The Storyline
With just four games remaining in the regular season and a one-game lead in the Ivy League standings, the Harvard men’s basketball team will head back out on the road for its final two Ivy contests away from Lavietes Pavilion. The Crimson will first take on Cornell Friday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. live on CBS Sports Network before squaring off with Columbia Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. live on the Ivy League Digital Network.

Harvard enters the weekend having won eight straight games to take over sole possesion of first place in the Ivy League standings, and has won 12 consecutive Ancient Eight games on the road dating back to last season.

What To Watch For
• Harvard boasts a 136-40 (.773) record since 2009-10, good for the 10th highest win percentage in the country in that time (as of games played Feb. 24). This includes a 71-6 record at home and a 65-34 mark away from Lavietes Pavilion (56-29 road, 9-5 neutral).

• Harvard has won eight straight games, all in Ivy play, and with a pair of victories this weekend can set the program record for consecutive Ivy League wins (9) and set the mark for most consecutive wins under head coach Tommy Amaker (9).

• Harvard has won a program-record 12 straight Ivy League road games dating back to last season and with a pair of wins this weekend can become just the fifth team in Ancient Eight history to go unbeaten on the road in consecutive years (Penn, 1970-71, 1993-95, 1999-00; Princeton, 1997-98). The Crimson was a perfect 7-0 on the road against the Ancient Eight last year, marking the program’s first undefeated road record in conference play, and is an unblemished 5-0 this season.

• Harvard enters the weekend at 19-5 and will be looking to reach the 20-win plateau for a sixth consecutive season. Penn is the only other Ivy program to have won at least 20 games six straight years (1969-75). Harvard’s five consecutive 20-win seasons stand as the only 20-win seasons in program history.

• With 136 wins since 2009-10, Harvard already boasts the second-highest win total over a six-year span in Ivy League history. Penn holds the record for most wins over six years, earning 143 victories between 1969-75.

• Harvard currently ranks 11th in the NCAA in scoring defense (as of games played Feb. 24), having allowed 56.6 ppg. The Crimson has held 16 of its 24 opponents to fewer than 60 points this season, with eight scoring 50 or fewer.

Last Time Out
The Harvard men’s basketball team rallied from 14 points down to defeat Princeton Saturday night, 63-55, and take over sole possession of first place in the Ivy League standings.

Aided by a sell-out crowd, its second in as many nights, Harvard outscored Princeton 34-18 in the second half to pick up its eighth-straight victory.

Wesley Saunders turned in 23 points, nine rebounds, three assists and four steals, leading Harvard in each category for the second time this season and third time in his career. Siyani Chambers turned in 12 points, six rebounds, three assists and four steals, to go with a 12-point, seven-rebound effort from Steve Moudnou-Missi. Jonah Travis, meanwhile, tacked on 10 points.

Creating a Winning Culture
Harvard has posted a 136-40 (.773) overall record since the start of the 2009-10 season, ranking as the 10th highest win percentage in the country over the last five-plus seasons (as of games played Feb. 24).

Home is Where the Wins Are
Harvard has posted a 60-4 (.938) record at Lavietes Pavilion since the start of the 2010-11 season, representing the fifth highest home-court win percentage in the country over the last four-plus seasons (as of games played Feb. 24).

Since 2010-11, the Crimson has enjoyed two home win streaks of at least 20 games; 28 games (Feb. 20, 2010 to Feb. 25, 2012), 20 games (Dec. 1, 2012 to Feb. 7, 2014).

Making a Stand
Harvard’s defense is shaping up to be one of the best ever under head coach Tommy Amaker.

• Opponents are scoring just 56.6 ppg, which ranks 11th in the NCAA and stands as the second lowest total in the Amaker era (55.6 ppg in 2011-12).

• Opponents are shooting 39.4 percent from the floor, which ranks 35th in the NCAA and is the lowest opponent field goal percentage in the Amaker era (40.8% in 2013-14).

• Opponents are shooting 32.5 percent from 3-point range, which ranks 102nd in the NCAA and stands as the second lowest opponent 3-point percentage in the Amaker era (32.1% in 2013-14).

• Harvard is averaging 4.8 bpg, which ranks 39th in the NCAA and is tied for the highest total in the Amaker era (4.8 bpg in 2013-14).

