Junior center Tim Coleman had ten points, five rebounds, and two blocks. Long also added 10 points in the first half. Both finished with 18 points on the day. Long's four three-pointers and 18 points both marked career-highs. Coleman fell just short of a double-double grabbing nine rebounds on the afternoon.

Harvard also had some problems at the foul line, shooting just 66.7 percent from the line, while the Huskies posted a decent 73.3 percent.

The Crimson, however, did out-rebound the Huskies, 36-32.

Northeastern relied on the strong three point shooting of senior point guard Terry Kringe, who made all five of the Huskie's three-pointers on six attempts. Kringe finished with 19 points in the game, good enough for the game-high.

The Crimson could not match the Huskies from behind the arc, shooting a mediocre 5-of-19 from behind three-point land.

The Huskies inside presence on the defensive end also gave Harvard problems, as Northeastern blocked 11 of the Crimson's shots. Harvard had only two blocks on the game, both coming from Coleman.

The young Harvard team was outdone by the more experienced Northeastern squad. The Crimson started two freshmen and a sophomore.

Aside from Coleman and Long's performances, Harvard had mixed results from its younger players.