"At times we were ticking well," sophomore Darren Rankin (10 points, five rebounds) said, "[When we weren't] a lot had to do with the way they played the post--they kept pushing us and pushing us."

The inside play was physical all night. At one point in the first half, it caused junior Fred Scott (five points, nine rebounds) and Cornell's Darth Vaughn to get into a staring match in the first half.

"We're not going to back down," Scott said. "It wasn't personal--I shook hands with him after the game."

And the Crimson did not back down. Harvard came back from the 49-42 deficit to again capture the lead, 52-51, with 6:00 to play in the game.

But in the end, Harvard lost, much of which was due to poor free throw shooting in the final minutes. After Harvard gained the 52-51 lead, it only hit three of its next eight free throws.

"In any second half situation, [free throws] have to be made," Sullivan said.

Harvard closes out its season next weekend when it travels to Yale and Brown.

"We are still in the hunt for third place [in the lvy League]," White said. "If we can get Brown and Yale next weekend and get help from Dartmouth--we haven't given up."

In the loss, there was a bright spot for the Crimson, Midway through the second half, Campbell captured the Harvard all-time assist record with 561.