Fri., halftime: I talk to men’s basketball sports information director Chuck Sullivan and express concern about the loss of momentum heading into intermission.

Sat., halftime: This time the same conversation contains far more head shaking.

Fri., second half, 16:47: After two free-throws by sophomore forward Matt Stehle increase the Crimson lead to seven, Harvard collapses and the lead evaporates. Stehle temporarily stops the bleeding by grabbing an offensive board, draining the put back while being fouled and finishing the three-point play.

Sat., second half, 17:05: Stehle pushes the lead to seven with an early bucket before the Crimson falls apart and its lead vanishes. Junior guard Kevin Rogus stops Harvard’s slide with a bucket and a foul, but can’t convert the free-throw.

Fri., second half, 6:32: Crimson captain Jason Norman responds to a Big Red three with a layup keeping the deficit in single digits at nine.

Sat., second half, 6:12: Norman’s layup following the Lions’ three reduces the Harvard deficit to seven.

Fri., second half, 0:00: A Rogus three with 45 seconds remaining cuts the Cornell lead to single digits, but the Big Red slam the door by going four-for-four from the line while Rogus misses two three pointers.

Sat., second half, 0:00: Norman hits a three with 51 seconds remaining to cut the Columbia lead to single digits, but it’s followed by four Lion free-throws and two missed three-pointers by Rogus.

Two nights, two 14-point first half leads, two times outscored by 16 in the second half, two Ivy losses.

Luckily, a six-day intermission has been scheduled before the next Crimson basketball game which should give me a chance to recover from one on the most bizarre weekends of basketball that I’ve ever personally witnessed. But I’ll tell you one thing, if Harvard takes a 14-point lead in the first half at Penn on Friday night, I—for one—will be leaving the Palestra.

—Staff writer Michael R. James can be reached at mrjames@fas.harvard.edu.