Brown 61, Harvard 59

Brown 61, Harvard 59

Published Mar. 7, 2009 2:22 a.m. ET

Garrett Leffelman hit a 3-pointer as time expired to lift Brown to a 61-59 win over Harvard on Friday night. Harvard led 59-58 when Drew Housman missed a jumper with 8 seconds left. Peter Sullivan rebounded and passed to Leffelman, who made the game-winning 3-pointer - his only one after five misses - from the right sideline. Matt Mullery scored 21 points and grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds for Brown (8-19, 2-11 Ivy League). The last time a Brown player grabbed 20 rebounds was Feb. 24, 1984. Housman led Harvard (13-14, 5-8) with 12 points as Brown held Jeremy Lin, the Crimson's leading scorer, to 10 points - eight below his season average. Brown hit Harvard with an 18-4 run to open the second half, which began with Harvard leading 35-28. Mullery was 9-for-9 from the floor as Brown snapped a four-game losing streak.

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