For Harvard, much of the second half was devoted to the freshmen. Webster and fellow freshmen Brandyn Curry, Dee Giger, Kyle Casey, Jeff Georgatos, and Peter Edelson all saw playing time and combined for a total of 38 points.
“I like what these kids have been able to do thus far,” Amaker said. “We thought they were going to be able to make strong contributions to our team. Some of them are above and beyond what we thought at this point, and we’re pleased with that.”
The win was a marked improvement over last Monday, when the Crimson was plagued by 30 turnovers and 61.3 percent shooting from the free-throw line.
Last night, Harvard only coughed the ball up 15 times and hit 22 of 24 from the charity stripe.
“A lot of things were much better. We talked to our kids about regrouping and responding,” Amaker said. “I was very pleased with how we were able to respond in a lot of ways.”
—Staff writer Timothy J. Walsh can be reached at twalsh@fas.harvard.edu.