In the last 12 days, the Harvard men's basketball team has missed a potential game-winner, lost on a last-second shot, and has gotten outrebounded, outscored and outshot.

It has witnessed the emergence of an exciting new point guard and inexplicable shooting problems from its top scorer.

The only thing it hasn't done in the last 12 days is win.

After starting out the season on an offensive tear and going 3-0, the Crimson has lost three straight games by a total of eight points to fall to 3-3. But this weekend, it faces an equally unlucky opponent in Patriot League foe Colgate (2-5).

In Harvard's last outing, a debilitating 58-57 loss to Boston University on Tuesday, the Crimson shot an uncharacteristic 3-of-22 from three-point range and forward Dan Clemente, who averages 21.2 points per game, only had six points. Captain Damian Long's last-second shot rimmed out as Harvard finished a poor shooting night from the floor (20-of-61) and the free-throw line (14-of-21).

Including an 85-83 loss to Navy and an 87-82 loss to Marist, Harvard has lost its three games by a combined eight points. In those games, Harvard came out slow in the first half, only to pick it up in the second half but ultimately fall short.

"For a young team like us, I think games like that are good for us," junior center Tim Coleman said. "It's too easy to get into a lull."

Harvard can't afford to fall asleep Saturday against the visiting Red Raiders. Even though Colgate is riding a four-game losing streak, last year it defeated the Crimson 67-63 at home.