Please Phrase Answers in the Form of Questions

Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia Eagles October defeat of the Washington Redskins are unlike that Harvard-Dartmouth game in this respect.

Question: What are emotional victories after overcoming large deficts?

Alex: That's correct. The Crimson had recovered from a 10-point deficit to threaten the Big Green cushion in the waning moments of the game. But unlike Patrick Ewing and his friends, or Randall Cunningham and his cohorts, Coach Roby and his crew could not quite finish the effort.

Answer 4: This famous Harvard administrator, apparently conceding victory to Dartmouth, left Briggs Cage with more than a minute to play, and the Crimson trailing by 10.

Question: Who is Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III?

Alex: And wow, would he have been sorry! As far as sheer drama goes, this game was superior to Murder She Wrote. I'm sure there are some of you out there who left the 1986 World Series game before Mookie Wilson gave the Mets new life. Archie beat the postgame traffic on JFK Street, but he also missed an ending that had the 2100 fans on the edges of their seats.

Answer 5: This junior guard hit two clutch free throws with time running down to help his team to victory, redeeming himself from prior shanks.

Question: Who is Rumeal Robinson?

Alex: I'm sorry. That's incorrect. You, of course, were thinking of the 1989 NCAA champiionship, when Rumeal Robinson nailed both free throws with seconds left on the clock to lift Michigan over Seton Hall. But it was Dartmouth's James Blackwell who nailed both ends of a one-and-one with 34 seconds left in Saturday's game.

Two years ago, he bricked the front end of a one and one against Yale that would have made the Big Green co-champions. Blackwell says his team shoots a thousand free throws per week, and it certainly paid off Saturday, when Dartmouth connected on 20 of 22 freebies in the second half.

FINAL JEOPARDY! Answer: This team, after losing its first league game at home, now must conquer all future guests and snag a few road wins to fetch its first Ivy League title.

FINAL JEOPARDY! Question: What is Harvard?

Alex: That's right. But there's so much parity in the league, according to Dartmouth Coach Paul Cormier, that Harvard still is very much alive in the race for Ivy laurels.

That concludes today's match, and losses next week to either Cornell or Columbia, at Briggs, likewise could put a premature end to Harvard's young season.

Big Green, 75-74 at Briggs Cage Dartmouth  33-42--75 HARVARD  26-48--74

DARTMOUTH (75): Brendan O'Sullivan 6-10 1-3 13; John Conley 1-4 0-0 2; Walter Palmer 4-8 10-10 18; James Blackwell 5-10 4-4 15; John Mackay 1-7 3-4 5; Rob Summers 2-4 1-4 5; Bill Taylor 1-4 0-0 3; Gary Campbell 1-1 0-0 2; Alex Gayer 1-1 0-1 2; Michael Lombard 3-7 4-5 10; Steve Trundle 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals: 25-56 23-31 75

HARVARD (74): Ralph James 7-15 3-6 18; Ron Mitchell 7-11 9-12 23; Mal Hollensteiner 1-2 0-0 2; Scott Gilly 1-6 0-0 2; Tarik Campbell 0-5 0-1 0; Tyler Rullman 3-7 1-1 7; Tchad Robinson 0-2 0-0 0; Fred Schernecker 6-13 0-0 16; Mike Minor 1-1 0-1 2; Dana Smith 2-3 0-0 4.

Totals: 28-65 13-20 74

Three-pointers: Blackwell, Taylor; Schernecker 4, James. Rebounds: Dartmouth 41 (O'Sullivan, Palmer 8), Harvard 39 (Mitchell 13). Assists: Dartmouth 8 (Blackwell 2), Harvard 12 (Campbell 5). Steals: Dartmouth 12 (Blackwell 4), Harvard 7 (Campbell 3). Blocked Shots: Dartmouth 6 (Palmer 5), Harvard 2 (Campbell, Schernecker). Total fouls: Dartmouth 21, Harvard 23. Fouled out: Palmer. Turnovers: Dartmouth 20, Harvard 21.

Attendance: 2100.