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HARVARD-YALE LIVE BLOG

14:45, 4th quarter: Gordon gets no gain on first down, and now it's 2nd-and-goal for the Crimson.

End of the 3rd quarter: it's Gordon again, and this time he takes a second-down handoff to the Yale 4 for a 1st-and-goal Crimson. The Harvard offense is giving the Bulldogs a steady dose of Gordon, who now has 26 carries for 104 yards.

1:30, 3rd quarter: Gordon converts a third down on the handoff, and Harvard has 1st-and-10 at the Yale 14.

3:20, 3rd quarter: a QB sneak from Pizzotti picks up another first down, and the Crimson has 1st-and-10 at the Yale 25. It's the deepest penetration so far for the Harvard offense in the second half.

4:44, 3rd quarter: Pizzotti rolls right on the play action and throws for Luft. The ball goes right through the hands of Yale DB Casey Gerald and falls into the arms of Luft just before he goes out of bounds. It's a first down for the Crimson.

4:49, 3rd quarter: Yale goes three and out, with two incompletions and a two-yard run by McLeod. Berry fields the punt at the 49 and gets a yard to the 50 before being slammed down.

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5:51, 3rd quarter: Yale gets a third-down stop as Pizzotti goes deep for Luft, but the ball is slightly underthrown and batted down by Yale's Steve Santoro. The Hull punt it downed at the 5, and that's where the Bulldogs will have to start there.

7:25, 3rd quarter: Gordon busts a good run to the 47, then a reverse to Chrissis gets the ball to the Yale 42, where it's 1st-and-10 Crimson.

8:55, 3rd quarter: Gordon carries twice to set up a 3rd-and-1 at the Crimson 35. In other Harvard news, the men's soccer team is tied 0-0 with UMass after regulation in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

9:55, 3rd quarter: Hart fails to complete a wide receiver screen on 3rd-and-7, and the Bulldogs punt again from the Crimson 37. Mante doesn't kick it nearly as well this time, and shanks it out of bounds at the 26. It'll be 1st-and-10 Crimson there after a media timeout.

11:27, 3rd quarter: Pizzotti on another run, and in a controversial call it's a fumble. Yale recovers, and the Bulldogs have the ball at the Harvard 41.

11:55, 3rd quarter: Pizzotti runs again, converting another third down, and the Crimson gets to the 33.

13:18, 3rd quarter: Yale can't get anything going, as it's a three-and-out for the Bulldogs. Mante's punt is a boomer, but trickles into the end zone and Harvard will take over on the 20.

Beginning of the 3rd quarter: the Bulldogs will get the ball first to open the second half. Christodoulou returns the kick to the 35, and we're underway.

Halftime: the wind continues to blow hard here at the Stadium, as the Yale band showcases Eli creativity by doing essentially the same sketch that the Penn band did last week.

Halftime: A few quick stat updates. The score is 7-0 Harvard, but the stats are much more unbalanced than that. The Crimson has 203 yards of offense, as Pizzotti is 10-for-16 for 92 yards. Gordon has 14 carries for 54 yards. For Yale, McLeod has 14 carries for 50 yards, and Brook Hart is 2-for-2 for 27 yards.

0:01, 2nd quarter: Long completely shanks the field goal attempt, NO GOOD. It's still Harvard 7, Yale 0, and Hart takes a knee for Yale to end the first half.

0:05, 2nd quarter: Gordon gets killed at the 15 for a 4-yard loss, and the Crimson winds the clock down to 5 seconds remaining before attempting a half-ending field goal.

0:49, 2nd quarter: it's going to be 3rd-and-9 on the 11 after an incompletion on a screen pass.

0:52, 2nd quarter: yet another third-down conversion, this time on a completion from Pizzotti to Lorditch. On first down from the Yale 12, Pizzotti takes off on a design run, picking up 1 to the Yale 11. Harvard takes a timeout, and it's 2nd-and-9 at the Yale 11

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