"They did a good job surrounding Dan," Sullivan said. "That for us is the story of the game. This is the first game we haven't gotten excellent shooting from Dan, and with a young team, it's something we've never experienced."

Gellert again grabbed the offensive rebound. Avebe broke up Gellert's pass but Prasse-Freeman recovered the ball. The Crimson again swung the ball to Long who, again, missed from three-point range.

B.U. grabbed the rebound and promptly called timeout. Leading 58-56 the Terriers tried to work the ball methodically downcourt, but Gellert stole the ball at mid-court and fed Prasse-Freeman, who missed his lay-up as he was fouled with 13.7 seconds remaining.

Prasse-Freeman had two free throws to tie the game but could only convert on one of them, missing the first and making the second. Prasse-Freeman made 10-of-12 free throws on the night.

B.U. called a timeout to plan how to protect its 58-57 lead. On the B.U. inbounds pass, Harvard immediately fouled sophomore Dereck Franklin who went to the line shooting one-and-one.

Franklin missed his first free throw and the Crimson inbounded the ball and pushed it up the court. The Terrier defense was stifling, however, and Avebe deflected Long's pass to Clemente out of bounds with 1.4 seconds remaining.

Harvard tried to screen to get Clemente open, but on the inbounds pass from Prasse-Freeman, Avebe again deflected the ball out of bounds, this time with 0.8 seconds remaining.

After the Crimson called a timeout, Prasse-Freeman found Long on the right baseline about 10 feet from the basket. Long turned and had an open look at the hoop, but his shot was just long, rimming in and out and falling to the floor as time expired.