“We focused on their main two scorers,“ Brogan said. “[Reed] started hitting shots. We couldn’t quite get our hands up quick enough or get out of screens quick enough because we kept our focus on their two main players. [Next time] we need to work more toward a team focus.”
Two more Reed 3-pointers were instrumental in a 16-3 run to put New Hampshire up by one. The lead would be short-lived, though, as Lippert made a pair of clutch jump shots—first to put Harvard back on top and then to put the game out of reach for the home side.
“I think we needed to turn the ball over less,” Delaney-Smith said. “When an opposing player scores 32 points on you, something is wrong there.”
With the win, the Crimson has emerged victorious in three of its last four and its two most recent games.
Harvard now turns its focus to the Best Buy Classic, which will take place on Friday and Saturday in Minneapolis, Minn.
“The Best Buy Classic coming up this weekend is a big opportunity for us,” Brogan said. “It should be a great, fun trip for our team and also a chance to play against a big-10 team. It will be an opportunity to showcase the talent that we really do have this year.”
—Staff writer Daniel A. Grafstein can be reached at dgrafstein@college.harvard.edu.