Senior center Bill Ewing added four of his 10second-half points on a turnaround jumper from thelow post and a 10-footer from the baseline and theCrimson established a 47-29 lead with 11:42 toplay.

"Our first half was definitely sloppy," Hillsaid. "But in the second we switched to a zone andI think that took away some of their momentum anddemoralized them. That and the fact that we werehitting so many threes--Clemente and Beam justcaught on fire."

The Bulldogs never got closer than 15 the restof the way. Harvard outpaced Yale and demonstratedterrific ball movement, particularly from Hill,who finished with 13 points and 10 assists.

Yale shot just 34 percent from the floor and anugly 9-of-28 from behind the arc. Swingman CharliePetit was the most liberal of the Chuckers, makingonly 3-of-11.

Harvard 70, Brown 64

Harvard began its season's final weekend ofhoops Friday night in Providence, taking on lowlyBrown.

And despite some lights-out shooting early onfrom Beam and Clemente, the Crimson just barelyhung on to defeat the Bears 70-64 at the PizzitolaCenter in Providence, R.I.

"Brown didn't start out too well, but then theyplayed very aggressively," said Harvard CoachFrank Sullivan. "They put out a little more thanme expected, but we retained our poise throughoutthe evening."

In the previous match-up between the two teams,Hill smoked the Brown defense for a career-high 28points, scoring seemingly at will. But from theoutset, it became clear that the Bears would notallow that to happen again--as it pressured thesenior point guard whenever he got the ball.

"Brown was really aggressive swarming [Hill],probably because of his performance against themlast time, and his games last week," Beam said."So every time he penetrated they surrounded him,and he could kick it out to us for some good openlooks."

And Beam made sure to make good on those looks,as he led the Crimson out of the box, as Harvardjumped out all over the Bears. The Crimson openedthe game on a 20-9 run over the first six minutesof the contest.

Over that span, Beam netted 11 points hitting4-of-6 from the field, including 3-of-4 frombehind the arc, to pace the Crimson.

Brown did not crumble after the earlyonslaught. Instead, led by senior center KamalRountree, the Bears slowly began to claw their wayback into the game.

After missing his first two shots, Rountree--whoat 6'8 plays more like a small forward than acenter--began to heat up. Taking advantage of hissuperior quickness and his nice touch from theperimeter, Rountree hit 5-of-6 from the field therest of the half for 11 points, to help the Bearsgo into the break trailing just 34-27.

"Kamal is a very versatile player," Hill said."Anytime you get a guy who's 6'8 can move andshoot like he does, he'll be real tough to guard."