“Rebounding is super important,” Lippert said. “Being able to get second chance looks is what keeps our offense going. It’s definitely super important for getting those chances like that.”

In the game, the team topped Yale in rebounds, 45-27.

“I think we’ve been a really good rebounding team,” Delaney-Smith said. “I guess my expectations are that we will dominate the boards. Our shooting hasn’t been as good as it could be in my opinion, so offensive rebounding, especially against Yale because I don’t think they box out very well, was a point of emphasis for us.”

Harvard also outpaced Yale in turnovers, racking up 20 to its opponent’s nine, and gave up 22 points off the errors.

“It seems like that’s been a common problem for us this season,” Clark said. “I think we just need to come back hard to practice on Monday and keep working on it and keep working to improve.”

With the win, the Crimson remains undefeated at home this season.

“We toughed it out,” Delaney-Smith said. “We hit big shots. We hit big foul shots. We handled the pressure and we keep doing that every game. At some point we’re going to do it the easy way instead of the hard way."

—Staff writer Cordelia F. Mendez can be reached at cordeliamendez@college.harvard.edu. Follow her on Twitter @CrimsonCordelia.