McCarthy struggled against Auburn, tallying two fouls in the first three minutes of the game and coughed up the ball six times and forcing Amaker to go to junior Corbin Miller at the point. But Johnson was a force for the Crimson, downing a team-high 14 points in 38 minutes on the floor.

Against Auburn, the Crimson was able to spread the ball around on the offensive end, with five players scoring in double digits.

“A team effort is the main thing,” senior Patrick Steeves said. “Nobody is worried about shots, nobody is worried about ‘I gotta get mine’. Team wins are the bottom line. It’s the only thing we care about, really.”

While junior Zena Edosomwan has provided consistent offense, averaging just over 13 points per game, senior Evan Cummins has increased his offensive presence under the basket. Known for his passing and defensive skills, Cummins notched a career-high 13 points against the Tigers despite playing only 22 minutes because of foul trouble. Cummins got the scoring started for the Harvard for the second night in a row as he broke the ice with layups against both BYU and Auburn.

“We’ve been much more efficient offensively and that’s allowed our team to get better,” Amaker said. “We have seen the fruits of that labor ever since we went to play at Kansas we have been on a steady climb to improve and it’s really shown the last three or four ballgames.”

Staff writer Theresa C. Hebert can be reached at theresa.hebert@thecrimson.com.