"We never got into a rythym, and whenever we got close they would hit threes," said Harvard point guard Tarik Campbell.
With a little under 10 minutes left in the contest, Harvard staged a last gasp charge.
The Crimson narrowed the margin to ten points, 60-50, on an Arturo Llopis hook in the lane.
Then came the avalanche.
With Harvard persistently trying to execute a full-court press, the quicker Dartmouth squad ran away from the Crimson, both literally and figuratively.
A series of fast break baskets, many by Conley, frustrated the Harvard players further, making the end of the game even more foul-filled.
"We talked about not getting ditracted by streaks, because Dartmouth can really put them together, but it's hard for our kids not to think about it when they're missing they're own shots," Sullivan said.
The final decision?
Dartmouth, in a knockout.