Clemente mouthed "Give me the ball" and his teammates obliged. While the shot looked clean, it just went a little too long.

"The plan was to get the ball to Dan coming off two or three screens," Harvard Coach Frank Sullivan said. "The whole game it had worked, and we thought Dan would take the shot over Jordan. Any other player couldn't have [tipped the ball] other than Jordan."

While the final shot may have looked unorthodox, Clemente had no problem with it.

"I like that shot--it's one of my favorites," Clemente said. "When it left my hand, I thought it was all right."

From the start it looked like Harvard was going to get blown out again. The Quakers jumped out to a 18-5 lead on transition baskets and fast breaks. Harvard shot itself in the foot by constantly missing short lay-ups and jumpers. More often than not, the Crimson got stifled by 6'11 center Geoff Owens, who scared the Crimson into redirecting shots and changing their minds about driving into the lane.

Both teams shot poorly, but Harvard went into the locker room only down 30-24 due to the play of Clemente and Prasse-Freeman. Clemente finished the half with 12 points while Prasse-Freeman had seven assists.

Harvard came out strong defensively in the second half and actually took a brief 35-34 lead on Clemente's layup off a Penn turnover. Jordan then scored five straight points and gave the Quakers a lead it would never relinquish.

Luckily for Harvard, it would be Jordan's final five points.