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NCAA BB

Write up


Friday, January 26




-- Home side won five of last six Yale-Harvard games with Yale sweeping series LY, 77-66/82-74, getting their first win in three tries at Harvard. Pretty sure this is last weekend for Harvard's 7-foot center, whose eligibility runs out after Saturday's game.

-- Home side won three of last four Brown-Dartmouth games, as Bruins lost last two visits here, 58-46/66-64. Brown lost three of last four games, splitting pair with Yale to open Ivy League play. Dartmouth split its first two Ivy League games vs Harvard.

-- Fairfield won three in row after 1-5 MAAC start, but two wins were in OT vs 0-19 Iona; Stags beat St Peter's twice LY, 109-108 and 81-75. Home side is 4-2 in last six series games. St Peter's is 1-8 in MAAC, losing last eight in row (2-6 vs spread).

-- Marist won at Niagara 91-86 in OT eight days ago, holding the Eagles to 35% from floor, just second win for road team in last seven series games. Niagara lost last two visits here, 89-71/88-87 Red Foxes won five of last six games; they're 2-1-1 as home fave

-- Sacramento State lost 100-85 to Eastern Washington last nite, now play again here, vs Portland State team that scored 84.5 pg in winning last two games. Hornets beat Portland State twice in last year's series, 68-65/76-60. Vikings are 0-2 as Big Sky AU.