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BOSTON -- Harvards Tommy Amaker still feels the influence that Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski provided. Its helped lead him through a successful coaching career.Amaker became the winningest coach in Harvard history on Wednesday night when Chris Lewis scored a season-high 22 points and Seth Towns had 18 to lead the Crimson to a 74-66 road victory over local rival Boston College.It was Amakers 179th win in his 10th season, moving him ahead of his predecessor, Frank Sullivan (178-245), who was the coach from 1991-2007.Ill communicate with coach for sure, Amaker said. He has so many different guys that he likes to keep track of. I dont want to be a burden in any way, but obviously his influence has been paramount. Its been as big as it comes for me.Ive always thought of him as an amazing teacher, leader. Ive always tried emulate some of the things hes taught through the years.A star guard with the Blue Devils from 1983-87, the 52-year-old Amaker felt he could take Harvard to a successful level thats led to five Ivy League titles in the past six seasons.We always thought if we could build our basketball program to go along with the things that happen at Harvard, we would feel good about ourselves, and weve done that, he said.It was the third straight victory for Harvard (4-4).Jerome Robinson led Boston College (4-4) with 25 points. A.J. Turner scored 13.The Crimson looked dedicated to driving to the basket on most possessions from the start, collecting a number of easy looks when they shot near 60 percent in the opening minutes. It triggered a 13-2 spree that helped them open a 23-10 lead.The last couple of games I was encouraged of what we were doing defensively, but we took a step back, BC coach Jim Christian said. Wed played seven games. These guys have played a lot of minutes -- bad defense is bad defense.The Crimson pushed their advantage to 39-21 after Bryce Aikens driving basket capped a 6-0 spurt.The Eagles trailed by 19 points with just under 10 minutes to play, but made a late charge, closing the deficit to 69-60 on Robinsons 3-pointer from the left corner.Both teams then went nearly three minutes without a basket before Harvard closed it out.BIG PICTUREHarvard: The Crimson seemed to have figured out what type of team they have become after opening the season 1-3. They showed balance in a two-night span when they beat Northeastern on Tuesday and Boston College. On Tuesday, they scored only 18 points in the paint and they had 20 at halftime against the Eagles, finishing with 34.Were constantly trying to preach that we set the tone and be the aggressor early, Amaker said. I just thought they responded very well and made the necessary plays.Boston College: The Eagles need to find some more consistent scoring to go along with Robinson. The 6-foot-5 sophomore guard entered the game second in the Atlantic Coast Conference, averaging 20.1 per game.REFLECTIONIm very proud of that, Amaker said of the milestone. Im proud of our program and our team.PERFECT TESTThe Crimson looked at playing consecutive nights as a warm up to how things will be in conference play, when schools mostly compete on Fridays and Saturdays.We approached these two back-to-back games how wed see Ivy League play, said point guard Siyani Chambers, who had 11 assists. 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But also, you know, I enjoy my time in this tournament that I always love playing.The Serbian star noted that he had extra time off after falling in the third round at Wimbledon. The Rogers Cup rotates between Toronto and Montreal, with the women playing in Montreal this week.I enjoy Canada, both cities, Toronto and Montreal, and the past results in history show that I have a good time on Canadian soil, so I try to get the best out of it, said Djokovic, the tournament winner in 2007, 2011 and 2012.Djokovic struggled against Muller in his first hard-court match since March, both with his serves and his short game. Ultimately, unforced errors were Mullers undoing, with both sets easily iin reach of the unseeded player from Luxembourg.ddddddddddddGilles Muller is a very difficult player to play against in quick conditions, Djokovic said. He takes away the time of the opponent. He serves and volleys second serve a lot, as well, which hes one of the rare guys that does that. He likes to play quick, and I think the warm day like today played a lot in his favor.Djokovic will face qualifier Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic in the third round.Third-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan downed American Dennis Novikov 6-4, 7-5; and fourth-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada beat Taiwans Lu Yen-hsun 6-3, 6-3.American qualifier Ryan Harrison outlasted ninth-seeded countryman John Isner 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 6-4, and 10th-seeded Gael Monfils of France topped Canadas Vasek Pospisil, Canada, 7-6 (6), 6-0. Monfils won the Citi Open on Sunday in Washington. ' ' '