The improved territorial play paid off just 37 seconds into the final quarter. Watson fed DeVries right in front of the goal and the junior beat Corey Popham to bring Harvard to within five.
A Princeton goal widened the lead back to 12-6, but Sprong answered two minutes later on a setup by Buttles.
Sophomore midfielder Adam McGowan--Harvard's faceoff specialist who obviously struggled Saturday--redeemed himself a little on the final Crimson goal.
McGowan caught the Tigers sliding the wrong way, reversing directions on a pass to DeVries in front of the goal. He then powered the ball past Popham.
"[McGowan] gave me a great look," DeVries said. "The play just reversed around to me and I scored."
Over the final quarter, Harvard dominated the play and recaptured the edge it had early.
"There was a clear shift in momentum during the fourth," Sprong said. "We played the way we played in the first half."
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