Those baskets, along with 10 points from Long in the final 3:18, put the game away.

One definite sign of encouragement for Coach Sullivan was the Crimson's improved free throw shooting, which helped Harvard put the game out of reach. In the last 12:25 of the second half, 13 of Harvard's final 22 points came from the charity stripe. On the night, the Crimson shot 21-of-27 from the line, significantly better than the 31-of-57 clip it had been shooting in its last three games.

Despite six turnovers, freshman guard Elliot Prasse-Freeman showed progress in several facets of his game on Wednesday night. In addition to dishing out 9 assists and scoring 7 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the foul line, Prasse-Freeman was also a catalyst on the defensive side of the ball, collecting seven defensive rebounds, two steals, and a block.

For Prasse-Freeman, who was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week last month, his nine assists against Albany give him 18 in his last two games and helped improve his average to 6.77 assists per game. That performance could also move him up from 19th place on the NCAA assists ladder.

Hardly a Vacation

Wednesday night's victory over Albany came on the heels of back-to-back losses in the Crimson's two games over the winter break. After defeating

Sacred Heart 96-83 at home on Dec. 21, Harvard was walloped 94-63 in South Florida on Dec. 29 and then fell 78-71 to Vermont on Jan. 2.

Against Vermont, Long's career-high 26 points and Coleman's first career double-double both went for naught as the Harvard defense was scorched by Catamounts' guard Tony Orciari, who lit up the Crimson for 30 points.