Scores

Final

Columbia 52

(13-9, 2-4 Ivy)

(23) Harvard 57

(20-2, 6-0 Ivy)

7:00 PM ET, February 4, 2012

Lavietes Pavilion, Boston, MA

1 2 T
CLMB 27 2552
#23HARV 30 2757

Top Performers

Columbia: B. Barbour 15 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast

Harvard: K. Wright 15 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Blk

Harvard defeats Columbia for best start ever

Associated Press

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Laurent Rivard scored 20 points and Harvard (No. 23 ESPN/USA Today) continued to reach new heights, defeating Columbia 57-52 Saturday night to remain unbeaten in Ivy League play.

The Crimson (20-2, 6-0) are off to their best start ever, surpassing the 1945-46 team's 19-3. Their Ivy League start has surpassed the 1980-81 team's 5-0, and the victory was their 25th straight at home.

The Lions (13-9, 2-4) made Harvard work for it, cutting the Crimson's 45-37 lead with 6:51 remaining to 48-46 after Alex Rosenberg's three-point play with 2:39 left.

Keith Wright answered with a layup for Harvard, and two free throws by Oliver McNally increased the lead to 52-46 at the 1:11 mark.

Wright finished with 15 points for the Crimson, and Brandyn Curry added 12.

Brian Barbour had 15 for Columbia. He was 7 of 7 on free throws, but the rest of the Lions collectively got only one free throw attempt.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
CLMB
HARV
Points 52 57
FG Made-Attempted 20-50 (.400) 16-37 (.432)
3P Made-Attempted 4-8 (.500) 4-12 (.333)
FT Made-Attempted 8-8 (1.000) 21-32 (.656)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (1/0) 12 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 8

Game Leaders

 
CLMB
HARV
PointsB. Barbour 15L. Rivard 20
ReboundsB. Staab 7K. Wright 6
AssistsJ. Daniels 3O. McNally 4
StealsB. Staab 2O. McNally 1
BlocksV. Green 1K. Casey 2
Team Stats: Columbia | Harvard

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Feb 4, 2012 @HARV 57, CLMB 52Recap
Mar 2, 2012 HARV 77, @CLMB 70Recap

Next 5 Games

CLMB
HARV
02/10 BRWN 7:00pm
02/11 YALE 7:00pm
02/17 @PRIN 7:00pm
02/18 @PENN 7:00pm
02/24 @YALE 7:00pm
 02/10 @PENN 7:00pm
02/11 @PRIN 7:00pm
02/17 BRWN 7:00pm
02/18 YALE 7:00pm
02/24 PRIN 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Columbia | Harvard

Ivy League Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#23 Harvard12-226-4
Yale9-519-9
Princeton10-419-11
Pennsylvania11-319-12
Columbia4-1015-15
Cornell7-712-16
Brown2-128-23
Dartmouth1-135-25
View expanded standings »

Research Notes

Harvard won its 20th game of the season Saturday night vs Columbia. It's the 3rd straight season that the Crimson have reached 20 wins. Before the 2009-10 season, Harvard had never won 20 games in a season.
Harvard beat Columbia in Cambridge to extend its school-record home winning streak to 25 games.
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