ESPN Men's Basketball

BOSTON (AP) -- Freshman Chris Skrelja had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Brown to a 79-66 victory over Harvard on Friday night.

Skrelja, who had shot just 22 percent from the field in Brown's first 21 games, was 8-for-11 from the field in the game and got 12 points and seven rebounds in the first half as the Bears took a 37-24 halftime lead.

Skrelja, just 5-for-29 from 3-point range coming in, was 3-for-4 from behind the arc Friday night.

The Bears (8-14, 4-5 Ivy League) recorded their largest victory margin of the season and built the lead as high as 24 points with 7:06 remaining.

Harvard (12-10, 4-5), which lost its fourth straight game, went on a 15-3 run to close within 12 with four minutes left, but got no closer.

Keenan Jeppesen had 17 points, Damon Huffman 13 and Mark McAndrew 11 for Brown. Jim Goffredo led Harvard with 18 points, Matt Stehle added 16 and Brian Cusworth had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

The win avenged a 17-point Brown loss to Harvard on Jan. 28.