Coleman finished with only two rebounds and forward Bryan Parker had four. Harvard's leading rebounders were Clemente and Gellert with six and five, respectively, but they often just picked up long rebounds or loose balls.

Marist started off quick and built a nine-point lead early in the first half. Long started off slow, missing two three-pointers in the first three minutes. Harvard caught up, though, and stayed in the game in the early minutes on many trips to the free-throw line. In the first half, the Crimson shot 10-of-15 from the line.

The rest of the half resembled the Crimson's weekend game against Lehigh. In that game, turnovers and poor interior defense led to easy scores for Lehigh. Yesterday, Harvard again came out mistake-prone, turning the ball over 11 times in the first half and shooting only 9-of-25.

Marist scored 19 points off 17 Crimson turnovers on the night.

"The steals really hurt us," Sullivan said. "It's tough when the steals are so dramatic and lead to so many points."

Clemente's offensive ineffectiveness in the first half was also part of the problem. Marist played smaller, quicker forwards or guards against him, forcing him to go more to a post-up offense and taking away his outside shot. He had only six points in the first half and missed his two three-point attempts.

"I didn't get any good looks in the first half," Clemente said.