When his team needed it the most, Curry proceeded to turn in his best all-around performance. The junior point guard totaled six points, five assists, and five steals, helping force Florida State into 16 turnovers.

“His stat line can’t really show what he does on defense,” Rivard said. “Oftentimes he won’t get the assist, but he’s the one who made the play—someone else had just made an extra pass. I would say he’s the unsung hero.”

Curry was especially crucial in the game’s final minute, hitting a three-pointer to end an 8-3 Seminoles run.

“That was a big shot because if he missed it, they had a chance to get really close,” said Rivard, who passed up a shot of his own to find Curry in the corner.

“The pass by Laurent and shot by Brandyn arguably could be two of the bigger plays for Harvard basketball of all time,” Amaker said. “That moment there was huge, and Brandyn has been in the middle of everything.”

True to form, Curry cemented the 46-41 victory by coming up with a steal and draining a pair of free throws with less than 45 seconds left.

Central Florida had upset the defending national champion Huskies earlier in the day, setting up a Knights-Crimson final.

Curry again showed off his all-around game, collecting six points, three rebounds, two assists, and one steal.

This time his defensive assignment turned out to be Michael Jordan’s youngest son, Marcus Jordan, the Knights’ second-leading scorer. Jordan finished with 10 points on 4-of-15 shooting and missed all five three-pointers he attempted.

“All in all, I thought he was the best defensive player this week,” Casey added.

With Harvard continuing to make a name for itself—the Crimson received 101 votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll and 61 votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll released Monday—Curry’s inspired play on both ends of the floor will be more important ever.

“We go as far as he takes us,” Casey said.