"It was a combination of Penn turning up the heat and our guys not reacting well to it," Roby said.
Led by Frazier, forward Sean Dineen, and sophomore guard Jerry Simon, the Penn press went on a 16-0 run to pull in front of Harvard, 61-60, with less than 10 minutes remaining in the game.
"Offensively, we were stagnant," Phillips said. "We were just standing around waiting for someone to do something."
After Roby called a timeout, Phillips did just that, nailing a three-pointer to stop the Quaker charge. The junior's basket put the Crimson back on top, 63-61.
"I told them in the huddle that blowing leads happens in every sport," Roby said. "I told them that what matters is how you react to it."
The Crimson stayed even with the Quakers until Frazier hit a three-pointer with 4:07 left in the game to put Penn on top, 76-70. But then Penn's shots stopped falling, and Harvard came back.
"When you don't score, it's very hard to press," Scneider said. "And down the stretch, the shots just didn't go in."