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Robert Hinton at Navy
Greg Sabin
80
Harvard HU 1-1,0-0 Ivy League
85
Winner Navy Navy 1-1,0-0 Patriot
Harvard HU
1-1,0-0 Ivy League
80
Final
85
Navy Navy
1-1,0-0 Patriot
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Harvard HU 34 46 80
Navy Navy 40 45 85

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Hinton Nets 26, Men’s Basketball Falls at Navy in Veterans Classic, 85-80

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – First-year guard Robert Hinton led three Crimson in double figures with 26 points, but Harvard Men's Basketball fell at Navy, 85-80, on Friday night at the Veterans Classic on the campus of the U.S. Naval Academy.
 
Competing in its first road game of the season and first of two games on the weekend in the Washington area, the Crimson (1-1) held a 31-21 lead in the first half, and re-gained a 62-58 with 9:06 left in the second half before the host Midshipmen (1-1) held on for the decision.
 
Hinton tallied a team-high 26 points, eight rebounds, and four assists, while making 11-of-19 field goals. Sophomore forward Thomas Batties II notched a career-high 17 points on 6-of-9 field goals and 5-of-7 treys with career-best four blocks and four rebounds. Junior guard Chandler Piggé posted 16 points and eight boards, while hitting 6-of-9 field goals and career-best 3-of-4 triples.
 
Friday's game followed a Thursday experience for the Crimson at the Veterans Classic that included a tour of the U.S. Naval Academy, lunch with the Midshipmen, and an evening event with Navy veteran and Paralympic gold medalist Brad Snyder. As part of the 11th annual event, VCU defeated Boston College, 80-55, in the evening's first game.
 
Gallery: (11-8-2024) Men's Basketball at Navy
 

Harvard Highlights

  • First-year guard Robert Hinton tallied a team-high 26 points, team-best eight rebounds, and four assists. He made 11-of-19 field goals and 2-of-5 3-pointers. Hinton has averaged 26.5 points per game through his first two collegiate contests.
  • Sophomore forward Thomas Batties II notched a career-high 17 points, a career-best four blocks, and four rebounds. He connected on 6-of-9 field goals and a career-high 5-of-7 triples.
  • Junior guard Chandler Piggé finished with 16 points, a team-high eight rebounds, and two assists, while making 6-of-9 field goals and 3-of-4 treys. He made a career-best three 3-pointers.
  • First-year guard Austin Hunt distributed a game-high seven assists with five rebounds, senior guard Evan Nelson added six points and five assists, and first-year guards Tey Barbour and Dutch Dowdell each tacked on six points.
  • For the game, Harvard shot 50.0 percent from the field (30-of-60) and 37.5 percent from 3-point distance (12-of-32). Four different members of the Crimson hit two or more 3-pointers.

How It Happened

  • After neither team held a lead larger than one possession through the game's first 10 minutes, Harvard used an 8-0 run to pull ahead 25-18 with 8:12 left in the first half. Batties II and Piggé hit back-to-back 3-pointers as part of the run.
  • Piggé and Batties II each connected on another trey to push the advantage to 31-21 at the 6:46 mark of the opening half.
  • A 3-pointer from Hinton kept Harvard up 34-30 with 3:33 left in the half, but the Midshipmen closed the half on a 19-3 run to take a 40-34 edge into the locker room.
  • Harvard responded early in the second half as 3-pointers from Hinton and Piggé and back-to-back treys from Barbour helped the Crimson re-gain a 52-51 lead with 12:46 remaining.
  • After Navy went ahead 58-52, Harvard countered with 10 consecutive points to pull ahead 62-58 with 9:06 left. Four different Crimson scored during the run, including another trey from Batties II.
  • A layup from Hinton kept the Crimson up 64-63 with 7:41 to go, but Navy scored the next five points and held the lead the rest of the way down the stretch.
  • Inside the final four minutes, the Crimson pulled within one possession twice – 70-68 at the 3:54 mark off a Hinton jumper and 76-73 with 46 seconds left following a Hinton 3-point play – before the hosts held on for the decision. 

Postgame Quotes

"We've been truly honored to be a part of this and very grateful for the chance to be here and play in the Veterans Classic. It's a tremendous atmosphere, tremendous hospitality, and so much that you can take in from this experience. I wish we played a little better in certain stretches in our game, but you have to give a lot of credit to Navy. I thought they played exceptionally well – very tough." – Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball

Next Up

Harvard closes its weekend in Washington with a game at American University on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+).  
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