While Baker hit three triples, Amaker clearly missed Johnson and Towns, two of the team’s top three-point threats. A day after shooting a measly 19 percent from three, the Crimson made just seven of its 25 attempts from long range.
On the defensive end, Harvard was able to neutralize St. Joseph’s potent backcourt on Friday afternoon. Shavar Newkirk, a product of the Bronx’s Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, and Chris Clover, out of St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia, combined for just 11 points on 3-of-15 shooting. Free throws largely kept the Hawks in the game but the Crimson was able to play without fouling down the stretch.
“They know we are better than the team that we displayed in our first game and I thought they were determined to make that a reality this afternoon,” Amaker said.
—Staff writer Stephen J. Gleason can be reached at stephen.gleason@thecrimson.com.