Something as new as it was disturbing was the way Harvard folded late in both games, on both occasions after mounting a run to make things close.

On Friday, the Crimson trailed Yale 56-46, but closed to 58-55 on the strength of a three-point play by captain Damian Long and treys by Long and Prasse-Freeman.

But Harvard got poor shots down the stretch and, forced to foul, saw Yale make 11-of-14 free throws to close out the game.

Then Saturday at Brown, the scenario repeated itself, as Harvard rallied from a 64-55 deficit with seven straight points from Long, who knocked down a three from the left corner, then made four free throws to pull to 64-62 with 5:18 to play.

But the Crimson managed just two points over the next four minutes. Some of the lowlights included air balls by junior center Tim Coleman on the front end of a one-and-one and on a pull-up jumper from inside the key and a pair of missed treys by Long, who shot just 2-of-8 from behind the arc.

Brown then made 11-of-12 from the stripe--part of a solid 29-of-35 on the night--for the 78-68 final.

After the Brown loss, Sullivan was philosophical:

"I've never seen a player have 30 points at halftime, and I've also never seen a bus late for a game," Sullivan said. "It just goes to show that college basketball is always an interesting game, and those were two firsts for me."