Aiken scores 44 to lift Harvard over Columbia 98-96 in 3OT
Bryce Aiken had a career-high 44 points as Harvard narrowly defeated Columbia 98-96 in triple overtime on Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Columbia Lions
96
Harvard Crimson
98
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLU | 36 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 96 |
| HARV | 37 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 98 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | vs SUNY Old Westbury Panthers | W 120-58 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Elon Phoenix | L 71-84 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 96-98
Quinton Adlesh made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 95-98
Foul on Christian Juzang.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 95-98
Bryce Aiken made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 95-97
Bryce Aiken made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 95-96
Foul on Randy Brumant.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 95-96
Quinton Adlesh made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 94-96
Quinton Adlesh made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:50 93-96
Foul on Christian Juzang.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:08 93-96
Noah Kirkwood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Juzang.
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PersonalFoul 2:07 93-93
Foul on Quinton Adlesh.
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LayUpShot 2:23 93-93
Justin Bassey made Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:12 93-91
Gabe Stefanini made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 3:45 91-91
Foul on Noah Kirkwood.
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JumpShot 4:20 91-91
Gabe Stefanini made Jumper. Assisted by Jake Killingsworth.
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JumpShot 4:45 89-91
Justin Bassey made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:19 89-89
Jake Killingsworth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinton Adlesh.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 86-89
Christian Juzang made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 86-88
Christian Juzang made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 86-87
Foul on Gabe Stefanini.
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LayUpShot 0:42 86-87
Bryce Aiken made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:56 86-85
Gabe Stefanini made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 1:19 84-85
Foul on Patrick Tape.
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LayUpShot 1:56 84-85
Quinton Adlesh made Layup. Assisted by Patrick Tape.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:32 82-85
Patrick Tape made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:32 81-85
Foul on Justin Bassey.
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LayUpShot 2:51 81-85
Bryce Aiken made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 3:00 81-83
Foul on Robert Baker.
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LayUpShot 4:02 81-83
Bryce Aiken made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:00 81-81
Bryce Aiken made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 81-78
Gabe Stefanini made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 80-78
Gabe Stefanini made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 79-78
Foul on Justin Bassey.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 79-78
Bryce Aiken made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 79-77
Bryce Aiken made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 79-76
Foul on Tai Bibbs.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 79-76
Patrick Tape made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 78-76
Patrick Tape made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 77-76
Foul on Robert Baker.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 77-76
Bryce Aiken made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 77-75
Bryce Aiken made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:11 77-74
Foul on Tai Bibbs.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 77-74
Bryce Aiken made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 77-73
Bryce Aiken made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 77-72
Bryce Aiken made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:48 77-71
Foul on Randy Brumant.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:46 77-71
Gabe Stefanini made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:28 74-71
Patrick Tape made Layup. Assisted by Gabe Stefanini.
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LayUpShot 3:50 72-71
Bryce Aiken made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 4:03 72-69
Foul on Gabe Stefanini.
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PersonalFoul 4:16 72-69
Foul on Randy Brumant.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:35 72-69
Quinton Adlesh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Stefanini.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 69-69
Gabe Stefanini made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 66-69
Robert Baker made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 66-68
Robert Baker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 66-67
Foul on Randy Brumant.
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JumpShot 0:46 66-67
Bryce Aiken made Jumper.
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DunkShot 1:21 66-65
Patrick Tape made Dunk. Assisted by Quinton Adlesh.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:38 64-65
Bryce Aiken made Three Point Jumper.
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TipShot 1:50 64-62
Randy Brumant made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 62-62
Robert Baker made Free Throw.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:01 96-98
Quinton Adlesh Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 96-98
Quinton Adlesh made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:01 95-98
Columbia Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 95-98
Quinton Adlesh missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 95-98
Foul on Christian Juzang.
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Offensive Rebound 0:04 95-98
Gabe Stefanini Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:06 95-98
Robert Baker Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:06 95-98
Gabe Stefanini missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 95-98
Bryce Aiken made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 95-97
Bryce Aiken made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 95-96
Foul on Randy Brumant.
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Offensive Rebound 0:21 95-96
Justin Bassey Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 95-96
Christian Juzang missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:23 95-96
Harvard Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:24 95-96
Randy Brumant Block.
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LayUpShot 0:24 95-96
Christian Juzang missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 95-96
Quinton Adlesh made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 94-96
Quinton Adlesh made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:50 93-96
Foul on Christian Juzang.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:08 93-96
Noah Kirkwood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Juzang.
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Defensive Rebound 1:29 93-93
Robert Baker Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:29 93-93
Tai Bibbs missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:46 93-93
Gabe Stefanini Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:49 93-93
Tai Bibbs Block.
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LayUpShot 1:49 93-93
Bryce Aiken missed Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:07 93-93
Quinton Adlesh Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 2:07 93-93
Foul on Quinton Adlesh.
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LayUpShot 2:23 93-93
Justin Bassey made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:33 93-91
Justin Bassey Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:33 93-91
Gabe Stefanini missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 2:43 93-91
Columbia Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:45 93-91
Robert Baker Block.
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LayUpShot 2:45 93-91
Jake Killingsworth missed Layup.
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RegularTimeOut 2:54 93-91
Columbia Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 2:54 93-91
Columbia Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 2:58 93-91
Gabe Stefanini Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:58 93-91
Bryce Aiken missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:12 93-91
Gabe Stefanini made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:32 91-91
Quinton Adlesh Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:32 91-91
Gabe Stefanini missed Layup.
Showing the last 40 of 444 events.
Team Stats
COLU
HARV
35-76
FG
29-68
46
Field Goal %
43
12-26
3PT
11-28
46
Three Point %
39
14-24
FT
29-39
58
Free Throw %
74
45
Rebounds
48
11
Offensive Rebounds
13
34
Defensive Rebounds
35
18
Assists
9
9
Steals
9
4
Blocks
6
16
Turnovers
18
0
Team Turnovers
0
16
Total Turnovers
18
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
24
Points Off Turnovers
18
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
27
Fouls
20
6
Largest Lead
9
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