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Catherine E. Coppinger

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Sharpshooting Rivard Carries Men's Basketball over Lobos

Rivard’s five timely three-pointers bolstered his season total to 79—a new program record—and helped the 14-seed Crimson to its first-ever victory over a top-10 team.


Men's Basketball Takes Back First Place With Win Over Columbia

With 32 seconds left to play in Friday night's rematch against Columbia, sophomore Steve Moundou-Missi stole the ball in the backcourt, took it the length of the floor, and hammered home an uncontested dunk. The basket pushed his team’s slim advantage to three points, and for the first time all night, Harvard was able to hold off the Lions' offense for the remainder of the game.


Men's Basketball Seeks To Stay in Hunt for Ivy Title

Heading into the final weekend of Ancient Eight play, there are exactly five basketball games that matter in the quest for the league title. And while the Harvard men’s basketball team’s Ivy championship outlook is decidedly bleaker than was the case one short week ago—and an outright title is all but off the table—the Crimson retains a shot at the crown.


NOTEBOOK: Penn Disrupts Men's Basketball's Momentum for Second Straight Year

PHILADELPHIA—Heading into its key Ivy matchup Saturday night against Penn, the Harvard men’s basketball team was in possession of the ...


5-on-5: Men's Basketball Weekend Preview

This weekend marks the last road stint for Harvard of the 2012-13 season. With games at Princeton and Penn on deck for this weekend, the Crimson has the chance to seal its place at the top of the Ivy League standings with back-to-back wins. The Crimson’s basketball beat writers answer five questions about this weekend’s match-ups.


Men's Basketball's Version of Harvard-Yale a Special Affair

If there’s one thing that stood out about the John J. Lee Amphitheater at Yale’s Payne Whitney Gymnasium Saturday night, it was probably the noise.


5-on-5: Men's Basketball Weekend Preview

This weekend marks the first of back-to-back road stints for the Crimson. First on deck this week is a Friday night game against Brown. Then, Harvard will travel to New Haven to take on the Bulldogs in a Saturday showdown. The Crimson’s basketball beat writers answer five questions about this weekend’s matchups.