"We should have run them off the floor," said coach Harrison. "But when you lose a guy like Dover who can really fly, it's a lot tougher."

Harvard drew North Carolina in the first round of the Carolina Tournament on Dec. 29 and 30. The Crimson played close to the undefeated Tar Heels until a three-point play gave them a ten-point margin early in the second half they never relinquished, North Carolina won that game, 92-74. and the tournament by topping Bowling Green.

Balling Errors

Led by All-American guard Charley Scott, who scored 23 points, and forward Bill Chamberlain, who tallied 29, the Tar Heels forced several Harvard ball-handling mistakes. Even though the Crimson out-rebounded North Carolina, Harvard couldn't match the Tar Heels in shooting percentage or in bench strength.

Matt Bozek, who led all scorers with 30 points, was selected to the All-Tournament team. Dover, returning to the line-up after being out for a week, added 23.

"We outrebounded them and outran them." said Dover, "but a few bad turnovers at crucial times hurt us. They had a lot more depth than we did, especially at the guards."

In the consolation round of the tournament, the Crimson had a poor shooting night again and lost to a strong Southern Illinois team, 100-89.

The Salukis, 6-2 so far this winter, shot 54 per cent from the floor to Harvard's 32 per cent, but the Crimson led for most of the first half.

Straight Shooter

"If we'd shot better we could have beaten them," said coach Harrison. "They had a hot night, and were taking [25-foot] shots that would have been three-pointers if we had been playing by ABA rules,"

Harvard tied the game at 70-70 midway through the second half, and with three minutes to go Southern Illinois hit five baskets in a row to put the game out of reach for the Crimson.

Dover led his team with 25 points, while Newmark. with his best scoring effort this season, added 19. Captain Ernie Hanly had 18 tallies.