And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Princeton Tigers
56 – 58
FINAL Conference
Harvard Crimson
Ivy League · Jadwin Gymnasium · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HARV -3.5 Home covered
O/U 130.5 Under
Money PRIN +150 / HARV -180
Model Predictions
Spread Total PRIN win
Actual HARV +2 114 Lost
Massey HARV -3.0 (+1.0) — —
Massey Totals — 130.1 (-16.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 34% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 34% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HARV -2.5 (+0.5) 132.2 (-18.2) 39% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HARV -1.4 (-0.6) 132.1 (-18.1) 43% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HARV -3.3 (+1.3) 131.8 (-17.8) 35% ✓
Baseline ML HARV -2.7 (+0.7) 132.2 (-18.2) 35% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 17, 2026 HARV 87 – 80 PRIN
Feb 22, 2025 PRIN 76 – 71 HARV
Jan 11, 2025 PRIN 68 – 64 HARV
Feb 24, 2024 PRIN 66 – 53 HARV
Jan 6, 2024 PRIN 89 – 58 HARV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PRIN HARV
Overall 9-20 17-12
Conference 5-9 10-4
Home 8-4 8-4
Away 1-12 9-6
Neutral 0-4 0-2
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.5 69.8
Avg Pts Against 72.4 67.3
Massey -5.7 (#258) 0.3 (#162)
Bradley-Terry -1.33 (#285) -0.14 (#177)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.49 (#273) -0.26 (#181)
RPI 0.447 (#285) 0.500 (#183)
Shooting & Four Factors PRIN HARV
FG% 41.5% 46.8%
3PT% 33.4% 36.2%
REB / G 32.9 31.2
OREB / G 9.6 8.1
AST / TO 1.15 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 53.8%
TOV% 16.7% 16.8%
ORB% 28.0% 26.7%
FT Rate 26.3% 22.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.9% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 14.4% 17.2%
DRB% 71.6% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 21.1%

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