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Chandler Piggé
50
MIT MIT 0-0,0-0 NEWMAC
79
Winner Harvard HU 1-0,0-0 Ivy League
MIT MIT
0-0,0-0 NEWMAC
50
Final
79
Harvard HU
1-0,0-0 Ivy League
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
MIT MIT 18 32 50
Harvard HU 34 45 79

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Defeats MIT in Season Opener, 79-50

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Junior forward Thomas Batties II scored a game-high 17 points, senior guard Chandler Piggé tallied 13 points, five rebounds, and a game-high five assists, and sophomore guard Tey Barbour netted 12 points with four made 3-pointers as Harvard Men's Basketball beat MIT, 79-50, in its season and home opener on Friday night at Lavietes Pavilion.
 
Competing in its first regular season matchup following two exhibition contests, the Crimson (1-0) held a 34-18 lead at halftime and extended the margin to as large as 31 points on its way to the victory over the visiting Engineers.
 
Batties II scored in double figures for the 22nd time in his career behind his 17 points while Piggé finished in double figures for the 31st time in his career behind 13 points, five rebounds, five assists, and three steals. Barbour rounded out the Crimson's double-figure scorers with 12 points on a career-high four made 3-pointers. 

Harvard Highlights

  • Junior forward Thomas Batties II scored a game-high 17 points with four rebounds, two assist, and two steals, while shooting 5-of-8 from the floor and 6-of-6 from the free throw line. He scored in double figures for the 22nd time in his career.
  • Senior guard Chandler Piggé tallied 13 points, five rebounds, a game-high five assists, and a game-best three steals, while making 6-of-13 field goals. He finished in double figures for the 31st time in his career.
  • Sophomore guard Tey Barbour netted 12 points, grabbed a team-high six rebounds, and hit 4-of-7 3-pointers. He set a new career high in 3-pointers made and scored in double figures for the fifth time in his career.
  • First-year forward Kenan Parrish posted nine points and five rebounds, while converting 3-of-5 field goals in his collegiate debut.
  • Sophomore guard Robert Hinton added nine points and four rebounds.
  • Sophomore guard Austin Hunt notched eight points and four boards, while hitting 3-of-3 field goals.
  • In the second half, Harvard shot 54.2 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from 3-point distance.
  • The Crimson held advantages in points in the paint (32-20), fastbreak points (17-0), and bench points (20-5). 

How It Happened

  • The Crimson used a 12-2 run early in the contes to move ahead 16-10 with 13:12 left in the first half. A dunk from Hunt and a pair of 3-pointers from Barbour highlighted the stretch.
  • After the Engineers pulled within 20-16 with 7:21 remaining in the first half, the Crimson closed the first half on a 14-2 run to bring a 34-18 edge into the locker room. Piggé paced the Crimson with 11 points in the first half.
  • Harvard moved the margin to 20 points for the first time at 38-18 with 19:11 to go following a pair of free throws from Hinton.
  • The Crimson later scored 11 straight points to turn a 41-26 edge into a 52-26 margin with 13:34. A 3-pointer from Hunt capped the streak.
  • Harvard maintained at least a 16-point advantage the rest of the way and pushed the lead to as large as 31 points at 76-45 with 2:53 remaining. A dunk from first-year Ryan Sullivan and 3-pointer from senior Greg Cooper highlighted the late-game action for the hosts. 
Gallery: (11-7-2025) Men's Basketball vs. MIT
 

Postgame Quotes

  • "Really pleased with our guys with the depth that we were able to display and use. I felt like that was the biggest difference for us – the number of bodies we could rotate through. That's something we haven't had in the last few years." – Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball
  • "I think there is a good feel and chemistry about this team. Having guys that have played together and played a lot as younger players a year ago and know they are a year older – we hope it will pay dividends. So far, we've seen it. We've talked a lot about trying to utilize our bench and balance. I think we have great balance now." – Coach Amaker
  • "The guys here have all bought in. They really want to work hard. They really want to learn and help us be a great team. For me, it's just continuing to use my voice – one of my roles here is to quarterback our defense and quarterback our team." – Senior guard Chandler Piggé 

Next Up

Harvard hosts New Hampshire on Sunday, Nov. 9 at noon (ESPN+) and Northeastern on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+).



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