At the beginning of the fourth quarter, it appeared as though Marquette would walk away with an easy first round victory in the National Invitation Tournament. The Golden Eagles had a 46-32 lead and leading scorer Markus Howard was on fire from deep.
Then Harvard’s offense came alive, scoring more points in the fourth quarter than previous two quarters combined. Marquette had a 19-point lead at one point in the quarter, but the Crimson cut Marquette’s once insurmountable lead to five with 11 seconds left on a 3-pointer from Rio Haskett.
Fortunately for Marquette, senior Andrew Rowsey got himself fouled and hit two crucial free throws seconds later to secure the 67-60 lead.