Men’s Basketball Comes Up Short in Season Finale at Harvard, 81-71

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Princeton on January 31, 2026 , Loss , 68, to, 80

Final

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Men's Basketball

68

Princeton

80

3/6/2026 9:06:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Noland and Thompson end their Columbia careers with double-figure scoring performances

Harvard (17-11, 10-4) shot 53.8 percent to Columbia's 43.5 percent mark. The Lions (16-12, 5-9) were just 5-20 from three-point range.

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After going down six, Franklin stuffed home a dunk and then 16 seconds later off a turnover finished a strong and-one with 7:12 before the break to bring the score to 22-20, Harvard.

Noland scored nine-straight points for the Lions later in the half to keep the margin within single digits. Soulis slipped in a jumper in the pain before time expired and Columbia trailed at the half, 38-33.

A quick 5-0 Columbia run out of the break tied the score. With 12:49 left in the game,

Harvard went on a 9-0 spurt to lead 75-65 with 3:15 to go. The run was capped by four-straight Crimson free throws. Noland and Thompson had back-to-back buckets, but Columbia couldn't get back in reach. The Crimson led by eight with under a minute to go and closed out the victory.

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CU

HU

FG%

.435

.538

3FG%

.250

.435

FT%

.545

.833

RB

35

35

TO

8

11

STL

8

6

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