UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Sophomore guard
Robert Hinton scored a career-high 34 points and scored a go-ahead layup with 21.4 seconds left, but Harvard Men's Basketball dropped a narrow 75-74 decision against Boston University in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase on Saturday afternoon at Mohegan Sun Arena.
In a game that witnessed 17 lead changes and 11 ties and in which neither team held a lead larger than four points over the final 17:16, the Crimson (4-3) took a 74-73 lead on Hinton's basket with 21.4 seconds to go before the Terriers (3-3) hit a layup with 4.9 seconds to play and made a defensive stop on the game's final possession.
Hinton poured in his career-high 34 points with career bests in field goals made (13-of-17) and 3-pointers made (4-of-5), while eclipsing the 30-point plateau for the second time in his career. Sophomore guard
Tey Barbour (15 points) and junior forward
Thomas Batties II (14 points, six assists) joined him in double figures.
As a team, Harvard distributed a season-high 21 assists for the second straight game, including a career-best nine assists from sophomore guard
Ben Eisendrath.
Harvard Highlights
- Sophomore guard Robert Hinton scored a career and game-high 34 points on 13-of-17 field goals, 4-of-5 3-pointers, and 4-of-4 free throws with a team-high four rebounds, three assists, and two steals. He posted career bests in field goals made (13) and 3-pointers made (four). Hinton eclipsed the 30-point plateau for the second time in his career.
- Sophomore guard Tey Barbour netted 15 points, while making 5-of-10 field goals and 3-of-7 triples. He scored in double figures for the sixth time in seven games this season.
- Junior forward Thomas Batties II posted 14 points on 6-of-9 field goals and 2-of-4 3-pointers, while matching his career high with six assists for the second straight game. He finished in double figures for the fifth time on the year.
- Sophomore guard Ben Eisendrath distributed a career and game-high nine assists alongside three rebounds and three steals.
- As a team, Harvard tallied a season-high 21 assists for the second straight game.
- For the game, the Crimson held advantages in points off turnovers (25-14) and fastbreak points (12-7), while shooting 54.7 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from 3-point distance.
- The Crimson held a lead for 27:02 in the contest, while BU led for 6:17.
Gallery: (11-22-2025) Men's Basketball vs. BU at Mohegan Sun
How It Happened
- Harvard opened the game with an 11-5 lead at the 15:25 mark of the first half as Hinton and Barbour combined to score nine of the Crimson's first 11 points.
- The Crimson remained up at 18-13 following two free throws from Barbour and at 23-17 with 6:27 left in the opening half after five straight points from Hinton.
- After BU pulled ahead 29-27 with 3:20 to go until halftime, Barbour and Hinton each hit 3-pointers to help push the Crimson back in front 35-32 at halftime.
- Harvard moved its margin to 39-32 with 18:14 remaining before the Terriers scored seven straight points to knot the score at 39-39 with 16:55 on the clock.
- Neither side held a lead larger than three points over the proceeding 10 minutes with nine points from Hinton helping Harvard stake itself to a 59-58 edge with 7:14 to go. BU then netted five straight points to move ahead 63-59 with 6:24 left.
- Harvard responded with six straight points to pull back into the lead at 65-63 with 4:55 to play.
- The teams then traded baskets over the final 4:35 Inside of the final 30 seconds, Hinton made a layup after driving the baseline to put Harvard up 74-73 with 21.4 seconds left before the Terriers countered with a layup with 4.9 seconds to go and came up with a defensive stop on the game's final possession.
Postgame Quotes
- "We fought. It was competitive. It was a possession game – all the way through. The largest lead was seven – not a lot. They were tough. We were tough throughout. They made a tough basket at the end to win it. We made a tough one to go up one, but they made a tough one on the other end to win it. A hard one to lose, and a great one to win if you're in their locker room. I really liked the fight in our guys." – Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball
- "Robert did not play well in the last game. He was in foul trouble and had a tough shooting day, so he responded. It's a shame that we can't celebrate a win with that kind of performance out of him. He was outstanding this afternoon. I thought that could have been the game-winning basket if we got the stop at the other end, but it wasn't. Hopefully we can get consistency from Robert." – Coach Amaker
Next Up
Harvard plays at Boston College on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 4:00 p.m. (ACCNX) and hosts Bryant on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+).
