NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Interstat) — Robert Hinton scored 26 points, including two decisive free throws with 33 seconds remaining, to lift Harvard to a 67-65 victory over Yale in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Saturday at Payne Whitney Gymnasium.

The Crimson built a 29-21 halftime lead, but the Bulldogs surged with a 44-point second half. Yale’s Trevor Mullin scored 21 points and Nick Townsend added 18. Hinton’s late free throws and a final defensive stop secured the win for Harvard, which improved to 12-9. Yale, which entered with a 92.8% win probability per Interstat’s ELO system, fell to 15-4. A crowd of 2,425 attended the Ivy League contest.