In the first half, the poor Crimson passing and rebounding allowed the Huskies to have 11 more shot attempts. But poor Husky shooting kept Harvard in the game. At halftime, the Crimson was lucky to be trailing 30-26.

Throughout the first half, Tinsley was more eager to pass the ball off than to create her own shot. Other than a beautiful dish to forward Wanda Almengot on a fast break, Tinsley was not much of a factor offensively.

In the second half, however, Tinsley took control of the game. She showed great ability to penetrate the Harvard zone and hit difficult shots. She was often able to come out of nowhere and snatch rebounds away from the taller Harvard players. She scored seven points on an 11-0 Northeastern run six minutes into the second half that effectively guaranteed a Husky victory.

Her biggest consistent impact, however, came on defense, as her constant pressure made it difficult for sophomore point guard Jenn Monti to get anything accomplished. Monti managed only one assist in the second half.

"The hardest part was the entry passes," Monti said. "They were collapsing on the posts."

The Harvard offense managed to hit only 7-of-28 shots in the second half. Usually one of the top three-point shooting teams in the country, the Crimson was generally unable to hit the outside shots. Also, the Crimson couldn't hit the easy inside shots when it got the chance.

Such ineptitude brought a 7:14 scoring drought that didn't end until there was just 6:49 remaining in the second half.