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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayColumbia71
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HomeHarvard81
Friday, March 6, 2026All Columbus sports
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HARV384381
Final

Harvard beats Columbia 81-71

Harvard Crimson beat Columbia Lions 81-71 on Friday at Lavietes Pavilion.

The first half made the difference: Harvard outscored Columbia 38-33.

Harvard shot 54% to 43%.

For Harvard, Chandler Pigge (G): 26. For Columbia, Blair Thompson (F): 18.

Harvard improves to 17-11. Columbia falls to 16-12.

Attendance: 1,636.

Full recap at ESPN: Pigge scores 26 as Harvard defeats Columbia 81-71

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#3
COLU · PointsBlair Thompson F18
#2
COLU · AssistsKenny Noland G7
#10
COLU · ReboundsConnor Igoe F10
#13
HARV · PointsChandler Pigge G26
#5
HARV · AssistsBen Eisendrath G6
#8
HARV · ReboundsTey Barbour G10
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
C. Igoe F31145-142-52-5103310284
M. Ritter F2731-60-11-170101432
B. Thompson F38188-140-32-280110440
M. Franklin G32146-101-21-321110024
K. Noland G38178-201-70-037130120
L. Coleman F200-00-00-000000002
R. Soulis F1221-20-10-020100021
H. Sanders G800-00-00-001000002
G. O'Keefe G1231-31-10-010020100
Team7130-695-206-113512881142116

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