The imbalance in the team's play has been not just from half to half, but among the players themselves as well.

While Feaster's supporting cast stepped up with authority against the Quakers, led by junior guard Suzie Miller's career-high 33 points, the distribution of scoring against the Tigers raised further concerns about the extent to which the Crimson minus Feaster is pulling its weight.

Harvard has already shown it can win. It must now play as a team, and re-prove that it cannot lose.

"We're really excited about these games," Feaster said. "[Cornell and Columbia] will be on their homecourt, so I expect some added intensity, but we have a chance to really make a statement."

There are many ways to respond to a setback. While Napoleon's loss may have been the beginning of the end for him, and while Tyson went on to bite Evander Holyfield's ear off--among other inauspicious acts--the Yankees won the next two American League pennants.

Harvard's fate has yet to be determined. Step one is this weekend in the Big Apple.