• Harvard is averaging 7.4 spg, which ranks 60th in the NCAA and is the second highest total in the Amaker era (7.9 spg in 2009-10).

• Harvard has held 16 of its 24 opponents to fewer than 60 points, with eight opponents scoring 50 points or less. The Crimson has limited opponents to 20 points or fewer in a half eight times.

• Harvard limited Saint Rose to just 20.8 percent shooting (11-53), the lowest single-game opponent shooting percentage in the Amaker era.

• Harvard limited Saint Rose and Cornell to just 11 field goals, the lowest single-game total by an opponent in the Amaker era.

• The Crimson allowed just 38 points to Saint Rose and Penn, marking the fourth and fifth times under head coach Tommy Amaker that an opponent has scored fewer than 40 points (Cornell was held to exactly 40 points).

• Penn’s 38 points scored on Jan. 31 were the fewest Harvard has given up to a Quaker squad since taking a 58-31 victory on March 11, 1942. Additionally, it marked just the sixth time since the Ivy League’s formation prior to the 1956-57 season that Penn had been held to fewer than 40 points.

• Yale managed just 11 first half points on Feb. 7, shooting 3-of-22 from the field. The Bulldogs’ 11 points were the fewest allowed in any half by the Crimson under head coach Tommy Amaker, while the three made field goals represented the fewest field goals allowed in a half under Amaker.

Down But Not Out
Harvard is attempting to become the first Ivy program to win the conference after beginning 1-1 since Penn did so during the 2001-02 season. The Quakers actually began that year’s conference slate with a 2-3 record before running the table and earning a three-way share of the Ancient Eight crown with Princeton and Yale.

Now in its 59th season of play, the Ivy League has crowned 14 champions that have begun conference play either 0-1 or 1-1, or roughly one every four years.

Player of the Week
Wesley Saunders was named Ivy League Player of the Week on Feb. 23 for the third time this season and an Ivy League record 11th time in his career. The previous record of nine career Player of the Week awards was shared by Brown’s Earl Hunt (2000-03) and Princeton’s Ian Hummer (2009-13).

Saunders garnered the honor five times in 2012-13, three times in 2013-14 and has three awards in 2014-15.

Points Responsible For
It isn’t always how many points a player scores, but how many points he is responsible for that demonstrates his true importance to the team. Wesley Saunders has scored or assisted on 606 points this season, representing 39.0 percent of the team’s offense. Siyani Chambers, meanwhile, has been responsible for 463 points, or 30.0 percent.

Going Off
Wesley Saunders scored a career-high 33 points at Brown, representing the 14th-highest single-game total in program history and the most points scored under head coach Tommy Amaker.

Jeremy Lin ’10 is the only other member of the Crimson to have scored at least 30 points under Amaker, notching 30 at UConn on Dec. 6, 2009.

All-Around Effort
Wesley Saunders’ full arsenal of skills were on display against Princeton as the senior led the Crimson in points (23), rebounds (9), assists (3) and steals (4), marking the second time this season (at Brown) and third time in his career he has led Harvard in all four categories.

Jeremy Lin ’10 is the only other student-athlete to accomplish the feat under head coach Tommy Amaker, having done so 10 times.

Stuffing the Stat Sheet
Wesley Saunders, the 2014 Ivy League Player of the Year, currently ranks among the Ancient Eight’s top 10 in seven statistcal categories. As a senior, Jeremy Lin ’10 finished ranked among the conference’s best in nine statistical categories.

Leading the Way
Wesley Saunders led Harvard in scoring in each of the team’s first eight games, becoming the first member of the Crimson to lead the team in scoring in eight straight games under head coach Tommy Amaker.

Saunders has led Harvard in scoring 44 times in his career, with the Crimson owning a 30-14 record in those games.

Born to Assist
Siyani Chambers has led Harvard in assists 53 times in his career, with the Crimson owning a 40-13 record in those games.

Chambers boasts 45 career games with five assist or more, including a stretch of eight straight games as a freshman (Dec. 11, 2012 - Jan. 26, 2013). Harvard is 38-7 in games Chambers reaches five assists.

Cleaning the Glass
Steve Moundou-Missi recorded a career-high 17 rebounds at Vermont, the most by a member of the Crimson under head coach Tommy Amaker.

