minutes of regulation and 8-for-8 in overtime.
Sophomores Dana Smith and Ralph James have been the most impressive from the foul line lately. Since missing three of four free throws against Cornell February 17, Smith is 26-for-30 (87 percent) from the line.
"I don't know what it is," Smith said. "I happen to have the ball in the late situations, and I want it, and they foul me."
James is 13-for-14 from the charity stripe in his last four games. He has nailed 72 percent of his shots.
Ivy League Standings Team Ivy Overall Princeton 10-2 18-6 Dartmouth 8-4 15-9 Penn 8-4 12-12 HARVARD 7-5 11-13 Yale 5-7 10-16 Cornell 5-7 8-15 Columbia 3-9 7-17 Brown 2-10 7-17