Smith’s playing time on Tuesday—his most since the Nov. 27 home game against Vermont—came largely at the expense of sophomore forward Steve Moundou-Missi, who played only five minutes, his lowest total so far this season.

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At the end of the first half, Harvard trailed 32-25, largely because of an abysmal 0-for-8 performance from beyond the arc. Boston University fared little better—the Terriers shot 2-for-8 in the frame—but rode nine fast-break points to Harvard’s two to take the seven-point halftime lead.

But at the start of the second half, the Crimson’s shooting improved immediately, starting with a three-pointer from Chambers to pull Harvard back within four.

The Crimson made its first five attempts of the half, and Harvard reclaimed the lead for the first time in the half six minutes into the period on another Chambers three.

The team’s shooting cooled down a bit as the half went on, but the Crimson still finished the half shooting an impressive 7-for-9 from beyond the arc. Chambers and co-captain Christian Webster each made three in the second half.

“Things can become contagious real quick—either way,” Amaker said of Harvard’s three-point shooting. “I thought that was probably what happened in both halves for us.”

—Staff writer E. Benjamin Samuels can be reached at samuels@college.harvard.edu.