“If New Hampshire had won, the story of the game would have been our inability to guard the three at a critical time, which is what they do,” Sullivan said.

At the same time last night, Harvard’s offense was stalling, shooting just 37 percent. The penetration seen in the first half was lacking. “We were a little soft getting to the [foul] line,” Sullivan said. Prasse-Freeman was still stuck on eight points, and, when senior center Tim Coleman fouled out with five minutes left to play, Harvard was short on options close to the basket.

All of which required Harvard to get back to what works—Harvey. A three-pointer with 1:55 left gave Harvard some breathing room after the Wildcats had cut the Crimson lead to three. On Harvard’s next possession, Harvey earned a trip to the free throw line to push the lead to six.

Prior to those free throws, Harvard had taken just six shots from the line in the second half. Harvey would add two more shots from the charity stripe in the game’s final minute. He thus accounted for all of Harvard’s final six points as the bite-size version of the Crimson proved too much for UNH.

“They out-toughed us at every position,” UNH Coach Phil Rowe said.

Out-toughed? More like out-smalled.