Harvard coach Frank Sullivan will also need to get a more consistent game-long effort out of his team than he has in recent outings. In its past two contests, the Crimson have turned in two spectacular 50-point second half showings, but only after getting off to dismally slow starts in the first half.

Whether or not Harvard can get off on the right foot will depend much on the early play of junior forward Dan Clemente. Against both Lehigh and Marist, Clemente got off to an uncharacteristically cold start. Though he finished those two games with a combined 46 points, only 11 came in the first half.

Harvard will certainly need Clemente, who has drained a trey in 22 consecutive games, to display the hot hand over the course of the entire 40 minutes of play, especially if the Navy defensive frontcourt pushes the Crimson offense outside to the perimeter.

If that does indeed occur, Clemente will look for help from the Harvard backcourt. The guard set will again be led by senior captain Damian Long and sophomore Andrew Gellert, both of whom have scored in double figures in the past two games.

In addition to providing help with scoring, the Harvard guards will also need to limit turnovers, especially against a Navy squad that grabbed 20 steals in its 82-46 win over Coast Guard on Monday.

On the defensive side, the Crimson backcourt must keep an eye on sophomore guard Jehiel Lewis, who displays a nice shot and has quietly become the Midshipmen's third leading scorer (9.4 ppg). Lewis has been able to ambush most teams thus far by coming off the bench. The Crimson players cannot allow him to sneak up on them.

Also for Navy, senior point guard Reggie Skipworth averages just under five assists per game. Harvard will need to trap Skipworth, a skilled ballhandler, up front, as he will most likely be looking to feed the ball inside to take advantage of mismatches in the low-post.