After a tough overtime win against Cornell last weekend in which the Crimson almost let a big first-half lead slip away, the Crimson will look to maintain 40 minutes of intensity during both matchups.

The Quakers enter the weekend after having split a road trip, picking up a win at Brown after losing to Yale, while the Tigers remain undefeated—having won every Ancient Eight game by more than 30 points. Princeton put up a record 99 points in its win over Yale and extended its conference win streak to 29 games.

The Harvard co-captains said the Crimson will work on maintaining consistency and building on its leads to avoid another close call like last weekend.

“We start to feel comfortable once we get a lead, and we start to feel that we can take a lot of chances that we normally wouldn’t take in a close game,” Golen said. “I think it’s just staying composed, staying in control, and really just focusing in when we have these leads.”

The Crimson’s only Ivy League loss this season came on the road against Dartmouth after the team beat the Big Green by 22 points at home. After this weekend, Harvard will return to Lavietes for a four-game homestand.

“[Playing on the road] is definitely not ideal, and that’s something unique about the Ivy League, that you have two back-to-back games in pretty hostile environments,” Golen said. “We’re hoping not to let it bother us and just go win two basketball games.”

—Staff writer Hope Schwartz can be reached at hschwartz@college.harvard.edu. Follow her on Twitter @HopeSchwartz16.