BOSTON (AP) --Brian Cusworth scored 19 points and Matt Stehle added 16 points and 13 rebounds Saturday in Harvard's 80-68 win over Brown.
The Bears (10-15, 3-8 Ivy) were led by Jason Forte with 23 points. Sam Manhanga scored 16 while Marcus Becker had 12 and Luke Ruscoe 11.
Harvard (12-13, 7-5) got 10 points from Cusworth in the first half as the Crimson led 33-26 at halftime.
Brown went on a 13-2 run early in the second half and closed the lead to 41-39 with 15:51 left.
But the Crimson responded with a 13-6 run and took a 54-45 lead on a Cusworth jump shot with 12:09 remaining.
The Bears staged one final run in the last three minutes of the game, outscoring the Crimson 7-1 and cutting the Harvard lead to 72-67 on two Sam Manhanga free throws with 1:28 left. But Harvard made all six of its foul shots down the stretch and Cusworth added a dunk to seal the win.
