On Dec. 28, Harvard traveled down South to the Alexander Memorial Coliseum at the McDonald's Center in Atlanta to take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-3) for the first meeting ever between the two teams.
It was a matchup between the Ivy League and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)-the conference known foremost for its academics versus arguably the best in basketball.
Despite a strong first-half showing, the Crimson was unable to keep up with the much taller and faster Yellow Jackets. In its last non-conference game of the season, Tech prevailed, 90-59.
"OK, here's my opening statement," Harvard Coach Frank Sullivan
said. "I hereby declare Georgia Tech ready for ACC play."
Harvard looked tentative and slow at the beginning of the contest, quickly falling behind 17-5. Things looked even worse as star senior Dan Clemente gained two fouls within the first five minutes of the game.
However, once Tech was hit with a couple offensive fouls and the Crimson settled into a rhythm, Harvard regrouped and posted a 12-1 run, sparked by a three-pointer by sophomore P.J. Harvey seven minutes into the game.
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