Junior center Tim Coleman has held down the Harvard frontcourt in Dan Clemente's absence, and is enjoying by far his best season at Harvard. Coleman, who hadn't ever scored in double figures before this year, has 13 double-digit games and three double-doubles. He's eight in the Ivy with 14.6 points per game and third with 8.2 rebounds.

Captain Damian Long and freshman point guard Elliott Prasse-Freeman have anchored the backcourt. Long has found his scoring touch, averaging 14.1 points per game, and has 39 three-pointers, second in the conference behind Princeton's super-frosh Spencer Gloger. Prasse-Freeman leads the Ivy with 6.8 assists per game.

Harvard scheduled its last non-conference game of the season for next Monday at Hartford, a team it beat handily by 79-65 last year. The Crimson then closes its slate with 10 straight conference games.

Hartford (6-9, 4-4 America East) has won four of its last five after a six-game losing streak that included losses to tough non-conference competition, like a 97-61 decision at Miami on Dec. 11 and a 90-69 loss at Syracuse on Dec. 29.

Shooting guard Darrick Jackson, who averages 14.6 points per game, but shoots just 33.1 percent from the field, is the Hawks' leading scorer. He also hits 37.3 percent from three-point range, dangerous since the Crimson demonstrated vulnerability to the trey against Yale's Onaje Woodbine and Brown's Earl Hunt.

The Hartford frontcourt is solid, featuring forward Keyon Smith (11.7 points per game), rookie forward Pierre Johnson (10.4 points, 5.6 rebounds per game) and 6'10, 220-pound center Rob Sawicki (9.6 points, 5.8 rebounds per game).

The Hawks are prone to poor ballhandling, with 177 assists against 262 turnovers on the season, and shoot 40.2 percent from the field, while their opponents shoot 43.8 percent.

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