Free throws made the difference for the Crimson in the first half. Although Harvard led by nine, both Harvard and Penn made an equal number of buckets from the field. The Quakers narrowly edged out the Crimson in shooting percentage.

Penn’s downfall came in the 12 fouls it committed, which translated to 13 points for Harvard on 16 shots from the charity line. Throughout the first half, the Crimson committed only six fouls. This difference represented an important turnaround from the night before, when Princeton racked up 15 points off of free throws in a game decided by one possession.

The tables turned in the second half as Harvard reached the bonus mark with 3:28 to go. Penn’s 87 percent free-throw percentage and 15 points off of fouls alone in the second half chipped away at the Crimson’s lead and nearly allowed the visiting team to mount a successful comeback effort.

“I thought they were tremendous in using the foul line to get back in that ball game,” Amaker said.

—Staff writer Emmett Kistler can be reached at ekistler@fas.harvard.edu.

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:

CORRECTION: February 8, 2010

An earlier version of the Feb. 8 sports article "NOTEBOOK: Young Guns Power Crimson to Victory" stated that sophomore Max Kenyi played "for the first time since the Crimson’s third game of the season." In fact, Kenyi's appearance was the first start since his MCL injury in November.