Harvard faces Columbia on home slide

Columbia Lions (4-18, 1-9 Ivy League) at Harvard Crimson (11-10, 3-6 Ivy League)

New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: Harvard -15; over/under is 144

BOTTOM LINE: Harvard plays Columbia looking to break its three-game home losing streak.

The Crimson are 7-4 on their home court. Harvard is 5-3 in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Lions are 1-9 in conference play. Columbia is second in the Ivy League with 8.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Patrick Harding averaging 2.8.

The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. The Crimson won 91-82 in the last matchup on Jan. 15. Noah Kirkwood led the Crimson with 28 points, and Cameron Shockley-Okeke led the Lions with 19 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luka Sakota is shooting 40.9% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Crimson, while averaging 11.4 points. Kirkwood is averaging 18.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals over the past 10 games for Harvard.

Liam Murphy is shooting 35.9% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Lions, while averaging 12 points. Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa is averaging 12 points and 3.2 assists over the past 10 games for Columbia.

LAST 10 GAMES: Crimson: 4-6, averaging 67.7 points, 30.3 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 6.5 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.1 points per game.

Lions: 1-9, averaging 70.0 points, 33.6 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 5.9 steals and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.9 points.

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