But Saunders had just two second-half points. Afterwards, Amaker mentioned that his leading scorer might have been hampered by cramps and that Harvard is in trouble when Saunders finishes a game with zero foul shots, as he did Sunday. Other players need to step up when opponents focus on Saunders, Amaker added.

“People have keyed on [Saunders], and we get chances to finish some dropoffs that he gives us or get to the foul line and convert from there—that’s what we have to cash in on,” he said.

Only six Harvard field goals came from players not named Chambers or Saunders. Co-captain Steve Moundou-Missi was just 1-for-7 in the game and is now shooting 23 percent (9-for-40) in December. He finished last year shooting 54 percent from the field.

The Sun Devils shot 41 percent thanks in part to 10 blocks by Harvard defenders. Moundou-Missi led the way on that front with four rejections while six other players each contributed one.

The Crimson defense, which also forced 16 turnovers, helped keep ASU from pulling away for most of the game, but the Sun Devils kept returning to the paint and ultimately overpowered Harvard’s backline, more than doubling the Crimson’s point total in the lane.

“I’m sure it was part of their game plan to go inside against us,” Amaker said. “They got the ball to the rim and attacked the paint, and we didn’t do a good enough job defending it.”

—Staff writer Jacob D. H. Feldman can be reached at jacob.feldman@thecrimson.com.