WEST POINT, N.Y. – Junior forward
Thomas Batties II scored a game-high 17 points, sophomore guard
Robert Hinton netted 16 points, and senior guard
Chandler Piggé posted 14 points as Harvard Men's Basketball defeated Army West Point, 75-52, on Saturday afternoon at Christl Arena.
Competing in its first road game of the year and opening a back-to-back weekend, the Crimson (3-1) outscored the Black Knights (1-3), 39-21, in the second half, growing a 36-31 halftime lead into a margin as large as 25 points in the second half as the Crimson did not trail in the contest.
Batties II scored his 17 points on 5-of-6 field goals, 3-of-3 3-pointers, and 4-of-4 free throws alongside a game-best three blocks, Hinton added a game-high six rebounds, three assists, and two steals to his 16 points, and Piggé compiled a game-high four assists, five rebounds, and two steals alongside his 14 points.
Harvard Highlights
- Junior forward Thomas Batties II scored a game-high 17 points on 5-of-6 field goals, 3-of-3 3-pointers, and 4-of-4 free throws alongside five rebounds and a game-best three blocks. He finished in double figures for the third time this year and 24th time in his career.
- Sophomore guard Robert Hinton posted 16 points, a game-high six rebounds, three assists, and two steals, while hitting 6-of-11 field goals. He scored in double figures for the second time this year and 21st time in his career.
- Senior guard Chandler Piggé registered 14 points, five rebounds, a game-best four assists, and two steals, while connecting on 6-of-8 field goals and 2-of-2 3-pointers. He has scored in double figures in all of the Crimson's games this season and in 34 career games.
- Sophomore guard Tey Barbour added nine points, a game-high four assists, three rebounds, and two steals, while making a career-high 7-of-7 free throws, and sophomore guard Ben Eisendrath chipped in six points and a game-high four steals.
- For the game, the Crimson held a 22-8 edge in points off turnovers.
- In the second half, Harvard shot 57.1 percent from the field, 50.0 percent from 3-point distance, and 86.7 percent from the free throw line.
- Harvard did not trail in the contest.
Gallery: (11-15-2025) Men's Basketball at Army
How It Happened
- The Crimson opened the game with a 16-9 lead at the 12:51 mark of the first half behind seven points from Hinton and five points from Piggé in the early going.
- After Army pulled within 26-25 with 4:57 left in the first half before Batties II and Piggé hit back-to-back 3-pointers to push the Crimson's lead back out to 32-25 with 3:26 on the clock.
- Harvard then took a 36-31 lead into halftime.
- Remaining ahead 44-38 with 14:49 remaining, the Crimson netted seven straight points on free throws to move ahead 51-38 with 12:43 left.
- Still ahead at 53-42, the Crimson used a 9-0 run to take a 20-point edge at 62-42 with 8:44 to play. Four different Crimson scored during the run, including another 3-pointer from Batties II.
- The Crimson maintained at least a 16-point margin the rest of the way, building a lead as large as 25 points at 75-50 with 2:14 remaining behind a tip-in from first-year Frankie Mannino, jumper from junior Xavier Nesbitt, and a 3-pointer from sophomore Dutch Dowdell.
Postgame Quotes
- "I thought it was a great team win and team effort. Particularly having those kinds of solid performances from everybody – you need it on the road. I thought we really responded well to our last outing, when we didn't feel like we were living up to our identity and embracing the roles that our players have individually. That was our theme going into this game – 'our identity, your role.' I thought our kids responded in a very positive way, not just because we won but because of how we played." – Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball
- "Obviously it's meaningful to be here. It's an honor for us to come here to play at this esteemed and historic place and university. We've loved the connection and the series that we've been able to have here at West Point, hopefully that will continue. We're pleased with the outcome of how these guys performed here representing our school in a very positive manner after coming off a tough loss." – Coach Amaker
Next Up
Harvard plays at Marist tomorrow – Sunday, Nov. 16 – at 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+).
