The Crimson won despite shooting a paltry 37 percent from the field and 35 percent from three-point range. Harvard, though, was able to pull out the victory thanks to an uncharacteristically high 79.2 percent shooting performance from the free throw line.
The win assured Harvard of its fifth .500-or-better season in the last six years as well as an improvement over last season's 12-win campaign. Harvard has also now won 13 of its last 16 meetings with Columbia.