Hunt scores 19 off the bench and Harvard takes down Holy Cross 81-53
AP
Dec 20, 2025
BOSTON (AP) Austin Hunt's 19 points off of the bench helped lead Harvard Crimson to an 81-53 victory against Holy Cross Crusaders on Saturday.
Hunt had five rebounds for the Crimson (6-6). Tey Barbour added 18 points while shooting 5 for 6 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line while grabbing eight rebounds. Chandler Pigge had 16 points and shot 7 of 12 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line.
Gabe Warren led the Crusaders (5-8) in scoring, finishing with 16 points and three steals. Joe Nugent added nine points for Holy Cross. Tyler Boston also had eight points.
Harvard took the lead with 17:44 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Hunt led the team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 41-24 at the break. Harvard pulled away with a 9-0 run in the second half to extend an 11-point lead to 20 points.
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1st Half
HC
Crusaders
24
HARV
Crimson
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Crimson gains possession)
19:47
Chandler Pigge turnover (bad pass)
19:36
Tyler Boston turnover (bad pass) (Chandler Pigge steals)
19:31
Chandler Pigge turnover (lost ball) (Aidan Richard steals)
19:09
Aidan Richard misses two point layup
19:07
Joe Nugent offensive rebound
19:00
+2
Gabe Warren makes two point jump shot
2-0
18:28
+2
Thomas Batties II makes two point layup
2-2
17:54
Gabe Warren misses three point jump shot
17:52
Ben Eisendrath defensive rebound
17:44
+2
Robert Hinton makes two point layup (Ben Eisendrath assists)
2-4
17:44
DeAndre Williams shooting foul (Robert Hinton draws the foul)
17:44
+1
Robert Hinton makes regular free throw 1 of 1
2-5
17:21
Ben Eisendrath personal foul
17:11
+2
DeAndre Williams makes two point layup
4-5
17:04
+2
Robert Hinton makes two point layup (Ben Eisendrath assists)
4-7
17:04
Gabe Warren shooting foul (Robert Hinton draws the foul)
17:04
+1
Robert Hinton makes regular free throw 1 of 1
4-8
16:41
Aidan Richard misses three point jump shot
16:39
Tey Barbour defensive rebound
16:30
Tyler Boston shooting foul
16:30
Robert Hinton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:30
+1
Robert Hinton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-9
16:06
Aidan Richard misses two point layup
16:04
Crusaders offensive rebound
15:58
DeAndre Williams turnover
15:58
TV timeout
15:41
+2
Chandler Pigge makes two point layup
4-11
15:16
Gabe Warren misses two point jump shot
15:14
Thomas Batties II defensive rebound
15:00
+2
Austin Hunt makes two point layup (Thomas Batties II assists)
4-13
14:46
Tyler Boston misses three point jump shot
14:44
Crimson defensive rebound
14:15
+2
Chandler Pigge makes two point layup
4-15
14:15
Will Aljancic shooting foul (Chandler Pigge draws the foul)
14:15
+1
Chandler Pigge makes regular free throw 1 of 1
4-16
14:03
Chandler Pigge blocks Tyler Boston's two point layup
14:01
Frankie Mannino defensive rebound
13:56
+3
Austin Hunt makes three point jump shot (Frankie Mannino assists)
4-19
13:53
Crusaders 30 second timeout
13:37
DeAndre Williams turnover
13:08
Jaden Kirkwood blocks Thomas Batties II's two point layup
13:06
Will Aljancic defensive rebound
13:03
Frankie Mannino personal foul
12:40
Chandler Pigge blocks DeAndre Williams's two point jump shot
12:38
Chandler Pigge defensive rebound
12:15
+2
Austin Hunt makes two point layup (Ryan Sullivan assists)
4-21
12:04
DeAndre Williams misses three point jump shot
12:02
Xavier Nesbitt defensive rebound
11:44
Ryan Sullivan misses two point layup
11:42
Chuck Hare defensive rebound
11:32
Jaden Kirkwood misses three point jump shot
11:30
Austin Hunt defensive rebound
11:18
Chandler Pigge turnover
11:18
TV timeout
11:00
Joe Nugent misses two point jump shot
10:58
Robert Hinton defensive rebound
10:33
Thomas Batties II misses three point jump shot
10:31
Tyler Boston defensive rebound
10:04
+3
Jude Haigh makes three point jump shot
7-21
9:40
Jude Haigh personal foul
9:28
+2
Ben Eisendrath makes two point jump shot
7-23
9:08
+2
Joe Nugent makes two point jump shot
9-23
9:08
Ben Eisendrath shooting foul (Joe Nugent draws the foul)
9:08
+1
Joe Nugent makes regular free throw 1 of 1
10-23
8:56
Joe Nugent personal foul
8:50
Robert Hinton offensive foul
8:50
Robert Hinton turnover (offensive foul)
8:31
Gabe Warren misses three point jump shot
8:29
Robert Hinton defensive rebound
8:12
Chandler Pigge misses two point layup
8:10
Crusaders defensive rebound
7:52
Joe Nugent misses three point jump shot
7:50
Tey Barbour defensive rebound
7:40
Tey Barbour turnover (Gabe Warren steals)
7:28
+2
Gabe Warren makes two point jump shot
12-23
7:01
+2
Austin Hunt makes two point layup
12-25
6:47
+2
Tyler Boston makes two point jump shot
14-25
6:21
Chandler Pigge misses three point jump shot
6:19
Robert Hinton offensive rebound
6:17
TV timeout
6:17
Jude Haigh personal foul (Tey Barbour draws the foul)
6:17
+1
Tey Barbour makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-26
6:17
+1
Tey Barbour makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-27
6:00
Joe Nugent misses three point jump shot
5:58
Aidan Richard offensive rebound
5:50
Aidan Richard turnover (Ben Eisendrath steals)
5:46
+2
Ben Eisendrath makes two point layup
14-29
5:19
+3
Aidan Richard makes three point jump shot (Gabe Warren assists)