"Fatigue was definitely a factor," Sullivan said. "I didn't think they'd run out of gas, but they did."

The fatigue factor definitely hit Hunt, who, after a stellar first half, struggled mightily from the field in the final stanza. Hunt often had open looks at the basket, but just could not convert on his shots as he had done in the opening half.

The last ten minutes of the game featured some sloppy play by both teams, as Brown never got closer than 16 points the rest of the way. The one highlight of the latter stages of the game was an electrifying one-handed tomahawk jam by Winter which brought the crowd to its feet.

The beginning of the game offered few clues as to the final score. Brown controlled the game for most of the first half. The Bears pushed the ball up the court after every missed shot by Harvard, trying to turn every possession into a fast break. The Crimson struggled on transition defense and repeatedly left Bear players found themselves with easy lay-ups or open jumpers.

Brown looked most often to Hunt, who, when he wasn't left open in transition, beat Crimson junior guard Andrew Gellert for 16 first-half points and four rebounds.

Harvard looked out of sync trying to adjust to Brown's up-tempo attack. Sophomore point guard Elliott Prasse-Freeman struggled to control the pace of the game, finishing with four fouls and four turnovers in the first half, as Harvard often forced up quick shots rather than settling into its offense.

"I think [Prasse-Freeman] was frustrated by [Friday's] game against Yale," Sullivan said. "He was really trying, but he was really pressing."