CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Sophomore guard
Robert Hinton scored a game-high 21 points, 14 members of the Crimson entered the scoring column, and Harvard Men's Basketball beat UMass Boston, 107-58, in an exhibition game on Thursday night at Lavietes Pavilion.
Playing in its home exhibition debut and in its exhibition finale, the Crimson held a 54-23 lead at halftime and gained a lead as large as 51 points in the second half on its way to the victory.
Hinton netted his 21 points on 8-of-10 field goals, 2-of-2 3-pointers, and 3-of-3 free throws, senior guard
Chandler Piggé posted 17 points, six rebounds, and four assists, and first-year forward
Kenan Parrish tallied 15 points and five rebounds in just nine minutes.
As a team, Harvard shot 61.2 percent (41-of-67) from the field, 70.6 percent (12-of-17) from 3-point distance, and 92.9 percent (13-of-14) from the free throw line.
Harvard Highlights
- Sophomore guard Robert Hinton scored a game-high 21 points on 8-of-10 field goals, 2-of-2 3-pointers, and 3-of-3 free throws to go with four rebounds. Hinton netted 21 points in each of the Crimson's two exhibition games.
- Senior guard Chandler Piggé posted 17 points, six rebounds, and four assists, while hitting 7-of-11 field goals, 2-of-3 3-pointers, and 1-of-1 free throws. He finished in double figures in both of Harvard's exhibitions.
- First-year forward Kenan Parrish tallied 15 points on 5-of-7 field goals and 5-of-6 free throws to go with five rebounds in just nine minutes.
- Sophomore guard Austin Hunt contributed eight points, a game-high eight rebounds, and five assists.
- First-year forward Ryan Sullivan notched eight points on 4-of-6 field goals with six rebounds and two assists.
- Junior forward Thomas Batties II added eight points and four boards, while hitting 2-of-4 triples.
- Sophomore guard Ben Eisendrath distributed a game-high six assists.
- A total of 14 members of the Crimson entered the scoring column in the contest.
- For the game, Harvard shot 61.2 percent from the field, 70.6 percent from 3-point distance, and 92.9 percent at the foul line.
- The Crimson held a 50-24 edge in both points in the paint and rebounds.
- Harvard distributed 26 assists against just seven turnovers for a 3.71 assist-to-turnover ratio on the night.
Gallery: (10-30-2025) Men's Basketball vs. UMass Boston
How It Happened
- Holding a 9-8 lead at the 13:46 mark of the first half, Harvard used an 11-0 run to pull ahead 20-8 with 10:54 left in the opening half during a stretch in which Hinton converted two old-fashioned 3-point plays and first-year guard Frankie Mannino hit a 3-pointer.
- Harvard expanded its lead to 18 points at 30-12 following 3-pointers from Hinton and junior guard Xavier Nesbitt.
- The Crimson later used a 14-3 run to take a 44-16 advantage with 3:35 to play until halftime with Batties II and Piggé each hitting 3-pointers during the run.
- Harvard maintained a 54-25 lead at halftime.
- Remaining ahead 65-38 with 16:06 to go, the Crimson used an 11-2 spurt to take a 76-40 lead with 12:29 remaining as Parrish scored seven points during the spurt.
- A layup from Mannino gave the Crimson a 40-point margin at 84-44 with 10:02 to play before consecutive layups from Sullivan made the difference 92-48 with 6:12 on the clock.
- Inside of the final five minutes, the Crimson gained its largest lead at 51 points at 107-56 following a stretch in which first-year guard Joseph Quartey hit a 3-pointer, first-year forward Avner Dror and senior guard Greg Cooper each converted a bucket, and sophomore guard Dutch Dowdell knocked down two 3-pointers.
Postgame Quotes
- "I was very pleased with our performance. The stats say it emphatically – 26 assists and seven turnovers. I was very pleased with that stat. We had a chance to play everybody. I thought we were really together. We got off to a good start. It's nice to see some shots go in." – Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball
- "We really tried to focus on building off of the second half of the Providence game. I thought we really did that in practice and used that as a focus. I thought our guys were locked into that, which was nice to see." – Coach Amaker
- "I'm very proud of our team. I think we came in excited to get back and play at home. Although it was an exhibition game, we take any matchup very seriously. Our guys came in with the right approach. We got off to a very good start. All across the board we were just buying in. Just very proud of our team. We were able to start right – and our coach talks about ending right too." – Senior guard Chandler Piggé
- "It was a great first win of this 2025-26 season. I know it's not on the record, but it was a great way to get started. I'm happy for the first-years. They played really well. I think our team came together well. We've been looking forward to these games." – Sophomore guard Robert Hinton
Next Up
Harvard hosts MIT in its regular season opener on Friday, Nov. 7 at 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+).
