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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| Harvard (10-6, 2-1 Ivy) |
30 |
44 |
74 |
| Yale (10-8, 2-1 Ivy) |
33 |
49 |
82 |
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| John J. Lee Amphitheater – New Haven, CT |
Boxscore |
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| Keys |
| Key sequence |
Jim Goffredo hit a three-pointer to cap off a 7-0 Harvard run that cut Yale’s lead to 46-42 with under 14 minutes left, leading James Jones to call a 30-second timeout to regroup. Out of the timeout, Casey Hughes — an 18.3-percent three-point shooter the past two seasons — drilled a three-pointer to put the Bulldogs back up by seven. Three minutes later another Goffredo three trimmed the margin to five points, but Nick Holmes answered from beyond the arc at the other end to spark a 14-5 Yale, putting the Bulldogs in control with a 67-53 lead. |
| Key sign it was over |
Yale was having all sorts of problems against Harvard’s desperation full-court pressure when the Crimson came up with a steal trailing by 10 with just over two minutes left. Over the next 45 seconds, Harvard shut out Yale while getting three shots at point-blank range, five free throw attempts, and a pair of three-point attempts. Yet when Ko Yada traveled with 1:32 left to give the ball back to the hosts, the Crimson had shaved just two points off the deficit. After that, even three three-pointers in the final 30 seconds were too little, too late. |
| Key performance |
Nick Holmes finished with 13 points on 3-for-3 shooting from beyond the arc and added six rebounds, six assists, and three blocks in 27 minutes of court time. |
| Key statistic |
Yale’s 9-of-13 shooting from the arc. The Bulldogs came into the game shooting 33.7 percent from three-point range on the season, then more than doubled that with a 69.2-percent performance on the night. |
| Key coaching move |
James Jones had his team come out pressuring full court, and Harvard was never able to get comfortable offensively. The Crimson finished with just nine assists against 16 turnovers, and frequently appeared to get frustrated and take bad shots. |
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| Notes |
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Matt Stehle fouled out with 3:15 left and Brian Cusworth did the same 70 seconds later. |
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Yale’s 33 free throw attempts were a season-high by a Harvard opponent. |
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Yale was able to get the win despite allowing Harvard to grab 21 of 45 rebounds (46.7 percent) off its own misses. The Bulldogs had entered the game ninth in the nation in defensive rebounding. |
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With his team losing its composure and a boisterous Lee Amphitheater rocking during a second-half timeout, Harvard coach Frank Sullivan pulled his team off the floor into a nearby hallway for its huddle. The officials came into the hallway to get the Crimson back on the court, but declined to assess a technical foul for the rules violation. |
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