CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Men's Basketball brings a three-game winning streak in Ivy League action into its meeting with Cornell at Lavietes Pavilion this weekend, as the Crimson and Big Red will meet on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 2:00 p.m. Crimson fans can purchase tickets here as the contest will also air live on ESPN+.

What to Know

• Harvard enters the weekend with a 10-8 record, as the Crimson's 3-1 mark in conference play sees it tied with Dartmouth and Yale atop the Ivy League standings. The Crimson's 3-1 record represents the program's best start to Ivy League action since the 2018-19 season.
• The Crimson is currently maintaining a three-game winning streak, a run that is tied for its longest of the 2025-26 season.
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend saw the Crimson pull off a pair of dramatic wins against Princeton and Penn in front of stellar home crowds.
• Facing a 17-point deficit with 7:37 left in regulation in its contest against Princeton, Harvard orchestrated a remarkable 20-0 run to turn the tide against the Tigers, as the Crimson pulled off an 87-80 win in overtime to keep its winning streak alive. Two 20-point scorers highlighted the Crimson's offensive output, as sophomore Robert Hinton led the way with 27 points. Senior and team captain Chandler Piggé also recorded 21 points, a season-high in Ivy League action for the Houston, Texas native.
• During The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Endowed Coach for Harvard men's basketball Tommy Amaker's tenure, Harvard is now 29-6 all-time in overtime contests.
• In a back-and-forth physical battle against Penn, the Crimson prevailed in a dramatic 64-63 tilt against the Quakers. Sophomore Tey Barbour and junior Thomas Batties II combined for 34 points, tallying 17 each, as the Crimson defense caused 11 turnovers and scored 15 points off turnovers. Harvard is now 3-1 in games decided by three points or less this season.
• Hinton is leading all Crimson in scoring this season, tallying 16.4 points per game to go along with 4.8 rebounds per game. Among the Ivy League, Hinton currently ranks seventh in points per game and fourth in scoring with 294 points. A native of Los Angeles, California, Hinton has tallied double-digit points 14 times this season, scoring 20 or more points on five occasions this year.
• Piggé is enjoying a career year in his final season with the Crimson, averaging a career-high 13.9 points per game, ranking ninth in the Ivy League in the category. Defensively, Piggé is also excelling, ranking second in the Ancient Eight in steals per game (1.7).
• Barbour is averaging 12.0 points per game this season to go along with 4.9 rebounds per game. A native of Manassas, Virginia, Barbour leads the Crimson in three-point field goal percentage (.406) this season. In the Ivy League, Barbour ranks fourth in three-point field goal makes (43) as well.
• Batties is finding success beyond the three-point arch, leading the Ivy League in three-point field goal percentage (0.537). A native of Washington, D.C. and the recipient of the team's Hamilton Fish '10 Most Improved Player Award last year, Batties is averaging 12.4 points per game and 4.6 rebounds per game.
• As a team, the Crimson is one of the best defensive sides in the Ivy League, ranking second in the Ancient Eight in points allowed per game (68.3) and second in turnovers forced (210).
• Cornell is 8-9 this year and is 1-3 to open Ivy League play. Harvard is 89-97 all-time against the Big Red and is 21-13 against the Big Red during Amaker's tenure.
• Junior guard Xavier Nesbitt has earned selection as a nominee for the Allstate NACDA Winter Good Works Team. Nesbitt garnered the recognition for going above and beyond in his commitment to community service, academic achievement, and athletic performance. Through Harvard's existing relationship with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston and a fellowship with The Team, a nonpartisan civic engagement organization, Nesbitt organized a basketball clinic and civic engagement talk at the Charlestown Boys and Girls Club during the 2024–25 academic year.
• The Crimson its legacy against Cornell with its Alumni Weekend celebrations. Harvard will welcome back alumni from all generations of Crimson men's basketball back to Cambridge.

Next Up

Harvard starts a three-game road swing next weekend, heading to Brown on Friday, Jan. 30 and to New Haven for a clash with Yale on Saturday, Jan. 31.