UNH's Sami Pissis goes up for two during Sunday's game vs. Harvard at Lundholm Gym in Durham. (Photo courtesy of UNH Athletics)

DURHAM – The University of New Hampshire men’s basketball team fell to Harvard, 72-62 on Sunday afternoon from Lundholm Gymnasium.

Junior guard Anthony McComb III scored 21 points for the Wildcats and collected three rebounds. Junior guard Sami Pissis added 16 points, three assists, and three rebounds for the ‘Cats.

The Wildcats fall to 2-11 (0-0 AE).

Sophomore forward Davide Poser (Veneto, Italy) kicked off the scoring for UNH with a three-pointer, followed by a junior guard Jawarie Hamelin layup.

Harvard took the lead 9-7 but Pissis tied it back up with two free-throws, followed by a jumper.

The game remained scoreless for four-and-a-half minutes, until freshman guard Khalil Badru two free-throws put the Wildcats one point behind at14-13.

Pissis put the Cats’ back on the map after scoring two three-pointers, followed by two freshman center Caleb Middleton (Dover) free-throws to tie up the game 23-23. A Pissis two put the Cats one point behind but they were unable to take the lead at the end of the first half, trailing 30-29.

UNH took the lead at the start of the second half with a Badru three-pointer.

Middleton fought hard to keep the Cats’ in the game with two layups and a steal (40-39).

The teams battled back and forth. A Poser corner three kept UNH shortly behind. The Wildcats remained one point behind with 4:34 on the clock, but a Pissis layup put them ahead (54-53). However, Harvard grabbed the lead and began to pull away. Poser and McComb III layups helped the Cats’ thin the deficit but they were not able to come all the way back.