The Crimson defense held Penn to 28.6 percent shooting from the field in the second half and never allowed the Quakers to stretch its lead to more than 13, despite Harvard's offensive struggles.
"I think we threw a couple of defenses at them that stopped them in the half-court," Delaney-Smith said. "But when it worked, we had weak rebounding, and had to come out of it."
Despite the loss, Harvard remains confident that it can beat anyone.
"I think the best team won tonight," Delaney-Smith said. "But on another night it could be us."
Harvard 47, Princeton 43
The Crimson had led by as many as ten in the second half, but since the 10:14 mark, Harvard had managed just a single point.
Princeton tied the game at the five-minute mark, and then for the next four minutes, both offenses were stagnant. With a minute left, good passing and picking by Princeton gave senior guard Maggie Langlas a free lane to the basket, and she drove in for the layup to put the Tigers up 43-41.
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