Harvard 79, at Columbia 54

NEW YORK (Interstat) — In a stunning reversal of form and expectation, the Harvard Crimson delivered a commanding defensive performance to throttle the Ivy League-leading Columbia Lions 79-54 in a men’s basketball game Saturday at Levien Gymnasium. The result, played before a crowd of 1,634, was a stark departure from pregame projections. Columbia, which entered the contest with a 12-3 record and riding a three-game winning streak, was a 6.5-point favorite and given a 68% probability to win by statistical models. Harvard, sitting at .500, systematically dismantled those odds. The most important part of the game was Harvard’s immediate and… Read more...