HANOVER, N.H. – First-year guard
Robert Hinton scored a team-high 20 points, but Harvard Men's Basketball dropped a 76-56 decision at Dartmouth College on Saturday afternoon at Leede Arena as both teams completed the first half of their 14-game Ivy League schedules.
Closing out a four-game road swing, the Crimson (7-13, 2-5 Ivy) remained within 48-46 with 9:16 to play before the host Big Green (10-10, 4-3 Ivy) gained separation inside the final nine minutes to maintain sole possession of fourth place in the Ivy League standings.
Hinton netted his 20 points on 9-of-16 shooting, finishing with over 20 points for the fourth time this season and second time in his last three games. Junior guard
Chandler Piggé joined him in double figures, tallying 11 points, a team-high seven rebounds, and a game-best three steals.
Harvard Highlights
- First-year guard Robert Hinton scored a team-high 20 points, making 9-of-16 field goals and grabbing four rebounds. He eclipsed 20 points for the fourth time this season and for the second time in his last three games. Hinton finished in double figures for the 13th time this season and led the Crimson in scoring for the eighth time.
- Junior guard Chandler Piggé tallied 11 points, a team-high seven rebounds, and a game-best three steals. He scored in double figures for the 17th time this year and paced the Crimson in rebounding for the 14th time.
- Senior guard Evan Nelson contributed seven points, a team-high three assists, and a game-best three steals, first-year guard Austin Hunt added six points, five boards, and a team-high three assists, and first-year guard Tey Barbour netted six points on 3-of-5 shooting.
- Harvard held advantages in points off turnovers (23-6) and fastbreak points (15-5), and the Crimson committed just six turnovers in the game.
Gallery: (2-8-2025) Men's Basketball at Dartmouth
How It Happened
- Harvard used a 10-3 run to take an early 10-9 lead at the 12:52 mark of the first half with Hinton scoring six points during the streak.
- After Dartmouth pulled ahead 19-14 with 9:10 left in the opening half, the Crimson responded with a 17-5 run to move ahead 31-24 with 4:09 to go until the break. Piggé scored back-to-back buckets to open the run before a 3-point play from Nelson and 3-pointer from senior guard Louis Lesmond helped the Crimson take the lead.
- The Big Green netted the final nine points of the first half to take a 33-31 lead into the locker room.
- A 3-pointer from Hinton pushed Harvard back in front 38-37 with 15:08 to play, and Harvard remained within 48-46 following a layup from Hunt with 9:16 on the clock.
- Dartmouth then used a 15-2 run to move ahead 63-48 with 5:43 remaining. The hosts extended the margin to 71-50 and 74-52 inside of the final four minutes.
Postgame Quotes
"They are a really good shooting team. I thought we did some really good things to negate that in the first half and part of the second half. We couldn't make ours when we needed to. I just thought when the dam broke, it really broke for them. I think they will be a tough out coming down the stretch for anybody." –
Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball
Next Up
Harvard hosts its first home back-to-back of the year at Lavietes Pavilion when it meets Cornell on Friday, Feb. 14 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) and Columbia on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+).
