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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| Harvard (7-7) |
20 |
28 |
48 |
| UC Irvine (5-8) |
43 |
38 |
81 |
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| Bren Events Center – Irvine, CA |
Boxscore |
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
UC Irvine broke open a tied game with an early string of 16 unanswered points. After Jim Goffredo had tied the game at 7-7 with a three-pointer, Nic Campbell answered with a three of his own. Goffredo couldn’t make it two in a row, and Mark Kelley hit a jumper. Following a James Lambert turnover, Campbell struck again from the outside. The Crimson got two chances on its next possession, but couldn’t score on either one. Harvard got a stop, but committed a turnover. Chad DeCasas hauled in rebounds of two of his own misses before recording a conventional three-point play. Following a Goffredo turnover, Patrick Sanders sank a jumper. Housman misfired, then Adam Templeton hit a three to cap off the 16-0 run that put UC Irvine up 23-7.
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| Key sign it was over |
The Anteaters used a jumper and a pair of three-pointers for a quick 8-0 spurt that pushed their lead to a game-high 30 points. With Harvard down 74-44 with under five minutes left, garbage time had arrived in Irvine.
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| Key performance |
Templeton led all scorers with 18 points. The former Harvard recruiting prospect scored all of those points on his 6-of-9 performance from three-point range, while also grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out two assists.
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| Key statistic |
The Crimson had a very poor shooting night, hitting just 4 of 21 (19.0 percent) from the arc and 20 of 66 (30.3 percent) overall. The Anteaters enjoyed a strong shooting night, connecting on 11 of 24 (45.8 percent) from three-point range and 52.5 percent overall.
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| Notes
– Brian Cusworth was the high point man for the Crimson with 11 points.
– Goffredo, Housman, and Evan Harris had very rough homecomings. The Southern California natives combined to shoot just 4 of 33 (12.1 percent) and commited seven turnovers.
– Harvard narrowly lost the turnover battle 13-12, but UC Irvine owned a big 23-11 edge in points off turnovers.
– The Anteaters scored 10 unanswered points shortly before halftime to take a commanding 43-20 lead into the locker room at intermission.
– The Crimson rebounded at just 22.9 percent offensively, grabbing just 11 of 48 rebounds at its end.
– Harvard finishes its non-league schedule at 7-7, and retrns to action on January 6 when it opens Ivy play at Dartmouth (3-7) in a 7:00 pm ET tipoff.
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