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Saturday, December 08, 2007
Ivy-Patriot challenge night
With the Trailing 4-3 in the season series with the Ivy League knotted at 4-4, the Patriot League's Lehigh Valley contingent has a chance to give the PL the lead with a sweep of two Ivy-Patriot matchups today. Harvard visit Lehigh while Lafayette buses east on I-78 for a visit to Columbia.

EDITOR'S NOTE: We missed the Colgate win at Cornell in updating the series numbers in the original post. Thanks Ken Doak for the catch.

SCOUTING HARVARD: Look behind Harvard's 4-5 record. There is more than meets the eye. Among the five losses are games at Stanford, at Providence, at Holy Cross and against U.S. Santa Barbara on a neutral floor. The wins include a 62-51 thumping of coach Tommy Amaker's old team, Michigan.

The Crimson prefer a faster pace than Lehigh. They are averaging 71.1 points per game. Harvard shoots 47.3 percent from the field as a team, 36.8 percent from three-point range. They also give up points -- opponents are shooting 46.3 percent from the field, 40.1 percent from the arc, and scoring over 77 points per game.

Drew Housman led the Crimson with 14.7 points per game. The 6-0 junior is a sniper from the arc, knocking down 54.5 percent of the threes he tries. Overall he is shooting 47.4 percent from the field.

Also in double figures are 6-2 sophomore Jeremy Linn (11.7 ppg), 6-2 junior Andrew Pusar (10.8 ppg, 63.1 percent from the field) and 5-9 junior Evan Harris (10.6 ppg, 5.7 rpg). Pat Magnarelli, a 6-7 sophomore, leads the team in rebounds (6.4 per game) and is shooting 56.7 percent from the field. Reserve Dan McGeary, a 6-1 sophomore, is a three-point shooter off the bench. McGeary leads Harvard is made threes (17) and attempts (44),
BONUS LINKS:
  • Harvard stats
  • Harvard game notes
  • Harvard Crimson basketball page (student paper)

    SCOUTING COLUMBIA: This will be a good road test for the improving Leopards. Columbia is 3-5, but it has been ob the road its last seven games, going 3-4 in that stretch, including a win Tuesday at Wagner its last time out.

    John Baumann, a 6-7 senior, is the only Lion averaging in double figures. Baumann is scoring 16.8 points per game and grabbing a team-best 6.3 rebounds.

    Columbia is shooting 37.7 percent from the field as a team. Opponents are shooting 41.1 percent against the Lions.
    BONUS LINKS:
  • Columbia stats
  • Columbia game notes

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