Complementing his effort were Harvey and Prasse-Freeman.
Harvey dropped in 22 points during his 50 minutes on the hardwood, launching 14 three-pointers of his own and hitting four of them—including the two game-saving goals.
Prasse-Freeman flirted with a triple-double as the game progressed, dishing out 11 assists, grabbing eight rebounds and scoring 14 points.
With 1:13 remaining in the third overtime, Prasse-Freeman sent the 17th trifecta splashing through the hoop, putting the Crimson up three—finally for good. The shot set a new Harvard team record for three-pointers.
While the Crimson lived and died last night by the trey, such a strategy would have yielded disaster were it not for Harvard’s dominance of the glass.
In the first overtime, down seven, the Crimson tried to catch the Broncs by attempting eight three-point shots. While only two of them found the bottom of the net, nine offensive rebounds allowed Harvard to dominate possession for the final three minutes of the overtime, eventually setting up Harvey’s game-saving shot.
Seniors Brian Sigafoos and Sam Winter compiled 25 rebounds—ten of which were on the offensive glass—prior to fouling out.
And just as solid rebounding saved the Crimson from defeat, poor shooting nearly prevented victory.
Harvard proved weakest at the foul line, struggling to draw the fouls needed to get to the stripe at the beginning of the game—and not reaching it until more than six and a half minutes into the second half. On the evening, the Crimson shot 52.6 perfect from the foul line and only 50 percent in overtime.
From the field, Harvard struggled during the first half and the overtime periods, converting on 29 percent and 25 percent of its shots, respectively.
In the second half, the Crimson converted on half of its attempts—including two-thirds of its shots from three-point land—boosting its overall shot percentage to 34.1 percent and hiding its streaky shooting.
Harvard also overcame 21 turnovers in winning the game, six of which were attributable to Prasse-Freeman.
The Crimson returns to the court in Hamilton, NY, on Friday night against Colgate.