"When they're fronting like that, that pass to Drew is always an option," Clemente said.

Another change from last year's squad was shooting guard Patrick Harvey, who has emerged as Harvard's best pure shooter. While Clemente was stopped most of the day and finished with only 14 points, Harvey helped build the Crimson's leads with 21 points on 6-of-11 shooting, including three three-pointers. More importantly, Harvey is one of the best free-throw shooters in the nation. He hit the clutch free throws at the end of the game to keep Harvard on top on Saturday, and as long as the other players can get the ball in his hands late in the game, the Crimson won't blow late leads.

The prognostication for the Crimson is better at this point in the season than last year. This weekend, Yale and Brown come to Cambridge aiming to topple Harvard from its leafy perch. But they're not facing the same team--they'll see the same Harvard faces as last season, but everything's different. Those green freshmen have become the solid core of the team; Pat Harvey is draining three-pointers and Dan Clemente is healthy.

Dartmouth is out of the way. Now let the real Ivy League fun begin.