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Robert Hinton vs. Brown
Dylan Goodman
59
Winner Brown BRN 14-11,6-6 Ivy League
52
Harvard HU 10-15,5-7 Ivy League
Winner
Brown BRN
14-11,6-6 Ivy League
59
Final
52
Harvard HU
10-15,5-7 Ivy League
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Brown BRN 27 32 59
Harvard HU 33 19 52

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Falls to Brown, 59-52

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – First-year guard Robert Hinton and senior guard Evan Nelson each scored 10 points, but Harvard Men's Basketball fell to Brown University, 59-52, on Friday evening at Lavietes Pavilion.
 
Opening a three-game homestand to close the regular the season, the Crimson (10-15, 5-7 Ivy) held a lead as large as 11 points early in the second half and remained within one possession at 55-52 inside of the final minute before the visiting Bears (14-11, 6-6 Ivy) held on for the decision.
 
Hinton tallied 10 points, five rebounds, and three steals while Nelson notched 10 points, three steals, and two rebounds. Junior guard Chandler Piggé contributed nine points, a game-high nine rebounds, and two assists, and sophomore forward Thomas Batties II added seven points and six rebounds.

Harvard Highlights

  • First-year guard Robert Hinton tallied a team-high 10 points, five rebounds, and a game-high three steals. He scored in double figures for the 18th time on the year.
  • Senior guard Evan Nelson posted a team-high 10 points, team-best three steals, and two rebounds, while making 4-of-9 field goals and 2-of-5 3-pointers. He scored in double figures for the 11th time this season and 22nd time in his career.
  • Junior guard Chandler Piggé notched nine points, a game-high nine rebounds, and a team-high two assists. He led the Crimson in rebounding for the 17th time in 2024-25.
  • Sophomore forward Thomas Batties II contributed seven points and six rebounds while first-year guards Austin Hunt and Tey Barbour each added six points.
Gallery: (2-28-2025) Men's Basketball vs. Brown
 

How It Happened

  • After Brown opened the game with a 14-7 lead at the 11:40 mark of the first half, Harvard responded with a 10-2 run to move ahead 17-16 with 7:54 left in the half. Barbour and senior guard Louis Lesmond each hit 3-pointers during the run before Piggé closed the stretch with an old-fashioned 3-point play.
  • The Crimson later used a 12-2 burst to turn a 20-17 deficit into a 29-22 edge with 3:07 remaining in the opening half. Barbour and Batties II each hit 3-pointers during the run.
  • Harvard remained ahead 33-27 at halftime following buckets from Batties II and Piggé.
  • The hosts scored the first five points of the second half to increase their margin to 38-27 with 18:47 left.
  • Harvard maintained a 44-35 advantage with 13:54 to go before Brown used a 12-0 run to move ahead 47-44 with 6:32 to play.
  • A layup from Hunt trimmed the deficit to 49-48 with 2:44 to play, and a layup from Piggé brought the Crimson within 55-52 with 59 seconds left before the visitors held on for the decision. 

Postgame Quotes

"That was a tough one tonight, but I'm not sure that we deserved it. You've got to deserve it. Credit Brown for coming back from being down, clawing back, and being tougher on the glass. Our inability to finish the ball and turnovers hurt us, maybe we were tight. You've got to deserve it, and we didn't. Hats off to them. It was a gutsy win by their team." – Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball 

Next Up

Harvard hosts Yale tomorrow – Saturday, Mar. 1 – at 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) and Dartmouth on Saturday, Mar. 8 at 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+).

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