Men's Basketball Falls to Harvard, 91-79

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12/14/05 -- Senior Aubin Scott (Hempstead, N.Y.) grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds to go along with 13 points but it was not enough as the Long Island University men's basketball team saw its two-game winning streak snapped at Harvard, 91-79, on Wednesday evening.

Junior James Williams (DeSoto, Texas) led the team with 18 points.

Two free throws by sophomore Paska Morkeliunas (Kaunas, Lithuania) gave the Blackbirds a 51-48 advantage with 14:06 to play in the second stanza. The Crimson rattled off 12 consecutive points, capped by a three-point play by Brad Unger that gave Harvard a 60-51 lead.

LIU twice cut the advantage to six in the final minutes but could not get any closer.

Matt Stehle led the Crimson with a career-best 27 points and 11 boards. Jim Goffredo and Drew Housman had 18 apiece, as Harvard improved to 6-3.

The Blackbirds will face former city rival CCNY on Thursday, Dec. 22 at home at 7:00 p.m.