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Vermont holds off Harvard 65-62
Harvard Crimson

Vermont holds off Harvard 65-62

Published Jan. 3, 2016 4:25 p.m. ET

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) Ethan O'Day scored 16 points and Vermont held on to beat Harvard 65-62 on Sunday despite missing all five of its shots in the final four minutes.

The Catamounts (8-7) were up 65-56 after a 3-pointer from Ernie Duncan with 4:04 to play. Despite missing 3 of 4 free throws, Harvard (6-8) cut the margin to three on Corbin Miller's trey with 1:41 remaining.

But the Crimson missed their last two shots, including Corey Johnson's 3-point attempt with two seconds left.

Ernie Duncan added 14 points and Trae Bell-Haynes had 10 with five steals and four assists for Vermont, which shot only 42 percent

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Agunwa Okolie led Harvard with 16 points, Miller had 15 on five 3s and Johnson 14. Zena Edosomwan had 10 rebounds, eight points and four blocks. The Crimson, down 32-27 at the half, shot 50 percent in the second half with four 3s.

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