National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Harvard 70, Monmouth-NJ 61
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Where: William T. Boylan Gymnasium, West Long Branch, New Jersey
Officials: # David DeYoung, # Paul Faia, # John Hughes
Attendance: 1809

Keith Wright had a season-high 18 points and Laurent Rivard added 14 as No. 25 Harvard used a late run to defeat Monmouth 70-61 Tuesday at the Multipurpose Activity Center.

Wright finished 8-of-10 from the field and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Crimson (14-2, 1-0 Ivy), who led 34-27 at halftime.

Trailing by 12 points early in the second half, Monmouth (3-14, 1-3 NEC) used a 14-2 run — capped off by Marcus Ware’s jumper — to even the score at 48 with 12:55 remaining.

But the Crimson regained the lead soon after, and then stretched it to double figures en route to their sixth win in seven games.

Jesse Steele had a team-high 13 points for the Hawks, who shot 41 percent from the field and missed all five of their first-half 3-point attempts. Ware added 12 points and six rebounds.

Monmouth fell to 0-3 against ranked teams, with its two other losses coming against then-No. 22 Vanderbilt and then-No. 6 North Carolina.

Harvard, which outrebounded the Hawks 30-23, has one non-conference game left — at home against George Washington — before it resumes Ivy league play against Dartmouth on Jan 21.

Rivard, a sophomore guard, made all four of the Crimson’s 3-pointers.
Top Game Performances
 
Harvard   Monmouth-NJ
Keith Wright 18 Scoring Jesse Steele 16
Brandyn Curry 5 Assists Will Campbell 2
Keith Wright 15 Rebounds Marcus Ware 7
Oliver McNally 8 Free Throws Made Mike Myers Keitt 4
Kyle Casey 2 Steals Dion Nesmith 1
Keith Wright 6 Blocks N/A
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Harvard 70 49.0 5-18 15-23 15 37 10 5 15
Monmouth-NJ 61 40.0 4-11 9-14 13 27 0 5 11