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Harvard men's basketball competes at Maine at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine on Dec. 28, 2022.
74
Winner Harvard HU 9-5,0-0 Ivy League
73
Maine Maine 6-7,0-0 America East
Winner
Harvard HU
9-5,0-0 Ivy League
74
Final
73
Maine Maine
6-7,0-0 America East
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Harvard HU 33 34 7 74
Maine Maine 33 34 6 73

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Ledlum, Tretout Push Men’s Basketball Past Maine in Overtime, 74-73

BANGOR, Maine – Senior guard/forward Chris Ledlum posted a double-double on 27 points and a career-best 15 rebounds, senior guard Idan Tretout scored a career-high 17 points, and Harvard University men's basketball outlasted the University of Maine in overtime, 74-73, on Wednesday night at the Cross Insurance Center.
 
Playing in its non-conference finale, the Crimson (9-5) held a six-point lead in the second half before the Black Bears (6-7) forced overtime with a 3-pointer inside the final five seconds of regulation. Harvard scored seven of the first 10 points of overtime to pull ahead 74-70 on its way to the victory.
 
Ledlum led all players in scoring and rebounding in a game in which neither team held a lead larger than two possessions.

Harvard Highlights

  • Senior guard/forward Chris Ledlum posted a double-double behind game highs in points (27) and rebounds (15), while making 11-of-18 field goals and 4-of-5 free throws and adding a gam-best three blocks. He set a new career high in rebounds.
  • Ledlum scored in double figures for the 13th time this season, went over 20 points for the fifth time, and led the Crimson in scoring for the 11th time. He posted his third double-double of the season and the 11th of his career.
  • Senior guard Idan Tretout scored a career-high 17 points, connecting on 6-of-8 field goals, 1-of-2 3-pointers, and 4-of-6 free throws, while tallying three rebounds and two assists. Tretout scored in double figures for the third time this season.
  • Junior forward Justice Ajogbor netted eight points on 4-of-5 field goals, junior guard Sam Silverstein registered six points, six rebounds, and three assists, and sophomore guard Evan Nelson contributed six points, three boards, and two assists.
  • Senior guard Luka Sakota distributed a game-high five assists with four boards.
  • Harvard connected on 14-of-27 field goals (51.9 percent) in the second half and then made 2-of-4 shots in overtime.
  • The Crimson held advantages in rebounds (41-33) and points in the paint (48-28).
Gallery: (12-28-2022) Men's Basketball at Maine
 

How It Happened

  • The two teams stood tied at 13-13 at the midway point of the first half before Harvard used a 7-3 stretch to pull ahead 20-18 with 7:51 left in the opening half. Baskets from Tretout and Ledlum and a 3-pointer from Nelson keyed the run.
  • Harvard moved ahead 29-23 with 3:53 left in the half as Ajogbor made back-to-back baskets and Silverstein connected on a 3-pointer.
  • With the Crimson leading 31-25, Maine closed the half on an 8-2 run to tie the score at 33-33 at the break.
  • In the second half, Harvard built leads of 44-40 at the 15:42 mark, 49-44 at 13:20, and 55-49 at 10:07. Ledlum and Tretout scored six and five points respectively during that stretch.
  • The Black Bears then used a 10-4 run to knot the score at 59-59 with 5:45 to play.
  • The Crimson responded as Ledlum twice made baskets inside the final three minutes of regulation to give Harvard leads of 61-59 and 63-61.
  • After Maine went up 64-63 with 1:26 left in the second half, Tretout scored a layup with 1:03 to go and made a pair of free throws with 19 seconds remaining to make the score 67-64. The Black Bears hit a 3-pointer inside of the final five seconds to send the game to overtime tied at 67-67.
  • In overtime, Nelson hit a jumper to open the bonus session, and Ledlum made two free throws to give Harvard a 71-67 lead with 3:53 left in OT.
  • After Maine pulled within 71-70, Silverstein knocked down a 3-pointer with 1:24 to play to push the margin back to 74-70. The Black Bears connected on a triple just before the final buzzer for the final score.

Postgame Notes

  • Under Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball, the Crimson improved to 25-5 in overtime contests.
  • Harvard bettered its all-time record against Maine to 8-2.
  • The Crimson moved to 22-9 in its last 31 non-league games and to 11-5 in its last 16 true road non-conference games.
  • Neither team held a lead greater than two possessions (six points) in the game.

Next Up

Harvard opens Ivy League play at Princeton on Saturday, Dec. 31 at 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+).
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