"We can get the ball inside easily," said Sullivan. "We just need to finish all our chances."

Dartmouth, on the other hand, will have to work the clock and look for quality shots. With its outside guns, it can rely on quickness and ballhandling, which Faucher has in spades.

The heavy burden of slowing Mike Crotty will fall on Harvard point guard Jared Leake, who will have to adjust his game.

"[Leake] will have a better sense of how Crotty brings the ball up the floor this time," Sullivan said. "He's much more familiar with him now."

One player the Crimson might not have to deal with is Frame, Dartmouth's leading scorer. Frame, who shot his way into the starting lineup as a freshman, has recently shot himself out of it with a 1-for-14 performance against Portland on Wednesday.

"He's in a bit of a rut," Faucher said. "I'll give him a couple of practices to find his shot, but he probably won't start.

Against Harvard, Frame scored two points on 0-for-6 shooting.

The power to dictate the pace of the game lies with the Crimson and its big inside game. Consistent lowpost play can put the Big Green on the defensive all night.

"We have to take what they'll give us," Faucher said.

But at the same time, he knows that given the chance, his smaller lineup can work magic against the lumbering Harvard players.

Power against finesse. It's a classic matchup, but muscle usually wins. Unless, of course, the team is Harvard, in which case anything goes.