Before two sellout crowds at Lavietes Pavilion this weekend, the Harvard men's basketball team provided statisticians with a plethora of new information to enter into the record books.

The Crimson's 77-62 victory over Pennsylvania on Friday night snapped the Quakers' 25-game conference winning streak. It was the longest active streak in the nation, spanning three years.

Penn Coach Fran Dunphy downplayed the streak, despite its impressiveness.

"The streak meant nothing," Dunphy said. "Previous years mean nothing to this year's team. We were undefeated this season, and now we have one loss. That's the only thing that matters."

The 15-point victory also snapped the team's six-game losing streak to the Quakers. Harvard's last win over Penn dates back to the 1996-97 season, when the Crimson won 76-67 in overtime. Penn had previously won 18 of the last 19 meetings against Harvard and leads the all-time series, 113-26.

If Kyle Wente's last second, one-handed desperation three-pointer had not fallen, Harvard would have been the first team since 1987 to sweep Penn and Princeton in consecutive games. Dartmouth also had an opportunity to accomplish the feat this weekend after triumphing 57-56 over Princeton on Friday night, but the Big Green lost to Penn 75-62 on Saturday night.

Individually, Dan Clemente, Andrew Gellert, and Princeton's Wente all contributed to the record-setting weekend. Clemente moved into eighth place on Harvard's all-time scoring list as he continues to add to his 1,375 career points. Gellert did not record a steal against the Tigers, ending a streak of 47 games. Dunphy called Gellert, "the best defensive player in the league." Wente scored a career-high 22 points against Harvard, including 'The Shot' which sent Harvard packing.

'The Shot'