HARV

COLG

Thomas Batties II scores 22 to lead Harvard to 78-69 victory over Colgate

AP
Dec 28, 2025

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) Thomas Batties II's 22 points helped Harvard Crimson defeat Colgate Raiders 78-69 on Sunday.

Batties also contributed seven rebounds and three steals for the Crimson (7-7). Chandler Pigge scored 18 points while shooting 8 for 15, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc. Tey Barbour shot 7 for 10, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 18 points.

The Raiders (6-7) were led in scoring by Jalen Cox, who finished with 19 points, eight assists and two steals. Andrew Alekseyenko added 17 points and seven rebounds. Ben Tweedy had 17 points and four assists.

A 12-0 run in the first half gave Harvard a five-point lead. The teams entered the break with Harvard ahead 36-33 behind 12 points from Batties. Harvard used a 7-0 second-half run to come back from a five-point deficit and take the lead at 52-50 with 12:03 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Batties scored 10 second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
HARV
Crimson
36
COLG
Raiders
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Raiders gains possession)
19:45		Andrew Alekseyenko turnover (lost ball) (Thomas Batties II steals)
19:37		Chandler Pigge misses two point layup
19:37		Chandler Pigge offensive rebound
19:33		Thomas Batties II misses three point jump shot
19:31		Sam Wright defensive rebound
19:23		Andrew Alekseyenko misses three point jump shot
19:21		Crimson defensive rebound
18:54		Chandler Pigge turnover (bad pass) (Sam Wright steals)
18:42	+2	Ben Tweedy makes two point layup	0-2
18:28		Robert Hinton misses three point jump shot
18:26		Andrew Alekseyenko defensive rebound
18:20	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point layup	0-4
18:19		Ben Eisendrath shooting foul (Jalen Cox draws the foul)
18:19	+1	Jalen Cox makes regular free throw 1 of 1	0-5
18:05	+3	Robert Hinton makes three point jump shot (Chandler Pigge assists)	3-5
17:43		Sam Wright misses two point layup
17:41		Chandler Pigge defensive rebound
17:26		Chandler Pigge misses two point jump shot
17:24		Sam Wright defensive rebound
17:20		Robert Hinton personal foul (Raiders draws the foul)
17:14		Sam Wright misses three point jump shot
17:12		Crimson defensive rebound
16:54	+2	Chandler Pigge makes two point layup	5-5
16:29		Thomas Batties II blocks Andrew Alekseyenko's two point layup
16:27		Robert Hinton defensive rebound
16:10	+3	Chandler Pigge makes three point jump shot (Thomas Batties II assists)	8-5
15:48	+3	Ben Tweedy makes three point jump shot (Andrew Alekseyenko assists)	8-8
15:17	+3	Tey Barbour makes three point jump shot	11-8
14:58		Jalen Cox turnover (lost ball) (Thomas Batties II steals)
14:40		Tey Barbour misses three point jump shot
14:38		Andrew Alekseyenko defensive rebound
14:28	+2	Sam Wright makes two point layup (Andrew Alekseyenko assists)	11-10
14:16		Robert Hinton misses three point jump shot
14:14		Jalen Cox defensive rebound
14:01	+2	Andrew Alekseyenko makes two point layup (Sam Wright assists)	11-12
13:40		Ben Eisendrath turnover (lost ball) (Josh Ahayere steals)
13:31	+2	Sam Wright makes two point layup (Ben Tweedy assists)	11-14
13:28		Crimson 60 second timeout
13:13		Robert Hinton misses two point jump shot
13:11		Andrew Alekseyenko defensive rebound
12:49		Ayomi Odetoyinbo misses two point layup
12:47		Frankie Mannino defensive rebound
12:29		Robert Hinton misses two point jump shot
12:27		Ryan Sullivan offensive rebound
12:19		Ryan Sullivan misses two point layup
12:17		Ayomi Odetoyinbo defensive rebound
12:01		Josh Ahayere misses three point jump shot
11:59		Austin Hunt defensive rebound
11:49		Chandler Pigge misses three point jump shot
11:47		Josh Ahayere defensive rebound
11:38		Jalen Cox misses two point layup
11:36		Austin Hunt defensive rebound
11:36		Andrew Alekseyenko personal foul (Crimson draws the foul)
11:36		TV timeout
11:05		Austin Hunt misses two point jump shot
11:03		Ayomi Odetoyinbo defensive rebound
10:58		Austin Hunt shooting foul (Jalen Cox draws the foul)
