Coleman mixed a one-handed fadeaway shot with a shoulder-down move to the hole to score four of his 14 points during the 18-9 run.

Holy Cross abetted the Crimson with an offensive meltdown, as point guard Ryan Serravalle, who was a Patriot League All-Rookie Team selection last year, collected his fourth foul with just under 10 minutes to play. Serravalle had eight points and six assists in the first, but managed only two points and three assists in limited minutes in the second.

The Crusaders, with raw rookie Jerz running the floor, turned the ball over four different ways on four straight possessions--they failed to inbound the ball inside of five seconds, traveled, double-dribbled and threw away a pass in the half-court set.

A Clemente three-pointer made it 62-53, and after Holy Cross baskets by forward Patrick Whearty and guard Brian Wilson, Gellert took charge, scoring nine of the Crimson's final 18 points, making 7-of-7 from the line.

Gellert drew Whearty's fifth foul on a breakaway, and made both free throws to increase the lead to 64-56, then caught a 60-foot touchdown pass from Clemente on an inbounds, and made a free throw to open the lead to 67-59.

Clemente answered a Wilson basket with a three-pointer from the right corner to make it 70-61, and the Crusaders were forced to foul the rest of the way. Harvard made 6-of-8 from the line down the stretch to seal the win.

Prasse-Freeman put the exclamation point on the win by stealing an inbounds pass and banking it in with about a minute to play, giving Harvard a 76-65 lead.