PRINCETON, N.J. – The Harvard men's basketball team fell on the road to Princeton, 74-67, Friday night at Jadwin Gymnasium. The loss snapped the Crimson's two-game winning streak and dropped it to 13-11 (5-7 Ivy League) on the season.
 
The Tigers (20-5; 10-2 Ivy) jumped out to a 6-0 lead in less than two minutes and expanded their advantage to 19-11 with just under 14 minutes left. Six straight Crimson points, however, got it back in the game and sparked a 15-2 run, the last five of which were credited to Kale Catchings. The plus-13 stretch put Harvard ahead, 26-21. The Crimson later enjoyed a 34-28 advantage before settling for a 38-36 halftime lead.
 
Catchings carried Harvard in the opening moments of the second half, scoring the team's first two buckets propelling it to another six-point cushion. Princeton, however, answered by scoring 13 of the game's next 15 points to reclaim the lead at 49-44.
 
The teams traded baskets with the Crimson taking a 60-59 lead behind a Mason Forbes second-chance field goal and a Luka Sakota triple. The Tigers answered by scoring the next five points and did not relinquish the lead for the balance of the game en route to the seven-point victory.

Harvard Highlights

• Kale Catchings scored a career-high 19 points, surpassing his previous best of 16 vs. Yale in Feb. 2019.
• Noah Kirkwood finished with 15 points and a team-high eight rebounds. He has led the team in rebounds nine times this season.
• Luka Sakota reached double figures in scoring for the fourth straight game, posting 13 with a team-high-tying three assists (Mason Forbes).
• Forbes had 10 points to go with a game-high two blocked shots, while grabbing five rebounds.

What's Next?

Harvard returns to Lavietes Pavilion on Sunday to play host to Princeton at noon ET. The game will air on ESPN+.