Perfection: Columbia never commited its 10th personal foul in the second half, avoiding the new NCAA regulation that gives a team two shots after the opponents' 10th foul, instead of one-and-one. This only adds to the lustre of Ron Mitchell's 11-for-11 effort from the line Saturday night.

Those attempts included what proved to be the winning shot, giving the Crimson a four-point lead, which held up despite a last-second three-pointer by the Lions' Eric Speaker.

No, It's Not a Mirage: Also new to the NCAA rule book: when a shooter is fouled behind the three-point line, three free throws--instead of the two previously granted--are awarded.

Cornell's Shawn Maharaj took advantage of this rule to can three free throws and cut the Harvard lead to six points with 50 seconds to play.

Maharaj showed great affinity for the three-point shot throughout the game, connecting on six of his 10 attempts from behind college's second favorite charity stripe.

And The Winners Are: "We've been saying all along that Ron Mitchell is as good as anyone in the league," Roby reiterated last weekend.

After Mitchell averaged 19.5 points and nine rebounds in last weekend's festivities, the league finally took notice, naming Mitchell Co-lvy League Player of the week.

Mitchell now leads the Crimson in scoring (15.4- p.p.g.) and rebounding (9.6 r.p.g.).

Sharing the honor with Mitchell was Columbia sophomore sensation Buck Jenkins. Jenkins scored 48 points on the weekend, including the winning basket in the Lions' upset of Dartmouth and 28 points in Columbia's near upset of Harvard.

Somebody Should Tell The Knicks:Harvard has more players who call New York home than Cornell (1) and Columbia (1) combined.

Ralph James, Ron Mitchell, Tarik Campbell and William Curry all hail from the Empire State.