Scott, by then a full-fledged resident of the zone, drained a three from the right corner and dished unselfishly to Fisher in the paint off a baseline drive.

"They were just set plays," Scott said. "But it had been a while since we'd had a second-half lead."

As Fisher found his touch inside for 10 points and junior forward Bill Ewing collected five of his seven rebounds, Schaeffer fell victim to Scott's pressure and watched the Raider offense collapse around him.

Forced into a number of low-percentage distance shots, Schaeffer managed only eight points on 2-of-7 shooting and the Crimson hung on, sealing the deal with clutch free-throw shooting down the stretch, finishing 19-of-26 in the second half.

"I thought it was a good, strong effort tonight," Sullivan said. "There was a lot of pressure on Long and Beam to step up, and there was a big fatigue factor. It was commendable that they came through the way they did."

Harvard will take a well-deserved week off before returning to Lavietes for Ivy contests against Cornell and Columbia next weekend.

Hill, who sat with a blood blister on his right foot, and Clemente, who missed his third straight with a twisted ankle, are both questionable for this weekend's action.