After Harrison had resumed his seat on the bench--unhappily is not precisely the word--Dullea converted the one-and-one situation, reestablishing the four point margin. Jay Noble, another sophomore who replaced Dover, responded under pressure with a 15 foot jump shot from the right, and, then, with 57 seconds left, stole the ball and passed it to Hardy.

Hardy galloped off down court, went into a low post and put up a short turnaround which missed and fell into U.S.F. hands. Dullea was fouled but missed the free throw and, after a wild scramble, Kanuth and Hardy came away with the rebound. Harrison called timeout and set up a play for Gallagher to tie the game. The "Rabbit" spun in from the right corner, but leery of an offensive foul, went with a left-handed hook in the lane rather than continuing his drive.

The shot bounced out and U.S.F. came down the floor again. This time is was Rich Schaer--the Dons' high scorer with 21 points--who got fouled and he, too, missed on the one-and-one and Gallagher cleared the rebound.

Fourteen seconds remained. Harrison hoped to isolate one of the big men under the basket, but Harvard had trouble putting the play into operation and finally, Gustavson, who had just made a spectacular save to keep the ball in play threw up a 20 footer from the top of the key. It hit the rim and time ran out before the Crimson could get the ball up again.

The major problems with Harvard basketball at the moment are these: a lack of depth until Bob Johnson returns; a lack of height although Paul Waickowski's performance against San Francisco was very encouraging; a surfeit of careless errors and missed opportunities. Harrison has done a remarkable job in instilling spirit in his team--sophomores Noble, Joe Stanislaw, Mike Collins and George Yates typify the spirit: though sparingly used, they talk it up on the bench and hustle through practices, all interested in improving the program.

Harvard's record now stands at three wins and seven losses. Dover is averaging better than 20 points a game and certainly impressed many West Coast fans and writers. As Gustavson said, much later that sad Thursday night in San Francisco, "We didn't win them all, but there's no one laughing at us. We left the floor with respect. Now it's time to start winning."

The Ivy League season starts Friday at Pennsylvania, and Harvard knows it must set back the Quakers.