Males’s Basketball Defeats Columbia in Ivy League House Opener, 73-51

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior guard/ahead Chris Ledlum totaled a double-double on 23 factors and 10 rebounds, and the Crimson held the Lions under 30 p.c taking pictures whereas gaining a 50-24 rebounding margin as Harvard College males’s basketball defeated Columbia College, 73-51, on Saturday afternoon at Lavietes Pavilion in its Ivy League dwelling opener.
 
Taking part in at dwelling for the primary time since Dec. 18 and starting a stretch of six dwelling video games in its subsequent seven contests, the Crimson (11-7, 2-2 Ivy) closed the primary half on a 10-0 run to take a 36-18 lead at halftime and maintained a bonus between 14 and 22 factors over the course of the second half on its strategy to the victory over the Lions (6-13, 1-3 Ivy).
 
Ledlum posted his sixth double-double of the season and his fourth in his final 5 outings whereas junior ahead Justice Ajogbor tallied 10 factors, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks, and senior guard Idan Tretout registered 11 factors and 4 rebounds to affix Ledlum in double figures.

Harvard Highlights

  • Senior guard/ahead Chris Ledlum totaled 23 factors, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and two steals, whereas making 8-of-14 discipline objectives, 3-of-3 3-pointers, and 4-of-5 free throws. He posted his sixth double-double of the 12 months and his fourth in his final 5 video games. Ledlum scored in double figures for the 17th time in 18 video games this 12 months and eclipsed the 20-point plateau for the eighth time on the 12 months.

  • Junior ahead Justice Ajogbor recorded 10 factors on 5-of-7 taking pictures alongside profession highs in rebounds (9) and blocks (4). He scored in double figures for the second time in his profession and got here inside one rebound of his first profession double-double.

  • Senior guard Idan Tretout posted 11 factors and 4 boards, whereas making 3-of-6 3-pointers. He scored in double figures for the fifth time this 12 months and for the third time in his final 5 video games.

  • Senior guard Luka Sakota scored eight factors on 4-of-9 taking pictures, sophomore guard Evan Nelson added seven factors on 3-of-5 taking pictures with 4 assists and three rebounds, junior guard Sam Silverstein chipped in 5 factors and 5 boards, and junior ahead Josh Hemmings grabbed a career-best eight rebounds.

  • As a group, Harvard held benefits in rebounds (50-24), assists (18-3), fastbreak factors (14-2), factors within the paint (40-18), and second-chance factors (16-4). The Crimson grabbed 50 or extra rebounds for the second time this season.

  • The Crimson protection restricted the guests to 27.6-percent taking pictures (16-of-58) for the sport.

Gallery: (1-14-2023) Males’s Basketball vs. Columbia

 

How It Occurred

  • Harvard staked itself to a 22-13 benefit on the 7:10 mark of the primary half, utilizing a 16-6 stretch to realize that lead. The Crimson sank 5 3-pointers within the opening 13 minutes and held a 19-7 rebounding benefit. Ledlum, Tretout, Nelson, and Silverstein all hit 3-pointers over that span whereas Ajogbor threw down a pair of dunks.

  • The Crimson closed the half on a 10-0 run, turning a 26-18 edge with 4:09 left within the half right into a 36-18 lead on the break. Tretout scored 5 factors throughout the burst whereas Ledlum linked on a 3-pointer.

  • At halftime, Harvard led in rebounds (31-10), offensive rebounds (12-3), and second-chance factors (14-0), whereas making 7-of-15 3-pointers (46.7 p.c).

  • Within the second half, the Crimson maintained a lead between 14 and 22 factors during the stanza.

  • Harvard went up 51-30 with 11:16 to play after scoring six straight factors behind a pair of baskets from Nelson and a layup from Sakota.

  • The Crimson stored the lead at 21 factors at 59-38 with 7:12 to play and once more at 62-41 with 6:04 left as Ledlum threw down a slam dunk in transition.

  • After Columbia pulled inside 65-51 with 2:59 left, the Crimson closed the sport on an 8-0 run on a pair of discipline objectives from first-year guard Chandler Piggé and buckets from junior ahead Josh Hemmings and first-year guard Greg Cooper.

Subsequent Up

Harvard hosts Dartmouth on Monday, Jan. 16 at 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.





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