Harvard worked on its "D" during practice the next week before getting a chance for revenge against Brown and Yale at home. It paid off. An abundance of steals that led to easy points, along with a shutdown of Hunt, gave Harvard a 70-63 win over Brown. The next evening, Harvard shut down Woodbine, while Clemente, Long and Winter all had good offensive production. Prasse-Freeman also tied the Harvard record for assists in a game with 15 in a 70-51 drubbing of Yale.

The Jekyll and Hyde act continued the following weekend. Princeton showed up at Lavietes Pavilion and thrashed the Crimson again, 63-48. The only highlight was Gellert's setting Harvard's single-season record for steals with 67.

The following evening, however, was the most exciting of the year. Penn came in almost guaranteed the Ivy title. In the final home game for Long, who had become the biggest factor in the Crimson's offense, Harvard almost pulled off an upset win. Jordan's turnover with nine seconds left set up Clemente's attempted buzzer-beater, which clanked off the right side of the rim. Harvard lost, 62-61.

That would have been a climactic ending, but Long had other thoughts. He almost single-handedly defeated Columbia and Cornell in the final weekend, getting a career-high 29 points in the final game. Fittingly, every player saw time in that 74-60 win over Cornell.

Harvard actually slightly improved on last year, finishing third in the Ivy with a 7-7 record. While Long's scoring and leadership will be gone, Clemente will be back for the whole season, the team hopes. The fabulous freshmen, led by Prasse-Freeman, will surely improve, and be ready to make even more of an impact. Gellert is still the team's premier defender, and one can expect more new recruits.

If you thought this season was wild, wait until next year. Madness is expected--maybe even March Madness.