Long came out in the second half on a hot streak and built up the Crimson lead. Harvard also turned up the defensive pressure as freshman point guard Elliott Prasse-Freeman and Gellert teamed up for nine steals in the game.

Harvard got its biggest lead of the night at 20 points, 71-51, on a running jumper by Prasse-Freeman. Cornell went on a nine-point run to cut the lead to 11, but Long's final shot of his career, from downtown, hit nothing but net as the Crimson got its final 14-point margin. Long also extended his own Harvard record of consecutive games with at least one three-pointer to 25.

Clemente also came up big, scoring 13 points in 29 minutes. Prasse-Freeman had 10 assists and only five turnovers.

Every Harvard player appeared in the game, with freshmen Sam Winter and Brady Merchant each getting 20 minutes of action.

Harvard 61, Columbia 59

The Crimson avenged a 71-65 home loss to the Lions on Friday, when it got the lucky end of a missed buzzer-beater.

The Lions (13-14, 7-7) got to within one point with 54 seconds left. On the ensuing Harvard possession, Long got fouled but hit only one of two free throws. Columbia brought the ball upcourt quickly, but Craig Austin's off-balance jumper with no time left bounced off the rim.

Columbia went into the second half with a 31-28 lead, largely on the play of forward Joe Case. The lead bounced back and forth for the bulk of the first 15 minutes, but Harvard was able to go up by eight, 60-52, with 4:41 left on one of Clemente's two three-pointers.