Harvard blows 16-point lead, but beats Columbia
Seth Towns scored 20 points and Harvard beat Columbia 78-72 on Friday night after blowing a 16-point halftime lead.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Columbia Lions
72
Harvard Crimson
78
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLU | 30 | 42 | 72 |
| HARV | 46 | 32 | 78 |
Lavietes Pavilion
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs Stonehill Skyhawks | W 75-55 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs SUNY Old Westbury Panthers | W 120-58 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Elon Phoenix | L 71-84 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:14 72-78
Mike Smith made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 70-78
Bryce Aiken made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 70-77
Bryce Aiken made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 70-76
Foul on Nate Hickman.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 70-76
Siyani Chambers made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 70-75
Siyani Chambers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 70-74
Foul on Nate Hickman.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:49 70-74
Weisner Perez made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:49 70-73
Weisner Perez made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:50 70-72
Foul on Nate Hickman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:42 70-72
Corbin Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bassey.
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LayUpShot 3:12 70-69
Mike Smith made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:33 68-69
Luke Petrasek made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:33 67-69
Luke Petrasek made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:33 66-69
Foul on Zena Edosomwan.
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PersonalFoul 4:26 66-69
Foul on Luke Petrasek.
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DunkShot 4:45 66-69
Patrick Tape made Dunk. Assisted by Mike Smith.
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PersonalFoul 5:10 64-69
Foul on Patrick Tape.
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LayUpShot 5:36 64-69
Luke Petrasek made Layup. Assisted by Mike Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:42 62-69
Weisner Perez made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:42 62-68
Weisner Perez made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:42 62-67
Foul on Patrick Tape.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:40 62-67
Bryce Aiken made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bassey.
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TipShot 7:09 62-64
Nate Hickman made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 7:50 60-64
Patrick Tape made Layup.
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LayUpShot 8:11 58-64
Patrick Tape made Layup. Assisted by Mike Smith.
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JumpShot 8:29 56-64
Seth Towns made Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Aiken.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:54 56-62
Chris Lewis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:56 56-61
Foul on Conor Voss.
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JumpShot 9:10 56-61
CJ Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Mike Smith.
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LayUpShot 9:47 54-61
CJ Davis made Layup. Assisted by Nate Hickman.
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JumpShot 10:01 52-61
Chris Lewis made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:23 52-59
Jeff Coby made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:24 51-59
Foul on Zena Edosomwan.
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PersonalFoul 10:59 51-59
Foul on Luke Petrasek.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:25 51-59
Patrick Tape made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:25 50-59
Patrick Tape made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:25 49-59
Foul on Robert Baker.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:11 49-59
Mike Smith made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:11 48-59
Mike Smith made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:11 47-59
Foul on Siyani Chambers.
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PersonalFoul 12:21 47-59
Foul on Zena Edosomwan.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:54 47-59
Siyani Chambers made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:19 47-56
Luke Petrasek made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Hickman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:38 44-56
Seth Towns made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Siyani Chambers.
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LayUpShot 13:54 44-53
Patrick Tape made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 14:19 42-53
Foul on Nate Hickman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:45 42-53
Seth Towns made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Siyani Chambers.
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PersonalFoul 15:03 42-50
Foul on Bryce Aiken.
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JumpShot 15:44 42-50
Mike Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Luke Petrasek.
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PersonalFoul 15:58 40-50
Foul on Justin Bassey.
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LayUpShot 16:31 40-50
Mike Smith made Layup.
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LayUpShot 16:48 38-50
CJ Davis made Layup. Assisted by Mike Smith.
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PersonalFoul 16:56 36-50
Foul on Bryce Aiken.
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PersonalFoul 17:27 36-50
Foul on Quinton Adlesh.
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PersonalFoul 17:30 36-50
Foul on Jeff Coby.
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PersonalFoul 17:44 36-50
Foul on Quinton Adlesh.
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LayUpShot 18:16 36-50
Conor Voss made Layup.
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LayUpShot 18:44 34-50
Justin Bassey made Layup. Assisted by Siyani Chambers.
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LayUpShot 19:07 34-48
Nate Hickman made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 72-78
End of Game
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Steal 0:05 72-78
Weisner Perez Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:06 72-78
Nate Hickman Turnover.
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Steal 0:08 72-78
Luke Petrasek Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:09 72-78
Bryce Aiken Turnover.
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LayUpShot 0:14 72-78
Mike Smith made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 70-78
Bryce Aiken made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 70-77
Bryce Aiken made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 70-76
Foul on Nate Hickman.
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Defensive Rebound 0:31 70-76
Seth Towns Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:31 70-76
Mike Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:38 70-76
Patrick Tape Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:38 70-76
Mike Smith missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 70-76
Siyani Chambers made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 70-75
Siyani Chambers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 70-74
Foul on Nate Hickman.
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Defensive Rebound 0:57 70-74
Weisner Perez Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:57 70-74
Luke Petrasek missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:12 70-74
Columbia Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 1:22 70-74
Jeff Coby Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:22 70-74
Mike Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:49 70-74
Weisner Perez made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:49 70-73
Weisner Perez made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:50 70-72
Foul on Nate Hickman.
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Offensive Rebound 1:52 70-72
Weisner Perez Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:52 70-72
Corbin Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:18 70-72
Corbin Miller Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:18 70-72
Mike Smith missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:42 70-72
Corbin Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bassey.
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LayUpShot 3:12 70-69
Mike Smith made Layup.
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Steal 3:13 68-69
Mike Smith Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:14 68-69
Corbin Miller Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:33 68-69
Luke Petrasek made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:33 67-69
Luke Petrasek made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:33 66-69
Foul on Zena Edosomwan.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:46 66-69
Official TV Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:47 66-69
Bryce Aiken Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 3:51 66-69
Zena Edosomwan Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:51 66-69
Siyani Chambers missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:07 66-69
Zena Edosomwan Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
COLU
HARV
27-64
FG
27-55
42
Field Goal %
49
5-22
3PT
7-24
23
Three Point %
29
13-18
FT
17-25
72
Free Throw %
68
35
Rebounds
37
14
Offensive Rebounds
13
21
Defensive Rebounds
24
16
Assists
18
10
Steals
5
1
Blocks
2
11
Turnovers
15
0
Team Turnovers
0
11
Total Turnovers
15
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
18
Points Off Turnovers
11
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
21
Fouls
17
1
Largest Lead
18
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