Moundou-Missi has led Harvard in rebounding 36 times in his career, with the Crimson owning a 28-8 record in those games.

Grand Theft
Wesley Saunders recorded 12 steals against Northeastern and Vermont, including a career-high seven at Vermont to match Jeremy Lin ‘10 (vs. George Washington, Dec. 30, 2009) for the most steals by a member of the Crimson under head coach Tommy Amaker.

Saunders currently ranks 34th in the NCAA with 2.0 steals per game (as of games played Feb. 20), while his 168 career steals are good for fourth in program history.

Double-Trouble
Wesley Saunders recorded three double-doubles in the team’s first four games, becoming the first member of the Crimson to post three double-doubles in a four-game stretch since Keith Wright ‘12 did it in four consecutive games in 2011-12.

Saunders has turned in four double-doubles on the season, the second most in the Ivy League.

Pop-A-Shot
Corbin Miller made at least one 3-point field goal in each of Harvard’s first 23 games, good for the fourth longest streak in program history. The program record for consecutive games with a 3-pointer stands at 29 games and was set by Jim Goffredo ’07.

Slaying the “Killer P’s”
Harvard finished off its second straight season sweep of Penn last night and with a victory today over Princeton can become the first program in Ivy League history to earn two straight sweeps of both the “Killer P’s.”

Starting Fast
Harvard began the year with a 10-3 record, marking the fifth time under head coach Tommy Amaker that the Crimson has gone 10-3 or better to start the year; 24-3, 2011-12; 18-3, 2013-14; 15-3, 2010-11; 14-3, 2009-10, 10-3, 2014-15.

Non-Conference Nonsense
Harvard went 10-4 in non-conference play, marking the seventh straight season that the Crimson has posted a winning record away from the Ivy League. The Crimson is 77-33 in non-conference action since 2008-09, and has registered double-digit victories five times under head coach Tommy Amaker.

Banner Day
With its 84-38 victory over Saint Rose, Harvard set several program bests under head coach Tommy Amaker; largest margin of victory (46 points), most rebounds (49), lowest opponent FG% (20.8), fewest FG’s allowed (11).

Watch This
Wesley Saunders was named to the Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award and Lou Henson Award preseason watch lists as one of the elite student-athletes in the country.

Saunders is the first Ivy Leaguer to be included on the Naismith Trophy Top 50, while he joined Jeremy Lin ’10 as the second member of the Crimson to be named to the Wooden Award Watch List. Saunders was also included on the 2013 Lou Henson Award Watch List.

Cousy Award
Siyani Chambers was named to the 2015 Bob Cousy Award Watch List, marking the third-straight year that the junior has been tabbed among the top point guards in college basketball. Chambers is one of just three individuals to have been included on the watch list in each of the last three years along with Duke’s Quinn Cook and Gonzaga’s Kevin Pangos.

Last year, Chambers was one of 23 Cousy Award Watch List finalists after being among the original list of 80 watch list candidates along with teammate Brandyn Curry ’13-14.

In The Spotlight
15 of Harvard’s 28 regular season games this season have been picked up for national or regional television broadcasts. The Crimson appeared on TV 14 times in 2013-14, and a program record 17 times in 2012-13.

Sold Out
Harvard has played in front of a sold-out crowd at Lavietes Pavilion 27 times since 2011-12, including four times this season. The Crimson’s upcoming game against Yale have also been sold out, with a limited number of tickets remaining against Brown.

Moving on Up
Head coach Tommy Amaker continus to move up the ranks of the Ivy League’s winningest coaches. Amaker’s 158 wins at Harvard are the seventh most since the conference began competition in 1956, while his 76 Ivy League victories rank 12th. With two wins this weekend, Amaker can match former Cornell head coach Steve Donahue (2000-10) for 10th place in conference history.

Amaker has led Harvard to four-straight Ivy League championships, tying him with former Princeton head coach Butch van Breda Kolff and fomer Penn head coach Chuck Daly for the fourth most Ivy titles won.

On The Sidelines
With 158 victories under his belt, Tommy Amaker ranks second all-time in Harvard coaching annals.

Amaker's .675 win percentage (158-76), meanwhile, ranks first among Harvard coaches who have spent at least two seasons at the helm of the team.