Miller scored a season-high 16 points to lead Harvard to the win (Bruce Yeung).

HANOVER, N.H. – The Harvard men's basketball team cleared its first hurdle toward winning a fifth straight Ivy League championship Saturday night, going on the road to defeat Dartmouth in its conference opener, 57-46.

Corbin Miller led Harvard with a season-high 16 points off the bench, including 11 consecutive points in the first half that gave the Crimson the lead for good. Kenyatta Smith added 11 points and seven rebounds, shooting 5-of-7 from the floor, while Siyani Chambers and Wesley Saunders contributed 10 points and four assists apiece.

Harvard moved to 10-3 overall and 1-0 in the Ivy League with the win, and improved to 8-0 in Ancient Eight openers under head coach Tommy Amaker. The victory also marked the 11th straight for Harvard over Dartmouth (6-7, 0-1 Ivy League), and was the team's eighth straight win on the road in Ivy play dating back to last year.

Dartmouth was limited to 33.3 percent (16-48) shooting on the night and connected on just four field goals over the final 12:51.

The Crimson returns to action Wednesday, Jan. 14 as it travels to Chestnut Hill to face Boston College at 7 p.m. live on ESPN3.

Harvard started quickly at both ends of the court, taking a 6-0 lead as Okolie found Saunders on the break. Things cooled off for the Crimson, however, with Dartmouth evening the score at 8-8 midway through the frame. Miller errupted for 11 straight points to singlehandedly end Harvard's drought, with his third 3-pointer of the stretch moving the score to 19-13.

Harvard used an 8-2 run to open a 27-17 lead before halftime, but Connor Boehm beat the buzzer to pull the Big Green within 27-20 heading into the intermission. The Crimson shot 52.2 percent (12-23) through the first 20 minutes against a 26.9 percent (7-26) clip for Dartmouth, and held a 12-6 advantage in points in the paint.

The Crimson regained a double-digit margin coming out of the break, 34-23, before a 7-2 stretch pulled the Big Green within 38-33. Harvard responded with nine unanswered points, however, punctuated by Miller's fourth triple of the night for a 47-33 advantage.

Dartmouth made one more run at the lead, cutting it to 51-44 on another Boehm 3, but Harvard responded as Saunders hit a pair of free throws before finding Okolie for a two-handed slam and a 55-44 edge. Chambers capped the scoring off at the line with just 10 seconds to play, giving the Crimson its final 57-46 margin.

Game Notes: Corbin Miller scored a season-high 16 points and matched his career-high with four 3-pointers … Harvard is 8-0 in Ivy League openers under head coach Tommy Amaker … Harvard has won eight straight Ivy League road games dating back to last season … Harvard has won 11 straight games versus Dartmouth dating back to 2010, the longest win streak against an Ivy opponent in program history … Harvard has held 10 of its 13 opponents to fewer than 60 points, with four scoring fewer than 50 … Harvard held Dartmouth to just 20 points in the first half, marking the fourth time this season that an opponent has scored 20 points or fewer in a half (FAU, 1st; Vermont, 2nd; Saint Rose, 2nd) … Harvard shot 50.0 percent from the field, marking the eighth time Harvard has shot 50.0 percent or better.