POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Senior guard
Chandler Piggé scored a team-high 14 points, including a game-tying 3-pointer with 35.8 seconds left, and sophomore guard
Robert Hinton made the go-ahead free throws with 5.1 seconds to go as Harvard Men's Basketball topped Marist University, 56-54, on Sunday evening at McCann Arena.
Playing on the second night of a back-to-back, the Crimson (4-1) completed a weekend sweep in the state of New York as Piggé's 3-pointer knotted the score at 54-54 before Hinton's free throws made the margin 56-56 as the visitors edged the Red Foxes (2-2) in a game that witnessed 19 lead changes alongside 12 ties and did not see a lead larger than five points.
Piggé grabbed a game-high seven rebounds and hit 3-of-5 3-pointers alongside his 14 points, Hinton netted 13 points, corralled a game-high seven boards, and made a season-high 10-of-12 free throws, and sophomore guard
Tey Barbour contributed 10 points and a game-best seven rebounds.
Harvard Highlights
- Senior guard Chandler Piggé scored a team-high 14 points, grabbed a game-high seven 3-pointers, and hit 3-of-5 3-pointers, including a 3-pointer with 35.8 seconds left to tie the game at 54-54. Piggé has finished in double figures in all five games this season.
- Sophomore guard Robert Hinton netted 13 points, corralled a game-high seven rebounds, came up with two steals, and made a season-high 10-of-12 free throws. Hinton knocked down the game's go-ahead free throws with 5.1 seconds to play. He scored in double figures for the third time this year.
- Sophomore guard Tey Barbour posted 10 points and a game-high seven rebounds, while connecting on 2-of-4 field goals, 1-of-2 3-pointers, and 5-of-6 free throws. He scored in double figures for the fourth time this year.
- Sophomore guard Ben Eisendrath added six points, three rebounds, two assists, and two steals, and junior forward Thomas Batties II contributed five points and a team-high four assists.
- Harvard hit 18-of-23 free throws (78.3 percent) in the game, including making 14-of-17 free throws (82.4 percent) in the second half.
How It Happened
- The Crimson opened the game with a 12-10 lead at the 11:49 mark of the first half as Hinton scored six points during that opening stretch.
- A pair of 3-pointers from Piggé kept the Crimson up 18-16 with 6:47 to go in the opening half before Marist took a 24-23 lead into halftime.
- The Crimson used a 9-3 streak to move back in front 34-29 with 13:44 remaining as Piggé netted five points, first-year Kenan Parrish made a hook shot, and Hinton connected on a pair of free throws.
- After Marist pulled ahead 41-39 with 9:49 on the clock, a 3-pointer from Barbour catalyzed a 9-2 run that pushed the visitors back ahead at 48-43 with 6:18 left.
- A 3-pointer from Batties II made Harvard's lead 51-47 with 4:33 to go before the Red Foxes countered with seven straight points to move ahead 54-51 with 59 seconds to play.
- Piggé then answered with a 3-pointer with 35.8 seconds left to knot the score at 54-54. Following a defensive stop for the Crimson, Hinton connected on a pair of free throws with 5.1 seconds to put the Crimson up for good.
Gallery: (11-16-2025) Men's Basketball at Marist
Postgame Quotes
- "It was a great job by our guys with a gutsy, grind-it-out kind of win on the road, which makes it incredibly hard. There were some theatrics at the end with both teams giving it to one other, and we were lucky enough that Chandler made an incredible three getting fouled. The free throws from Robert, defense, a number of things that we had to do to get it to win it." – Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball
- "It was one of those kinds of games that could have obviously gone either way. Really proud of our guys for this back-to-back, being able to do it on the road in this fashion on a second night says a lot about their toughness and character." – Coach Amaker
- "Tey Barbour, he draws a lot of attention, and I knew if I could pop, I could probably be open. I just had to shoot the shot with confidence. So just glory to God that the shot went in and that we were able to get the win." – Senior guard Chandler Piggé
- "Marist is a very good team. We knew that coming in. I just think we just stayed solid. That was what coach told us coming out of the locker room was that we just wanted to be set and solid in everything. I thought there were some points where they definitely went on a run, but then we continued to stay persistent, and ultimately that got us the win." – Chandler Piggé
Next Up
Harvard plays at Penn State on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. (B1G+) and vs. Boston University on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 1:30 p.m. (NESN NATION) at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase.
