"He's a great shooter," Kuchen said. "The guy can shoot with anyone in the country."
The Crimson didn't help its own cause, shooting a poor 33 percent in the first-half, and missing 13 consecutiveshots.
But Phillips, who had 13 first-half points,sparked a late Harvard rally, which brought theteam back to a 36-30 halftime deficit.
"If they hadn't done what they did at the endof the first half," Kuchen said, "it wouldn't havebeen close in the second half."
The Bulldogs came out blazing in the secondhalf. Led by Maley's sharpshooting, Yale extendedits lead to 57-43 with 12:28 left in the game.
But after Roby called a timeout, Harvard beganits standard comeback from the dead.
Behind the three-point shooting of Tri-CaptainMike Gielen--who finished with 17 points--andPhillips, the Crimson went on a 14-2 run to cutYale's lead to two points, 59-57, with just 8:19left.
But Maley and Mitchell wouldn't let Harvardtake the lead, even though the Crimson had severalopportunities to do so in the remaining minutes