"We wanted to establish ourselves defensively in the second half," Sullivan said. "Once we got the early jitters out of the way, we started feeling more and more confident."
Freshman guards Brady Merchant and Prasse-Freeman, along with returning sophomore starter Andrew Gellert, pressured the Generals guards throughout the last 20 minutes.
Gellert separated his right shoulder last month and originally was not expected to play until next week, but started Saturday.
Gellert and Merchant combined for nine steals in the second half, as the Crimson quickly extended its narrow lead towards a comfortable margin.
During the Crimson's decisive 16-0 run, Gellert scored six points and made two steals at midcourt, both of which resulted in breakaways.
Freshman power forward Sam Winter also scored six during the run, off good looks in the low post from Gellert and Prasse-Freeman.
Prasse-Freeman dazzled the crowd with his playmaking skills. One of his main beneficiaries was Winter, who came off the bench with 15 minutes remaining and scored nine points. Winter was the only man on the roster who didn't play in the first half.
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