"The issue for us was we couldn't stay with them inside at all," Sullivan said. "Our starting frontcourt couldn't rebound the basketball with them, we didn't have the speed to stay with them in conversion and we were ineffective in guarding them inside the rim."

Davis, at 6’9 and 230 pounds, and Little (6’10, 260) also had noticeable size advantages over Crimson junior Graham Beatty (6’8, 225) and Stehle (6-8, 200).

"We had a big problem with [Davis and Little]," Rogus said. "They were too big. They could do what they wanted. I played against Rob [Little] in high school. He's tough to contain."

In addition to strong inside play, Stanford also benefited from 19 points from guard Matt Lottich and seven assists from guard Chris Hernandez.

Rogus led all scorers with 22 points, while Stehle contributed 14 for Harvard.

The Crimson converted all of its free throw attempts (14) for the first time this season, and shot just above 40 percent from three-point range in the defeat.

"Three-point shooting is a big key for us," Sullivan said. "Our league is very three-point oriented. It was good to see us shoot well from that range."

—Staff writer Samita Mannapperuma can be reached at mannapp@fas.harvard.edu.