Norman led the Crimson with a season-high 17 points, but Harvard continued its recent trend of enjoying balanced production from its starters.

Stehle and junior shooting guard Kevin Rogus each tallied 11 points, with Stehle adding a game-high eight rebounds and four blocks, while Beal and junior center Graham Beatty chipped in nine apiece. Beatty had eight points at halftime, but picked up his third and fourth fouls in the first 1:03 after the break and played only six minutes in the second half.

Rogus, Stehle, Norman and Beal each scored in double digits against both Cornell and Sacred Heart.

The Crimson, led by Norman, was able to limit the Lions’ forward Matt Preston—the fourth-highest scorer in the Ivy League entering the night—to just six points on 1-of-8 shooting, but forward Dragutin Kravic and guard Dalen Cuff picked up the slack with 21 and 16 points, respectively.

Cuff was a perfect 9-for-9 from the free-throw line.

“[Containing Preston] was a big key for us,” Sullivan said. “We talked about not letting Preston dominate the game.”

“Jason kind of took the challenge on early,” Sullivan added. “I think he set the tempo.”

The two games represent Harvard’s first 0-2 performance against Cornell and Columbia in a weekend since the 1992-1993 season. The Crimson had taken at least one game in 21 consecutive weekends matching up with the two schools.

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