THREE TIME

Led by forward Patrick Saunders’ perfect shooting effort from the field in the first half, Princeton shot  62.5 percent from beyond the arc. Patrick Saunders knocked down all three of his three-point attempts and added a mid-range jumper. He and Casey led all players in scoring in the first frame, netting 12 first-half points apiece.

But Patrick Saunders attempted just one more shot for the Tigers in the second half, finishing the game with the same 12 points he scored before halftime.

“Our defense has been our calling card…. That’s something our kids believe in,” Amaker said. “Obviously they missed some shots. That happened last year as well.”

Princeton shot better from three than it did overall, going 47.1 percent from deep and 46.3 percent from the field on the game.

Harvard, on the other hand, struggled from three-point range, especially in the second half, knocking down just one of its seven attempts from deep. The Crimson had fared slightly better in the first half, hitting three-of-nine attempts from long range.

“[Princeton is] a very good team with their offense and the things that they do,” Amaker said. “I thought we dug in, and that’s something I’m proud of. We had a lot of energy and effort in the comeback.”

—Staff writer Catherine E. Coppinger can be reached at ccoppinger@college.harvard.edu.