10:58	+1	Jalen Cox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-15
10:58	+1	Jalen Cox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-16
10:35		Xavier Nesbitt misses two point jump shot
10:33		Ayomi Odetoyinbo defensive rebound
10:13	+2	Cooper Wright makes two point layup (Kyle Carlesimo assists)	11-18
9:50		Kyle Carlesimo personal foul (Crimson draws the foul)
9:40		Austin Hunt turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Cox steals)
9:37		Kyle Carlesimo misses two point jump shot
9:35		Austin Hunt defensive rebound
9:10		Josh Ahayere shooting foul (Austin Hunt draws the foul)
9:10	+1	Austin Hunt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-18
9:10	+1	Austin Hunt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-18
8:52		Kyle Carlesimo misses three point jump shot
8:50		Crimson defensive rebound
8:29		Ben Eisendrath misses three point jump shot
8:27		Thomas Batties II offensive rebound
8:26	+2	Thomas Batties II makes two point layup	15-18
8:26		Ben Tweedy shooting foul (Thomas Batties II draws the foul)
8:26	+1	Thomas Batties II makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-18
8:09		Cooper Wright turnover (bad pass)
7:58	+2	Chandler Pigge makes two point layup (Ben Eisendrath assists)	18-18
7:57		Cooper Wright shooting foul (Chandler Pigge draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:57		Chandler Pigge misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:57		Sam Wright defensive rebound
7:34		Josh Ahayere misses three point jump shot
7:32		Thomas Batties II defensive rebound
7:12		Sam Wright shooting foul (Thomas Batties II draws the foul)
7:12	+1	Thomas Batties II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-18
7:12	+1	Thomas Batties II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-18
7:02		Ben Tweedy misses three point jump shot
7:00		Sam Wright offensive rebound
6:58		Ben Eisendrath personal foul (Raiders draws the foul)
6:55		Jalen Cox turnover (bad pass)
6:33	+3	Thomas Batties II makes three point jump shot (Tey Barbour assists)	23-18
6:23		Sam Wright misses three point jump shot
6:21		Ben Tweedy offensive rebound
6:07	+2	Sam Wright makes two point layup (Jalen Cox assists)	23-20
5:50	+2	Thomas Batties II makes two point layup	25-20
5:31		Kyle Carlesimo turnover (bad pass)
5:18	+3	Chandler Pigge makes three point jump shot (Austin Hunt assists)	28-20
4:53	+2	Sam Wright makes two point layup (Ben Tweedy assists)	28-22
4:51		Tey Barbour shooting foul (Sam Wright draws the foul)
4:51		Sam Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:51		Tey Barbour defensive rebound
4:33	+2	Thomas Batties II makes two point layup	30-22
4:11		Kyle Carlesimo misses three point jump shot
4:09		Ben Tweedy offensive rebound
4:05	+2	Ben Tweedy makes two point layup	30-24
4:02		Raiders 30 second timeout
3:46	+3	Tey Barbour makes three point jump shot (Robert Hinton assists)	33-24
3:18		Andrew Alekseyenko misses three point jump shot
3:16		Tey Barbour defensive rebound
3:11		Chandler Pigge misses three point jump shot
3:09		Josh Ahayere defensive rebound
3:01		Jalen Cox misses two point layup
2:59		Andrew Alekseyenko offensive rebound
2:58	+2	Andrew Alekseyenko makes two point layup	33-26
2:41		Thomas Batties II misses two point layup
2:39		Ayomi Odetoyinbo defensive rebound
2:32		Ben Tweedy turnover (bad pass) (Austin Hunt steals)
2:25	+3	Tey Barbour makes three point jump shot (Robert Hinton assists)	36-26
2:11	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point jump shot (Ben Tweedy assists)	36-28
1:45		Tey Barbour misses two point layup
1:43		Ayomi Odetoyinbo defensive rebound
1:39	+2	Andrew Alekseyenko makes two point dunk (Jalen Cox assists)	36-30
1:06		Ben Eisendrath misses three point jump shot
1:04		Andrew Alekseyenko defensive rebound
0:54		Jalen Cox misses two point layup
0:52		Austin Hunt defensive rebound
0:45		Robert Hinton turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Cox steals)
0:33	+3	Ben Tweedy makes three point jump shot (Josh Ahayere assists)	36-33
0:03		Chandler Pigge turnover (bad pass) (Josh Ahayere steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
HARV
Crimson
42
COLG
Raiders
36

