The Georgetown Hoyas (19-14) saw their season cut short on Wednesday evening as they fell to the Harvard Crimson (19-11), 71-68, in the first round of the NIT. Jessie Govan scored 25 points and James Akinjo added 15 points for the third-seeded Hoyas. Bryce Aiken led the sixth-seeded Crimson with 18 points, while Robert Baker, Noah Kirkwood and Chris Lewis each scored in double digits.
Harvard received a major boost from Weisner Perez early. Perez, starting for the first time this season after having played in just two games and scoring four total points prior, scored five points in the opening four minutes.