Last season, the Harvard men's basketball finally broke with what had become a tradition throughout the decade of the '90s--losing to Princeton.
Exactly one year ago last Saturday, the Crimson shocked the defending Ivy League champion Tigers 87-79 in an overtime thriller at Lavietes Pavilion. The victory broke a string of 17 consecutive losses to Princeton dating back to Feb. 24, 1990.
Yet even as that weight has been lifted off the Crimson's shoulders, another remains.
That second albatross--which even still continues to dangle around Harvard's neck--is Ivy League-leading Penn, whom the Crimson have not beaten since 1997.
This weekend, Harvard (10-13, 5-5 Ivy) will have a chance to finally upend Penn (16-7, 9-0), as well as perform an encore of last year's overthrow of Princeton (15-9, 7-2). Both those teams travel to Cambridge for the Crimson's final two home games of the regular season.
"To be the best, you have to beat the best," said freshman guard Elliott Prasse-Freeman. "While we don't approach these games any differently, they definitely hold a greater amount of importance to us."
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