AMHERST, Mass. (AP) Marcus Banks' 29 points helped Massachusetts Minutemen defeat Harvard Crimson 78-71 on Wednesday night.
Banks shot 10 of 19 from the field, including 5 for 9 from 3-point range for the Minutemen (5-3). Leonardo Bettiol scored 18 points and added five rebounds. Jayden Ndjigue finished with 10 points.
Robert Hinton led the way for the Crimson (5-5) with 35 points, eight rebounds and two steals. Thomas Batties II added 13 points, four assists and two steals for Harvard. Chandler Pigge had nine points and two steals.
Banks led UMass with 13 points in the first half to help put them ahead 36-21 at the break.
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1st Half
HARV
Crimson
21
MASS
Minutemen
36
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Thomas Batties II vs. Daniel Hankins-Sanford (Kenan Parrish gains possession)
19:28
Chandler Pigge misses two point jump shot
19:26
Minutemen defensive rebound
19:17
+3
Jayden Ndjigue makes three point jump shot (Danny Carbuccia assists)
0-3
18:55
Tey Barbour misses three point jump shot
18:53
Danny Carbuccia defensive rebound
18:41
Jayden Ndjigue misses two point layup
18:39
Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
18:34
Jayden Ndjigue misses two point layup
18:32
Tey Barbour defensive rebound
18:23
+2
Thomas Batties II makes two point layup
2-3
18:06
Marcus Banks Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:04
Tey Barbour defensive rebound
17:59
Tey Barbour misses three point jump shot
17:57
Minutemen defensive rebound
17:53
Danny Carbuccia turnover (bad pass) (Ben Eisendrath steals)
17:43
Ben Eisendrath turnover (bad pass) (Leonardo Bettiol steals)
17:34
+2
Danny Carbuccia makes two point layup (Leonardo Bettiol assists)
2-5
17:01
Robert Hinton turnover (bad pass)
16:49
Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point jump shot
16:47
Crimson defensive rebound
16:36
+2
Chandler Pigge makes two point layup
4-5
16:26
Marcus Banks Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:24
Marcus Banks Jr. offensive rebound
16:18
Marcus Banks Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:16
Robert Hinton defensive rebound
16:11
Robert Hinton misses two point layup
16:09
Ben Eisendrath offensive rebound
16:03
Chandler Pigge misses two point jump shot
16:01
Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
15:51
+2
Leonardo Bettiol makes two point hook shot (Danny Carbuccia assists)
4-7
15:29
Chandler Pigge misses two point layup
15:27
Leonardo Bettiol defensive rebound
15:21
Danny Carbuccia turnover (lost ball)
15:21
TV timeout
15:01
K'Jei Parker personal foul
14:40
Crimson turnover (shot clock violation)
14:29
+2
Jayden Ndjigue makes two point jump shot
4-9
14:04
Kenan Parrish turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Banks Jr. steals)
13:58
Tey Barbour personal foul
13:36
Marcus Banks Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:34
Robert Hinton defensive rebound
13:26
Dimitri Clerc blocks Chandler Pigge's two point layup
13:24
K'Jei Parker defensive rebound
13:07
Leonardo Bettiol personal foul
13:07
Austin Hunt personal foul
12:59
+2
K'Jei Parker makes two point jump shot
4-11
12:52
+2
Austin Hunt makes two point layup
6-11
12:43
K'Jei Parker misses three point jump shot
12:41
Luka Damjanac offensive rebound
12:33
+3
K'Jei Parker makes three point jump shot (Danny Carbuccia assists)
6-14
12:10
Frankie Mannino misses three point jump shot
12:08
Austin Hunt offensive rebound
11:54
Dimitri Clerc shooting foul
11:54
TV timeout
11:54
Frankie Mannino misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:54
+1
Frankie Mannino makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-14
11:31
+3
K'Jei Parker makes three point jump shot (Danny Carbuccia assists)
7-17
11:11
+2
Robert Hinton makes two point jump shot
9-17
10:55
Dwayne Wimbley Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:53
Ben Eisendrath defensive rebound
10:42
+2
Robert Hinton makes two point jump shot
11-17
10:28
Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point jump shot
10:26
Austin Hunt defensive rebound
10:21
K'Jei Parker personal foul
10:12
+2
Thomas Batties II makes two point layup
13-17
9:43
Thomas Batties II personal foul
9:26
Thomas Batties II blocks Leonardo Bettiol's two point layup
9:24
Ben Eisendrath defensive rebound
9:18
Austin Hunt turnover (out of bounds)
9:01
+2
Jayden Ndjigue makes two point jump shot
13-19
8:43
+2
Thomas Batties II makes two point layup
15-19
8:25
Danny Carbuccia misses three point jump shot
8:23
Crimson defensive rebound
8:14
Daniel Hankins-Sanford personal foul
8:08
Thomas Batties II misses three point jump shot
8:06
Danny Carbuccia defensive rebound
7:58
Robert Hinton shooting foul
7:57
TV timeout
7:57
+1
Leonardo Bettiol makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-20
7:57
+1
Leonardo Bettiol makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-21
7:39
Chandler Pigge misses three point jump shot
7:37
Minutemen defensive rebound
7:16
+3
Marcus Banks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Danny Carbuccia assists)
15-24
6:58
+2
Chandler Pigge makes two point layup (Ben Eisendrath assists)
17-24
6:36
+2
Marcus Banks Jr. makes two point layup
17-26
6:16
Robert Hinton misses three point jump shot
6:14
Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
6:06
Thomas Batties II shooting foul
6:06
+1
Leonardo Bettiol makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-27
6:06
+1
Leonardo Bettiol makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-28
5:42
Luka Damjanac personal foul
5:34
+2
Tey Barbour makes two point layup (Robert Hinton assists)
19-28
5:21
Leonardo Bettiol misses two point jump shot
5:19
Robert Hinton defensive rebound
5:05
Robert Hinton misses three point jump shot
5:03
Leonardo Bettiol defensive rebound
4:56
Danny Carbuccia misses two point layup
4:54
Robert Hinton defensive rebound
4:32
+2
Tey Barbour makes two point jump shot (Ryan Sullivan assists)