CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Wofford men's basketball team ended 2015 with a 77-57 loss to Harvard on New Year's Eve at Lavietes Pavilion. The Crimson led by six at the half and shot 70% from the floor in the second half to take the contest.
 
With the loss, Wofford moves to 3-9 overall. The Crimson improve to 6-7 on the season. In a battle between teams that competed in the last NCAA Tournament, the Crimson had four players in double-figures. Wofford was led by Justin Gordon and C.J. Neumann with ten points each.
 
The Crimson scored the first basket of the game, but the Terriers scored the next six points as Justin Gordon had four points and C.J Neumann added a lay-up. Wofford had a 9-5 lead after a three pointer by Eric Garcia, but Harvard answered with the next ten points for a 15-9 advantage with 13:15 on the clock in the first half.
 
Wofford answered with four straight points, including a bucket by Zack Korkowski, to cut the lead to 15-13 with 12:40 on the clock. The Crimson gradually pushed the score to 22-15 before Korkowski hit a jumper with 6:50 left in the first half to make it a 22-17 game. Three minutes later, Ryan Sawvell hit a lay-up for a 26-21 score. Sawvell added two more lay-ups to cut the score to 28-25 with two minutes left in the half. The Crimson scored the final three points of the half for a 31-25 lead at the break.
 
To open the second half, the Crimson held a 37-30 lead after the first four minutes. A three-pointer by Tommy McCarthy gave Harvard a 44-34 advantage at the 14:00 mark of the half. Harvard's Patrick Steeves added a three-pointer with 11:40 on the clock to make it a 49-36 lead.
 
After the Crimson extended the lead to fourteen points at 52-38, Ryan Sawvell and Fletcher McGee hit buckets to cut it to 52-42 with nine minutes left in the game. Harvard was able to score the next five points to take a 57-42 advantage into the under eight media timeout. The Crimson had a 68-48 lead after a three by Corey Johnson, but Spencer Collins answered with a three at the other end for a 68-51 score with four minutes remaining.
 
With three minutes left on the clock. Harvard had extended the lead back to 72-53. With under thirty seconds remaining, a three pointer by Corbin Miller made it a 77-57 final score for the Crimson.
 
For the game, the Terriers shot 40.4%, while the Crimson shot 63.8%. Wofford was 2-15 from three (13.3%) and Harvard was 8-14 (57.1%). Wofford was 75% from the free throw line, while Harvard was 50%. The Crimson had a 32 to 29 advantage on the glass, but Wofford had one less turnover (12-11) in the contest.
 
Game Notes
The game marked the first meeting between the two schools. Harvard will return the trip in the 2017-18 season to Richardson Indoor Stadium.
 
With seven points in the game, Spencer Collins moved to 1,370 career points. He is now tied for 17^th in school history with Ronnie Harris (1,370 points – 1976-79).
 
Wofford will begin Southern Conference action on Saturday, January 2, against UNCG at 7:00 p.m. as the Terriers begin defense of their back-to-back league titles.