"When I feel an aggressive tendency to score,good things happen," Beam said. "I wasn't caughtup in trying to run the offense. I was strangelyin sync."

Though Yale shot 52.6 percent in the openingperiod, Harvard maintained aggressive defensivepressure and forced 15 first-half turnovers,including eight steals. The defensive effort--ledby the contributions of Gellert and fellowfreshman guard Patrick Harvey with five and twosteals respectively--gave Harvard a 33-23 halftimeedge.

In the second half, Harvard's top scorersClemente and Hill--who were a combined 3-of-12 inthe first half--got things rolling offensively.

Clemente had 13 second-half points to finishwith 15, and after looking flatfooted for much ofthe opening half, showcased a complete offensivegame with good shooting from distance andeffective post play on the interior.

"In the first half, [Clemente] felt that hisshots were in-and-out." Beam said. "I know he wasfrustrated, but in the second half he looked muchmore comfortable."

Hill continued to struggle from the floor,finishing with only six points on 3-of-12shooting, but clearly got the better of Yale pointguard Isaiah Cavaco.

Cavaco looked tentative and off-rhythmthroughout the night, finishing with four assistsagainst three turnovers. Hill's solid defensivejob was a major contributor to the Bulldogs'25-turnover meltdown on offense.

On the other end, Hill fed teammates for openlooks with ease, finishing with nine assists andonly one turnover.

"Hill makes them a very solid team," said YaleCoach Dick Kuchen. "He's a very, very good pointguard and has been for four years."

Yale shot 48.8 percent on the night and hadfour players in double figures, but in addition toits turnover woes, was outrebounded 14-11 on theoffensive glass.

Bulldog senior forward DavidTompkins--averaging nearly 16 points and 10rebounds per game--was effectively held in checkby Fisher. Tompkins was a nonfactor as the Crimsonbuilt its first-half lead, and finished with 12points and six boards.

"[Fisher] did a good job," Beam said. "He gotaround [Tompkins] and effectively denied him theball.

Notes

UHS has struck again. Sophomore forward TmColeman did not dress this weekend. He suffered amild ankle strain in practice last Wednesday, andis suffering from bronchitis, which was initiallymisdiagnosed by University Health Services. Hisstatus for this weekend is uncertain.

With one minute to play, Sullivan cleared hisbench, getting rarely-used senior guard ChrisDexter and sophomore transfer Ethan Altaratz intothe action.