For the second straight game, the Harvard men's basketball team had a 50-point second half.
But unlike last Saturday's 72-62 win over Lehigh, the Crimson couldn't overcome a seven-point halftime deficit, suffering its first loss of the season to Marist, 87-82, last night at Lavietes Pavilion.
As usual, junior forward Dan Clemente led all scorers, with 26 points on 8-of-14 shooting, but it was Clemente's slow first half--in which he scored just six points, going 2-of-4 from the field--that put the Crimson (3-1) in a serious hole.
That defensive stop, plus a 40-32 rebounding advantage that gave Marist (2-2) substantial second-chance baskets, allowed the Red Foxes to survive Harvard's 49-percent shooting for the game.
First-Half Brownout
Magarity used 6'5 junior Drew Samuels in the early part of the half, sacrificing height for quickness and the ability to front Clemente.
"Marist looked ready for Dan, they looked like they had him really well scouted," Harvard Coach Frank Sullivan said. "They used a smaller guy on him to start, which gave them some quickness, and they did a good job of knowing where he was."
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