A blowout and a heartbreaker.

In short, that was the Harvard basketball weekend. Two games, two losses--both in league play--and the Crimson losing streak jumped from eight to ten straight.

It was a lethargic, sloppy Harvard team, still suffering from the after-effects of a 15-day Western roadtrip, which dropped back-to-back contests against Penn, Friday night, 103-77, and Princeton, Saturday night, 55-49.

PRINCETON 55, HARVARD 49

P--Mills 2 0-1 4; Olah o 1-3 1; Schmitt 3 0-0 6; Lewis 4 4-4 12; Melville 0 1-2 1; Blatt 2 0-3 4; Roma 5 2-2 12; Christel 6 1-2 13; Hilton 0 0-0 0; Young 1 0-0 2; TOTALS 23 9-17 55.

H--Mannix 2 0-0 4; Coatsworth 1 1-2 3; Allen 1 7-7 9; Hooft 4 3-5 11; Taylor 1 0-0 2; Fine 6 6-9 18; Fleming 0 0-0 0; Mundy 1 0-0 2; TOTALS 16 17-23 49.

Halftime--Princeton 31, Harvard 24. Att. 1250.

PENNSYLVANIA 103, HARVARD 77

Friday Night

P--Salters 3 0-0 6; Flick 1 1-2 3; Jackson 1 0-0 2; Price 10 3-4 23; Smith 10 1-2 21; White 7 0-0 14; Kuhl 1 2-2 4; Willis 9 1-2 19; Reynolds 3 0-0 6; Ross 2 0-1 2; Hall 0 1-2 1; Liefsen 0 0-0 0; TOTALS 47 9-15 103.

H--Mannix 5 0-0 10; Coatsworth 2 2-2 6; Allen 4 1-2 9; Hooft 3 2-2 8; Mills 0 0-0 0; Taylor 6 1-2 13; Fine 1 2-3 4; Mundy 1 2-2 4; Fleming 5 3-5 13; Trumbull 0 0-0 0; Sims 1 0-0 2; Clarke 3 2-2 8; Kohn 0 0-0 0; TOTALS 31 15-20 77. Halftime--Penn 43, Harvard 26. Att. 1400.

In both games, it was clear that the Harvard team was dragging. Against the talented Quakers, the Crimson started off their return to Ivy competition on the wrong foot. An experienced, slick Penn machine totally dominated Harvard, running the Crimson man-to-man defense ragged.

Harvard started out deceivingly well, guard Robert Taylor working with back-court mate Glenn Fine to keep the Crimson within two, and Taylor's jumper pegging the score at 9-7 five minutes into the game.

But New York City superstar Tony Price, a former schoolboy sensation at Taft, took control with his 20-ft. pop shots, en route to a 23-pt. night. The Quakers quickly ran off 12 unanswered points. As Penn got stronger, finding its shooting range, Harvard fell to pieces. The usually dependable Fine and Taylor lost their backcourt composure, committing 13 of Harvard's outrageous 30 turnovers.

A dismal 35 per cent field goal percentage in the first half sunk the Crimson beyond the point of return, and the capacity crowd was left wondering only if Penn could break the 100 barrier, which it did, with about a minute remaining.