One of the biggest shots of Princeton’s season was drained by its smallest player.

The Tigers’ 5’9 Scott Greenman nailed a three from the right corner with only five seconds left on the shot clock to break a 51-51 tie with just 1:24 remaining in the contest.

Harvard (4-22, 3-10 Ivy) had bounced back from adversity all game, recovering from double-digit deficits early in each half, but finally lost its composure after that clutch shot, missing its final four attempts from the field.

Princeton (18-7, 11-1) cashed in on all six of its free-throw attempts in the final 66 seconds as it pulled away for the 60-51 victory Friday night at Lavietes Pavilion.

“We never get rattled,” said Princeton coach John Thompson III. “We’ve been in so many tight situations against different kinds of teams that we’re used to seeing it and we just have to believe in what we’re trying to do and we have to believe in each other.”

The Tigers appeared to be in control coming out of the intermission, extending their six-point halftime lead to 10 at 30-20 almost immediately.

With the Crimson trailing 36-28, junior shooting guard Kevin Rogus caught fire, draining three trifectas in as many minutes as the Crimson posted a 12-2 run to take its first lead of the contest, 40-38.

Princeton’s Judson Wallace began to assert himself underneath as he finished two layups during the Tigers’ 6-0 run, putting the team up three at 47-44 with 9:08 to go.

But Harvard clamped down, holding Princeton scoreless for the next 5:48.

Meanwhile, the Crimson had scoring woes of its own, as it went more than six minutes without a field goal before Rogus drained his fourth and final three of the half to put Harvard ahead 49-47 with 5:53 to go.

Princeton stifled the Crimson early in the ball game as it jumped out to a 10-0 lead just over five minutes in.

“To give them a 10-spot to start the game and then get a tie game with two minutes to go and be in a position to win is really encouraging,” said Harvard coach Frank Sullivan.

Junior point guard David Giovacchini scored Harvard’s first bucket of the game with 14:37 left in the half, but with just under nine minutes to go before halftime, the Crimson had only added three points as it trailed 16-5.

After Harvard closed the lead to nine, Greenman hit a three to push the Tiger lead back to double digits, 24-12.

Princeton held a 26-15 advantage with 2:18 remaining in the half, but the Crimson scored the last five points before halftime, including a trey by sophomore forward Luke McCrone with 54 seconds remaining to close the gap to 26-20.