THE BASICS:
 
- Score: Harvard University 98, MIT 52
 
- Records: MIT (3-2); Harvard University (3-1)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Lavietes Pavilion)
 
- The Lead: In an exhibition game on Saturday afternoon, the MIT men's basketball team dropped a 98-52 final to Division I Harvard University at Lavietes Pavilion in Cambridge.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Harvard shot a blistering 63 percent from the field in the first half to build to a large lead and ended the game shooting 61.4 percent from the field and 63 percent from three overall.
 
- The Engineers settled down a bit in the second half and shot 44.4 percent from the field, but the Crimson pulled away for the 46-point victory.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Sophomore Charles Rich (Holladay, Utah) paced MIT with 16 points, including 4-of-9 from three-point land. He was joined in double figures by senior Giannis Chatziveroglou (Athens, Greece) with a 12-point effort on 4-of-6 shooting from the field.
 
- The Crimson held a 37-24 rebounding advantage, while the Engineers forced 16 Harvard turnovers and turned those into 14 points on the other end.
 
- Chris Ledlum and Samuel Silverstein both finished with 16 points apiece to lead Harvard as six players finished in double figures overall.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- The Engineers return to action on Tuesday, November 23rd as Tufts University visits Rockwell Cage for a non-conference game beginning at 7 p.m.
 
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