Harvard 66, Yale 51

Harvard 66, Yale 51

Published Feb. 22, 2012 3:39 a.m. ET

Brandyn Curry scored 18 points and Keith Wright tied Harvard's career block record in the Crimson's 66-51 win over Yale on Saturday night.

Wright now has 147 blocks, matching Brian Cusworth's career record. Wright also had 10 points and eight rebounds as the Crimson (23-3, 9-1 Ivy League) dominated Yale (17-7, 7-3), inside to win its 27th straight home game, the second-longest streak in the nation.

Harvard outrebounded the Bulldogs 32-22 and outscored them 32-10 in the paint.

The Crimson led 9-7 midway through the first half before going on a 16-2 run to blow it open. Kyle Casey's layup gave Harvard, which was 5 of 5 during the spurt, a 23-9 advantage with 21 seconds left.

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The Bulldogs who were outshot 54.3 percent (25 of 46) to 37.2 percent (16 of 43), were led by Greg Mangano with 22 points and 11 rebounds.

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