Marist went 17-of-28 in the second, 60.7 percent from the floor.

The Red Fox offense was marked by excellent passing and good distribution. On many possessions, Marist got a good inside shot without the ball ever touching the floor--basically, the passes were crisp, quick and left the Harvard defenders confused.

In the last five minutes, Harvard went to Clemente and slowly chipped away at the lead, getting it down to five. However, time--and defense--was not on the team's side as it was forced to foul in the end and give up the close decision. Clemente was able to get 20 points in the second half and force up some shots from three-point range.

"In the last two games, our opponents' defense on us was good," Sullivan said. "But then it loosened up. Once we get in the rhythm, we're okay. We'll go through ups and downs, but tonight was a good, solid game."

"Rebounding and defense lost the game," Clemente said. "If we don't do those things, we're not gonna win the game. This is our first loss, and we're going to learn from it, definitely."

The Crimson will have to, if it hopes to do well in its next game against Patriot League power Navy on Saturday at Lavietes.