"This is the type of team we'd like to play every game," Co-Captain Neil Phillips said. "You get a lot better. If we continued to play the way we did in the first half, we had a shot at it."

But last night's game was not a waste of time for either team. Both enjoyed playing the game, despite the suffocating temperature in the gym, and both teams gained from the experience.

"It was a different type of game for us. It was a good experience," Ferry said. "The type of game we might see in the first round of the NCAAs. A team that just goes out and pushes the ball, with nothing to lose."

"It's also a chance for Harvard to get a big upset," Ferry added.

Blue Devils, 98-59 at Briggs Cage Duke  46-52--98 Harvard  35-24--59

DUKE (98): Greg Koubek 5-7--19; John Smith 2-0--4; Danny Ferry 6-2--16; Phil Henderson 2-5--9; Quinn Snyder 4-2--11; Alaa Abdelnaby 4-4--12; Robert Brickey 4-0--8; Brian Davis 2-2--6; Christian Laettner 2-4--8; Clay Buckley 0-0--0; Crawford Palmer 1-1--3; George Burgin 1-0--2.

Totals: 33-59 27-38 98

HARVARD (59): Neil Phillips 3-0--7; Ron Mitchell 2-1--5; Mal Hollensteiner 1-0--2; Mike Gielen 5-1--14; Ralph James 4-1--9; Fred Schernecker 1-2--4; Dana Smith 2-0--4; Eric Carter 1-5--7; Brian Mackey 0-0--0; Tedd Evers 1-0--2; Mike Minor 0-1--1; Scott Gilly 1-0--2; David Lang 1-0--2; Ian Smith 0-0--0; Steve Bowsher 0-0--0.

Totals: 22-77 11-19 59.

Three-pointers: Koubek 2, Ferry 2, Snyder; Gielen 3, Phillips. Rebounds: Duke 59 (Ferry 14), Harvard 36 (James 8). Assists: Duke 19 (Ferry 5), Harvard 9 (Gielen 3). Steals: Duke 14 (Koubek, Ferry, Snyder, Brickey, Davis, Laettner 2) Harvard (16 Phillips 4). Blocked Shots: Duke 8 (Smith, Snyder, Laettner 2), Harvard 1 (Mitchell). Total fouls: Duke 15, Harvard 26. Fouled out: Hollensteiner, Mitchell. Turnovers: Holy Cross 34, Harvard 26.

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