Time		Play	Score
19:38		Andrew Alekseyenko misses two point jump shot
19:36		Tey Barbour defensive rebound
19:15		Thomas Batties II misses three point jump shot
19:13		Ben Tweedy defensive rebound
18:56		Jalen Cox misses two point jump shot
18:54		Tey Barbour defensive rebound
18:37		Sam Wright blocks Thomas Batties II's two point layup
18:36		Raiders defensive rebound
18:23	+2	Sam Wright makes two point layup (Jalen Cox assists)	36-35
18:14	+2	Tey Barbour makes two point layup	38-35
18:01		Sam Wright turnover (lost ball) (Thomas Batties II steals)
17:54	+3	Tey Barbour makes three point jump shot (Ben Eisendrath assists)	41-35
17:39	+3	Ben Tweedy makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cox assists)	41-38
17:14	+2	Robert Hinton makes two point jump shot	43-38
16:48	+3	Ben Tweedy makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cox assists)	43-41
16:30		Thomas Batties II misses two point layup
16:28		Jalen Cox defensive rebound
16:22	+3	Andrew Alekseyenko makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cox assists)	43-44
15:51		Andrew Alekseyenko personal foul (Crimson draws the foul)
15:51		TV timeout
15:43		Ben Eisendrath turnover (bad pass) (Sam Wright steals)
15:33	+2	Andrew Alekseyenko makes two point layup	43-46
15:10		Chandler Pigge misses two point layup
15:08		Raiders defensive rebound
14:55		Austin Hunt shooting foul (Andrew Alekseyenko draws the foul)
14:55	+1	Andrew Alekseyenko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-47
14:55	+1	Andrew Alekseyenko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-48
14:34	+2	Robert Hinton makes two point layup	45-48
14:12	+2	Andrew Alekseyenko makes two point layup	45-50
14:01		Austin Hunt misses two point jump shot
13:59		Jalen Cox defensive rebound
13:52		Jalen Cox misses two point layup
13:50		Austin Hunt defensive rebound
13:35		Thomas Batties II turnover (lost ball) (Josh Ahayere steals)
13:30		Tey Barbour blocks Josh Ahayere's two point layup
13:28		Thomas Batties II defensive rebound
13:21	+3	Thomas Batties II makes three point jump shot (Ben Eisendrath assists)	48-50
12:55		Andrew Alekseyenko turnover (bad pass) (Austin Hunt steals)
12:54		TV timeout
12:49		Josh Ahayere turnover (bad pass)
12:21	+2	Tey Barbour makes two point layup	50-50
12:08		Josh Ahayere turnover (bad pass) (Chandler Pigge steals)
12:03	+2	Chandler Pigge makes two point layup	52-50
11:40		Kyle Carlesimo misses two point jump shot
11:38		Chandler Pigge defensive rebound
11:21		Ayomi Odetoyinbo blocks Chandler Pigge's two point layup
11:19		Kyle Carlesimo defensive rebound
11:02		Thomas Batties II shooting foul (Ben Tweedy draws the foul)
11:02	+1	Ben Tweedy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-51
11:02		Ben Tweedy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:02		Austin Hunt defensive rebound
10:30	+2	Tey Barbour makes two point layup	54-51
10:16	+2	Ayomi Odetoyinbo makes two point dunk (Jalen Cox assists)	54-53
9:54	+3	Austin Hunt makes three point jump shot	57-53
9:25		Ben Tweedy misses two point jump shot
9:23		Chandler Pigge defensive rebound
9:10		Austin Hunt misses two point layup
9:08		Ben Tweedy defensive rebound
9:02	+2	Cooper Wright makes two point layup (Ben Tweedy assists)	57-55
