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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Harvard 63, Florida Atlantic 51
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 22, 2011
Where: Lavietes Pavilion, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials: # Bob Adams, # Bill Laubenstein, # Victor Thomas
Attendance: 1973

Keith Wright had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 25 Harvard went on a key run late in the second half to pull away from visiting Florida Atlantic 63-51 on Thursday night in Lavietes Pavilion.

It was the second double-double of the season for Wright, who scored eight of his points in the second half.

The Crimson (10-1), playing their first-ever home game as a ranked team, won the rebounding battle 32-17 and shot a blazing 55 percent from the field.

Raymond Taylor had 14 points to lead Florida Atlantic (4-8), which came back from a six-point halftime deficit to take a second-half lead but couldn’t hold on for the upset.

After trailing 34-28 at the break, the Owls went on a 13-4 run early in the second half to take a 41-40 lead on Andre Mattison’s layup with 12:47 left.

The two teams traded buckets for a few minutes after that until Harvard went on a quick 14-2 spurt to claim a 59-47 advantage when Brandyn Curry hit a jumper and then got a steal and two free throws with 2:34 remaining.

Curry finished with 12 points and seven assists.
Top Game Performances
 
Florida Atlantic   Harvard
Raymond Taylor 14 Scoring Brandyn Curry 12
Raymond Taylor 5 Assists Brandyn Curry 7
Andre Mattison 3 Rebounds Keith Wright 11
Andre Mattison 2 Free Throws Made Brandyn Curry 6
Raymond Taylor 2 Steals Brandyn Curry 4
Andre Mattison 1 Blocks Kyle Casey 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Florida Atlantic 51 38.5 3-17 8-10 7 17 1 5 12
Harvard 63 55.3 4-8 17-22 15 32 5 6 17