Already leading by 22 at halftime, the Crimson kept its foot on the gas, scoring 17 of the game’s first 18 points in the second half.
Senior wing Wesley Saunders, who was held scoreless in the first half, got on the board during this stretch. Entering the contest averaging over 17 points per game, the senior attempted just three shots on the night, finishing with five points.
Likewise, Saint Rose’s leading scorer this season—junior guard Max Weaver—was held without a point in the first half, ending up with just one on the game. As a team, the Golden Knights shot just 21 percent from the field, while Harvard hit on 53 percent of its own shots.
For the Crimson, it was the bench who did the majority of the damage on offense. Behind the efforts of Edosomwan, Miller, and freshman guard Zach Yoshor—who had 11 points of his own—the bench outscored Saint Rose by itself, 50-38.
“Throughout the game when we had a large [lead], we never stopped playing the right way,” Amaker said. “Everyone had a chance to play, and everyone, I thought, played well and did really, really positive things for our team.”
—Staff writer Jake Meagher can be reached at jmeagher@college.harvard.edu.