Princeton handed Harvard its 23rd consecutive loss at Jadwin Gym to destroy the Crimson’s hopes of a perfect Ivy season. And suddenly, the Ivy League race became interesting again.

A night after its toughest loss of the season to No. 25 Harvard, Penn almost let one slip away against the Ivy League’s worst team.

The Quakers were down by five at halftime, but Harvard got hot in the second half, and Penn couldn’t keep up with the Crimson.

The last time a nationally ranked Ivy League basketball team walked into the Palestra, it walked out with a loss. Now Penn faces the same situation against No. 25 Harvard.

Harvard is the antagonist to the Ivy saga this year — a growing danger, challenging the “traditional” Ivy power structure of Penn and Princeton.

Harvard grad Jeremy Lin’s success in the NBA has shown Rosen that his dream is possible, if not likely.

From his first Red and Blue scrimmage in November 1992, to his final game, a loss to Alabama in the NCAA tournament in March 1995, he dominated Penn’s backcourt alongside Jerome Allen. The Quakers did not lose an Ivy League game during his Penn career.

From his first Red and Blue scrimmage in November 1992, to his final game, a loss to Alabama in the NCAA tournament in March 1995, he dominated Penn’s backcourt alongside Jerome Allen. The Quakers did not lose an Ivy League game during his Penn career.

Here’s the skinny on what went down this weekend in the Ivy League, although you could probably figure it out on your own.

Even with one loss, they could still have it all.

Followers of the Penn basketball team have emphasized the need for other players to step up and have big games, and thus far, those performances have been few and far between.

The Quakers rallied after their first Ivy loss to Yale on Friday and, with some help from senior guard Rob Belcore, emerged victorious over Brown on Saturday, 65-48.

The Quakers opened the game with impressive ball movement from inside-out, which allowed them to overcome the early deficit. Yale and Penn traded leads throughout the first period — the margin was never greater than four points — and they went into the locker room tied at 29.

Although the men’s basketball team will be facing not one, but two Ivy League opponents this weekend, the Quakers are trying not to get too far ahead of themselves.

Penn basketball hopes that its fast start allows it to gain momentum and draw fans.

But Wise, the second-year assistant coach for the men’s team, doesn’t always show up to the Palestra to coach Zack Rosen and Tyler Berardini.

Last year, everything the Quakers built during a trio of league wins crumbled to pieces in a nightmarish week. Penn believes this year will be different.