A highly-regarded transfer from Toledo, Albrecht hit his first three shots—all three-pointers from far beyond the arc, leaving his defender, Harvard co-captain Oliver McNally, incredulous—but went scoreless in the second half. That was when McGonagill, the reigning unanimous Ivy Rookie of the Year, took over, collecting all 11 of his points.

While Brown reached the free throw line 14 times after halftime, it was unable to take advantage, going 11 of 20 on the night. Walker and McCarthy missed four free throw attempts each, as the Crimson was again helped by its opposition’s struggles at the line. Harvard currently sits at No. 2 in the nation in opponent free-throw percentage.

PUSH TO START

Just as the Bears had a nearly non-existent bench effort Saturday—all five Brown starters reached double-figures, while no other player scored—Harvard began to rely more on its starters against the Bears after a series of games in which its reserves were needed to provide an offensive spark. The Crimson received 13 points on the night from its bench, the fewest since a 70-61 win over Monmouth on Jan. 10.

Along with Casey’s offensive explosion, junior point guard Brandyn Curry had 15 points, tying a season-high. Averaging just four points a game over his past five games, Curry was able to take his defender off the dribble and draw contact, getting to the line nine times.

—Staff writer Dennis J. Zheng can be reached at dzheng12@college.harvard.edu.