.Trailing 50-49 with seven minutes remaining, Duncan blew yet another one-and-one opportunity and Keffer and Hayes hit only three of six foul shots over the next couple minutes.

.With a chance to cut the margin to six with only a minute remaining Duncan missed the first shot of yet another one-and-one situation.

Final Tally--a staggeringly low three of a possible 18 points from the charity stripe.

"You just can't explain why a team that has shot free throws so well all season suddenly goes cold," Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney Smith added.

Harvard finished the 1988 season as Ivy League co-champions, but, under pressure, it failed where even last-place teams can succeed--at the game of 21.

The easy shots are over, and the Crimson must now count on a long shot, a tournament bid, to have an opportunity to play the game of 21 again this season.

Dartmouth, 72-65 at Briggs Cage Dartmouth  36-36--72 Harvard  32-33--65

DARTMOUTH [72]: Allison Greene 4-2--10; Liz Walter 6-3--15; Patty Webb 2-0--4; Ute Bowman 3-0--6; Sophia Neely 1-0--3; Bev Haverdon 0-2--2; Lee Hart 3-2--8; Nancy Fitz 3-0--6; Nicole Hager 7-3--17; Margo Peterson 0-1--1; Marie Polakowski 0-0--0.

Totals: 26-56 13-17 72.

HARVARD [65]: Sharon Hayes 2-1--5; Sarah Duncan 6-1--14; Beth Chandler 5-6--16; Barb Keffer 7-3--21; Heidi Kosh 1-5--7; Nancy Cibotti 1-0--2; Mary Baldauf 0-0--0; Beth Wambach 0-0--0 Totals: 22-55 16-32 65.

Three-pointers: Neely; Duncan, Keffer 4. Rebounds: Dartmouth 39 (Walter 13); Harvard 34 (Duncan 10). Assists: Dartmouth 20 (Bowman 6); Harvard 17 (Kosh 6). Fouled out: none Total fouls: Dartmouth 27; Harvard 18. Technical fouls: Duncan. Turnovers: Dartmouth 17; Harvard 17.