Big Green Fall to Harvard, 66-58

Saturday, March 8

Cambridge, MA / Lavietes Pavilion

2:00 PM

Dartmouth College

14-13,8-6Ivy League

Harvard

12-15,7-7Ivy League

Dartmouth

Harvard

3/8/2025 4:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Callie Cyr

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. – Ryan Cornish and Brandon Mitchell-Day both recorded double doubles as the Dartmouth men's basketball team fell to Harvard 66-58 from Lavietes Pavillion in Cambridge on Saturday afternoon. Cade Haskins added 12 points for the Big Green.

Cornish drained 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Mitchell-Day had 10 points and 12 rebounds.

The Big Green's record falls to 14-13 (8-6 Ivy League) and Harvard's improves to 12-15 (7-7 Ivy League). 

Score: Harvard 66, Dartmouth 58
Records: Dartmouth (14-13, 8-6 Ivy League), Harvard (12-15, 7-7 Ivy League) 
Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Lavietes Pavillion) 
Date: Saturday, March 18, 2025

UP NEXT:

The #3 seed Big Green are back on the court when they travel to Ivy Madness on Saturday, March 15 for a 2 p.m. tipoff with #2 seed Cornell in the semifinals.

FIRST HALF: 

The opening of the game went back and forth until seven from Harvard gave them a 13-9 lead with 14:45 left in the half.
An 8-2 run midway through the half put the Big Green up 19-17.
With 7:18 remaining, the Crimson jumped ahead 26-21 off a three pointer and two dunks.
The half ended with five unanswered from the Crimson and Harvard took a 40-31 lead into halftime.

SECOND HALF:

A three-pointer right out of halftime from Harvard opened up a 43-31 lead for the Crimson. They added another six to make it a 49-33 game with 15:15 left.
Out of the first media timeout, two baskets from Cornish and three consecutive three pointers from Haskins closed the Harvard lead to 51-46.
An 11-6 Big Green run, assisted by another three from Haskins, cut the Harvard lead to two, 59-57 with 2:44 remaining.
Seven unanswered from Harvard allowed them to regain a steady lead and they secured the 66-58 victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Haskins shot 45% from both the field and beyond the arc.
Three Big Green players were in double digits.
Dartmouth edged Harvard in points off the bench, 18-11.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

This is the first time since 2019 that a Big Green duo has recorded a double double. The last time it happened was on Dec. 21, 2019 when Chris Knight (21 pts, 10 rebs) and Aaryn Rai (13 pts, 10 rebs) both recorded double doubles.