CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior guard
Chandler Piggé scored a team-high 15 points, but Harvard Men's Basketball fell to Northeastern University, 77-60, on Tuesday night at Lavietes Pavilion.
Completing a three-game homestand to open the year, the Crimson (2-1) remained within 34-27 at halftime before the Huskies (2-1) built a lead as large as 24 points in the second half.
Piggé made 7-of-8 free throws as part of his 15-point effort, sophomore guard
Tey Barbour netted 12 points on four 3-pointers, sophomore guard
Ben Eisendrath added a career-high eight points and three assists, junior forward
Luca Ace-Nasteski chipped in seven points, and first-year forward
Ryan Sullivan posted team highs in rebounds (seven) and blocks (three).
Harvard Highlights
- Senior guard Chandler Piggé scored a team-high 15 points with two rebounds, two assists, and two steals, while making 7-of-8 free throws. He has finished in double figures in all three of the Crimson's games this season.
- Sophomore guard Tey Barbour netted 12 points on 4-of-8 3-pointers alongside five rebounds and two blocks. He has hit a career-high four triples in each of Harvard's first three games.
- Sophomore guard Ben Eisendrath posted a career-high eight points on 3-of-5 field goals and 2-of-2 free throws with three assists.
- Junior forward Luca Ace-Nasteski added seven points, including 5-of-6 shooting from the foul line, and first-year forward Ryan Sullivan notched team highs in rebounds (seven) and blocks (three).
Gallery: (11-11-2025) Men's Basketball vs. Northeastern
How It Happened
- Harvard opened the game with an 11-8 lead at the 13:16 mark of the first half following a 3-pointer from junior forward Thomas Batties II.
- The Crimson remained ahead at 17-13 with 10:01 left in the first half following a layup from Eisendrath before Northeastern then used a 12-0 run to move ahead 25-17 with 6:11 to go until the break.
- The Crimson countered with an 8-3 spurt to trim the margin to 28-25 with 2:25 to play in the first half prior to Northeastern taking a 34-27 edge into the locker room.
- A pair of 3-pointers from Barbour kept the hosts within 44-33 with 16:08 remaining before the Huskies moved the margin to 60-39 with 10:10 left.
- Two more triples from Barbour brought the difference to 62-45 with 7:36 on the clock, but the Crimson could pull no closer the rest of the way as Northeastern built a lead as large as 24 points with 3:15 to go.
Postgame Quotes
- "I thought Northeastern was really good – great size. We were really not good with the ball. The turnovers led to a lot of points for them. I thought they just bludgeoned us on the glass and made it look so easy. Give them the credit. We weren't good. We're not going to be very good if we're not taking care of the ball." – Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball
- "Not everything is right when you win and not everything is wrong when you lose. It's our job to not just look at the numbers and the final score. We've got to analyze it and see where the things are that we did a good job but just didn't finish. We'll find some things, but this was a tough one because I thought they were physical and tough, and we've got to answer that." – Coach Amaker
Next Up
Harvard plays at Army on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) and at Marist on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+).
