Dancing again!

PHILADELPHIA – The Harvard men’s basketball team is going dancing again after defeating Yale Saturday afternoon, 53-51, in a one-game playoff at The Palestra to decide the Ivy League’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

With the scored tied 51-51 and the shot clock winding down, Wesley Saunders spun around his defender into the lane, and appeared to be poised to take the game-winning shot. The senior guard stopped, however, and turned over his right shoulder, feeding classmate Steve Moundou-Missi who swished his shot from the top of the key for the 53-51 lead with nine seconds remaining.

Needing to make one final stop, the Ancient Eight’s best defense turned to the newly minted defensive player of the year, Moundou-Missi, who attempted to draw a charge on Javier Duren and altered the shot just enough. A few bounces later the buzzer sounded, and the court was flooded with Harvard fans celebrating the team’s fourth straight trip to the NCAA tournament.

To read full coverage of the game, visit Harvard Athletics website.