8:40	+2	Thomas Batties II makes two point layup	59-55
8:30	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point layup	59-57
8:19		Robert Hinton turnover (bad pass)
7:53		Kyle Carlesimo misses three point jump shot
7:51		Crimson defensive rebound
7:50		TV timeout
7:34	+3	Xavier Nesbitt makes three point jump shot (Chandler Pigge assists)	62-57
7:18		Andrew Alekseyenko misses two point layup
7:16		Thomas Batties II defensive rebound
7:03		Thomas Batties II misses three point jump shot
7:01		Jalen Cox defensive rebound
6:56		Xavier Nesbitt shooting foul (Jalen Cox draws the foul)
6:56	+1	Jalen Cox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-58
6:56	+1	Jalen Cox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-59
6:37	+2	Robert Hinton makes two point jump shot	64-59
6:17		Sam Wright misses two point jump shot
6:15		Thomas Batties II defensive rebound
6:10		Tey Barbour misses three point jump shot
6:08		Jalen Cox defensive rebound
6:02	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point jump shot	64-61
5:34	+3	Thomas Batties II makes three point jump shot	67-61
5:29		Crimson 30 second timeout
5:17		TV timeout
5:17		Ben Tweedy turnover (lost ball) (Chandler Pigge steals)
5:13	+2	Chandler Pigge makes two point layup	69-61
4:49		Jalen Cox misses two point jump shot
4:47		Thomas Batties II defensive rebound
4:35		Chandler Pigge turnover (lost ball) (Sam Wright steals)
4:29	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point layup	69-63
4:13		Ben Tweedy personal foul
4:06		Chandler Pigge misses two point jump shot
4:04		Andrew Alekseyenko defensive rebound
3:44	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point layup	69-65
3:15		Robert Hinton misses two point jump shot
3:13		Andrew Alekseyenko defensive rebound
3:05		Ben Eisendrath blocks Jalen Cox's two point jump shot
3:03		Raiders offensive rebound
2:50	+2	Andrew Alekseyenko makes two point jump shot (Jalen Cox assists)	69-67
2:40		Jalen Cox personal foul (Crimson draws the foul)
2:30	+3	Austin Hunt makes three point jump shot (Chandler Pigge assists)	72-67
2:16		Jalen Cox turnover (bad pass)
1:53		TV timeout
1:53	+2	Chandler Pigge makes two point layup	74-67
1:39	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point layup	74-69
1:27		Crimson 30 second timeout
1:10		Robert Hinton misses two point layup
1:08		Crimson offensive rebound
0:49	+2	Chandler Pigge makes two point layup	76-69
0:45		Tey Barbour personal foul (Raiders draws the foul)
0:45		Sam Wright misses three point jump shot
0:43		Raiders offensive rebound
0:42		Austin Hunt personal foul (Raiders draws the foul)
0:41		Andrew Alekseyenko misses three point jump shot
0:39		Crimson defensive rebound
0:32		Crimson 30 second timeout
0:29	+2	Thomas Batties II makes two point dunk (Austin Hunt assists)	78-69
0:24		Robert Hinton personal foul (Raiders draws the foul)
0:23		Ben Tweedy misses three point jump shot
0:21		Crimson defensive rebound
0:15		Chandler Pigge turnover (bad pass) (Josh Ahayere steals)
0:13		Josh Ahayere misses two point layup
0:11		Thomas Batties II defensive rebound
0:09		Josh Ahayere personal foul (Crimson draws the foul)
0:00		End of period

Josh Ahayere personal foul (Crimson draws the foul)