NCAA College Basketball Box Scores

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Harvard 57, Columbia 52

When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 4, 2012
Where: Lavietes Pavilion, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials: # John Gill, # Bill Laubenstein, # Victor Thomas
Attendance: 2195

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Laurent Rivard scored a game-high 20 points as No. 23 Harvard defeated visiting Columbia 57-52 on Saturday.

Harvard (20-2, 6-0 Ivy) extended its home win streak to 25 games, the fourth-longest streak in the nation. The Crimson also reached the 20-win mark for the third straight year.

Rivard, a sophomore guard, finished 5 for 11 from the field and 8 for 12 from the free throw line for the Crimson, who improved to 8-0 at home. Harvard hasn’t lost at Lavietes Pavilion since a 79-70 defeat to Cornell on Feb. 19, 2000.

The Lions (13-9, 2-4), who never trailed by more than seven, pulled within 53-50 on Brian Barbour’s layup with 27 seconds left. Barbour, a junior guard, finished with 15 points, the eighth straight game he’s scored at least 10.

From there, though, Harvard made 4 of 4 free throws down the stretch - including a pair by Rivard - to make it a two-possession game.

Keith Wright finished with 15 points and six rebounds and Brandyn Curry added 12 points for Harvard, which hasn’t allowed an Ivy League opponent to score more than 60 points.

Mark Cisco finished with eight points and five rebounds for the Lions, who lost for the sixth time in nine road games against the Crimson.

Harvard led 30-27 at the half.

Top Game Performances

Columbia		Harvard
Brian Barbour 15	Scoring	Laurent Rivard 20
John Daniels 3	Assists	Brandyn Curry 4
Blaise Staab 7	Rebounds	Keith Wright 6
Brian Barbour 7	Free Throws Made	Laurent Rivard 8
Blaise Staab 2	Steals	Kyle Casey 1
Van Green 1	Blocks	Kyle Casey 2

Team Stats Summary

Team	Points	FG%	3PM-3PA	FTM-FTA	Assists	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Turnovers
Columbia	52	40.0	4-8	8-8	11	27	1	2
Harvard	57	43.2	4-12	21-32	10	25	5	2