PECKING ORDER

Coming into the second half, Cornell looked like a different team. In the opening period, the Big Red had just two scorers break five points—senior guard Johnathan Gray and freshman guard Nolan Cressler off the bench.

With two points and 13 minutes of play at halftime, forward Errick Peck looked like a non-issue for Harvard.

Less than three minutes into the second half, the senior hit a jump shot and never slowed down, notching 15 points before the final buzzer. Peck’s 17 points were a game high for Cornell and came mostly in the paint with only one three-pointer. The forward went 2 for 2 from the line.

Peck carried the Big Red in the final minute of the game, grabbing an offensive board and hitting the jump shot that pulled Cornell within two. After Chambers missed the front end of a one-and-one on the other end, Peck rebounded the ball and gave the Big Red possession with 11 seconds to play.

But the senior’s efforts would be in vain, as—with Cornell’s potential comeback riding on his shoulders—he missed the final shot of the game.

“They did a great job,” Amaker said. “You have to give them a whole lot of credit for how their kids played and how much fight they brought to the last few minutes.”

—Staff writer Hope Schwartz can be reached at hschwartz@college.harvard.edu. Follow her on Twitter @HopeSchwartz16.