Tinsley showed those same skills Saturday, often making the pass that made the pass that got the basket. If there were a category for assists-once-removed, Tinsley would dominate it.

When the Crimson came out in the second half and tried to step its game up another notch, Tinsley put the Huskies on her shoulders and ran with them. Unfortunately for the Crimson, it could not call on Feaster, now in a Los Angeles Sparks uniform, to do the same.

But even if Tinsley hadn't played, Harvard would have had a difficult time winning. Turnovers and rebounding probably hurt the Crimson more than Tinsley did.

The Crimson suffered 14 turnovers in the first half to the Huskies' five. The normally sure-handed Katie Gates had four of those.

Harvard's guards tried to loft passes into the paint to 6'5 senior center Melissa Johnson and her sister, 6'4 freshman center Sarah Johnson, but the Huskies' big players were doing a good job of fronting them.

"The hardest part was the entry passes," said sophomore point guard Jennifer Monti. "They were collapsing on the posts."

At the end of the game, Harvard had nearly twice as many turnovers as Northeastern, 23-12. The Huskies also had a 12-6 edge on steals.