Booker uncorked a slam dunk to notch it at 75-75; Banks scored from straight away to keep it at 77-all; Fine arched in a jumper he had waiting in cold storage in Melrose Park, Pa. to make it 79-up with 4:04 left to play; and Hooft tied it with a pair from the line with 3:00 showing. Booker finally cut the Gordian Knot when he netted those fateful free throws to give Harvard an 85-83 lead, its first of the half.

Cashing In

On Harvard's next sally down the hardwood, Banks upped it to 87-83 with 1:18 remaining when he sunk a pair from the line. Hooft and Banks both picked up one-and-ones in the final minute and both missed the first free throw only to have Booker haul down the rebound (he had ten on the night) and retain control for the Crimson.

Fine flitted through the Quakers in the final seconds and drew three fouls. He sank six straight points from the line to give the cagers their final margin of victory in this, their finest hour.

Coach McLaughlin, aglow after the win, put it best when he said: "I don't know of a better day in Harvard basketball history."

HARVARD SCORING: Ackerman 2 0-0 4, Hooft 10 2-4 22, Banks 7 10-12 24, Allen 4 4-6 12, Fine 2 7-8 11, Booker 3 6-8 12, Konstnatynowicz 1 0-0 2, Cox 1 0-0 2, Hadley 0 0-0 0, Bengel 1 0-0 2, Stenhouse 1 0-0 2,

PENN SCORING: Smith 6 0-2 12, McDonald 12- 5-7 29, Prince 10 3-4 23, Crowley 5 1-2 11, Greene 5 0-0 10, Salters 0 0-0 0, White 1 0-0 2, Brown 0 0-0 0, Kuhl 0 0-0 0.

LEADING REBOUNDERS: Booker (10), McDonald (10) Price(9), Banks(7), Hooft(7).

TOTALS: Penn 39 9-15 87, Harvard 32 29-38 93