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Harvard beats Yale 65-49

Published Feb. 1, 2019 9:44 p.m. ET

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Robert Baker made a career-high four 3-pointers and scored 13 points to help Harvard beat Yale 65-49 on Friday night.

Justin Bassey added 13 points for the Crimson (9-7, 2-1 Ivy League). Harvard had a 35-20 lead at halftime and led by double digits throughout the second half.

The Bulldogs (12-4, 2-1) used a 12-3 run to close the gap to 45-35 after trailing by 19 early in the second half. But the Crimson pushed the lead back to 19 at 60-41 and cruised from there.

Harvard opened the scoring on Bassey's 3-pointer just 13 seconds into the game and never trailed.

Alex Copeland led Yale with 14 points and Miye Oni added 11. The Bulldogs shot 18 of 59 (31 percent) from the field and 4 of 23 (17 percent) from 3-point range.

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