Harvard shot 23.3 percent from the field in the first half, hitting just two two-point shots and going nearly seven minutes without a field goal in one stretch.

“We were not playing good offense at all,” Sullivan said.

The Crimson forced the Big Green to commit 14 turnovers in the half, but didn’t score a single point off any of them.

“While our defense was good in the first half, we didn’t get any offense out of the defense,” Sullivan said. “It was still a point-to-point kind of game.”

“We’re still trying to find our way in terms of understanding how to capitalize on turnovers,” he added. “I think our team still gets turnovers, gets overly excited and all of a sudden it’s a giveback to the other squad.”

Dartmouth had an equally abysmal half, shooting 3-for-13 from three-point range and not attempting a single free throw as Harvard took a 20-19 advantage into the locker room.

The Crimson had opened the game with an 8-0 run covering the contest’s first five minutes before the Big Green responded with a 10-1 spurt.

Beal had one of his steadiest games of the season running the Harvard offense, dishing out seven assists while only turning the ball over three times. He went 0-for-5 from the floor, but hit all six of his free throws and led all players with a career-high 10 boards.

Junior captain and small forward Jason Norman added eight rebounds of his own, meaning Beal, Norman and Rogus—the Crimson’s three starters on the perimeter—were the team’s three leading rebounders.

Norman also chipped in 10 points, including four on two drives early in the second half.

“I think that helped kind of break the ice in the second half…where he really got to the rim and finished,” Sullivan said. “It’s a big relief for our team when he can get to the rim. Our team feels better, and it’s a big release for him.”

“[Norman] really brought us back in the second half,” Stehle said. “He took it upon himself. He’s the reason we won this game…He really lit a fire under us in the second half.”

Stehle led all scorers with 18 points, while Callahan tallied 17 to go along with eight rebounds for Dartmouth.

As in its first game against the Big Green, Harvard didn’t score a single fast-break point.

The two games represent the Ivy League’s first series split since the 2001-2002 season. Last year, all 28 Ivy series ended in sweeps.

—Staff writer Alan G. Ginsberg can be reached at aginsber@fas.harvard.edu.