The Crimson was shooting 7 of 21 from the field, had turned it over 12 times, and had scored just 20 points—its second lowest first-half output of the season.

“I thought they played terrific defense on our whole team,” Amaker said. “I know we missed a lot of shots. A lot of that obviously is a credit to how they played us. The shots weren’t easy for us.”

Saunders, Chambers, and Rivard—who entered the contest averaging 16.1, 12.7, and 11.1 points, respectively—combined for just six points on 2-of-10 shooting.

But one Harvard player managed to fill the basket. In just 12 minutes on the court, sophomore forward Jonah Travis posted 10 of the Crimson’s 20 points.

Travis added six points in the second half, but was held scoreless in the final 3:30 of regulation and in overtime.

The sophomore finished with 16 points on seven of nine shooting and added four rebounds.

Travis entered the contest averaging 8.9 points per game, fourth on the Crimson. Travis has now scored in double figures in three of Harvard’s past five games.

“I did think Jonah gave us some quality minutes,” Amaker said.

FEAR THE BIG GREEN

With the Crimson’s victory on Saturday, Harvard extended its winning streak to eight games over its travel partner.

Despite its recent success, Harvard has had a tough time handling Dartmouth. Just two weeks ago in Hanover, N.H., the Crimson trailed late in the second half before making a late run to take a 10-point win.

A year ago, Harvard led the Big Green by just one at halftime in Cambridge before closing the contest on a 40-25 run.

—Staff writer Martin Kessler can be reached at martin.kessler@college.harvard.edu