“We made up for [the trouble scoring] with some defense,” Sullivan said. “This was one of the best defensive efforts of the year.”
Harvard also made sure to deny Northeastern much in the way of second-chance points. The Crimson outrebounded Northeastern 25-7 on the defensive end.
“One of the big things we talked about the past couple days was their offensive rebounding potential,” Sullivan said. “That was our major concern going into it. We got almost 80 percent of the defensive boards. That’s one of our best defensive rebounding efforts of the year.”
Of course, Northeastern was a smaller team than Harvard, and that’s saying a lot. The Huskies’ tallest player was 6’7.
But Harvard has speed and athleticism and that can go a long way. Especially when it comes to handling suprises like Northeastern’s zone defense last night. Of course, five-on-five practices shouldn’t hurt, either.