At the end of the first half, the Crimson was visibly sluggish as it made its way to the locker rooms, down 26-17.
The second half began with eerie similarity to the first half as Princeton capitalized on Harvard misses to make two 3-pointers and a free throw, pushing the lead to 33-17.
Although the Tigers extended their lead to as many as 20 points, the Crimson, led by the gritty Long, valiantly clawed its way back to within nine with four minutes to play.
"We always work hard for each other," Long said, "No matter who's wearing the black [away] jerseys, we always leave it all out on the court."
The comeback fell short though, as Princeton guard Ahmed El-Nokali victimized the Harvard defense for seven points in the final five minutes.
Although Princeton eventually won 63-48, Harvard had a flash of brilliance in defeat.
Gellert broke the single-season steals record previously held by Mike Gielen '89 and Keith Webster '87.
"It's nice to break the record, but it didn't help us win tonight. That's what I really care about," Gellert said.
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