Orciari connected on 6-of-11 attempts from three-point land to lead

Vermont, which shot 58.8 percent as a team from behind the arc and 43.5 percent overall from the field.

In addition, despite 12 rebounds by Coleman and a career-high 7 from Long, the Crimson were beaten on the glass, 47-36.

For Harvard, sophomore guard Andrew Gellert gathered three steals. His total of 38 takeaways on the year ranks him as both the best on the team and 17th in the country in that category.

In the loss to South Florida on Dec. 29, the Crimson was unable to sustain an 11-point lead in the early-going, and two late South Florida surges in the first half, including a 16-2 run, pushed the Bulls ahead by 15 at halftime.

Harvard failed to recover, and after being outscored 47-31 in the second half, was handed its most lopsided defeat of the season.

Sophomore forward B.B. Waldon led the Bulls with 33 points. Winter paced the Crimson with 17.

The Crimson had fared much better versus Sacred Heart, against which it scored its highest point-total of the year. In the romp, Winter (23 points), Coleman (20 points), Merchant (9 points) and freshman center Onnie Mayshak (7 points) all either tied or topped previous career highs in scoring. In addition, Prasse-Freeman (14 assists) and Gellert (10 rebounds) also set personal bests.