Harvard did control the glass on the afternoon. Led by junior center Tim Coleman's career-high 16 boards, the Crimson outrebounded the Red Raiders 42-33 for the game. The poor shooting, however, was too much to overcome.

"We thought things would fall into place, but it got really ragged, taking bad shots," said Long, who led Harvard with 13 points in the game. "We probably should have gotten the ball inside a bit more."

Colgate, meanwhile, seemed fresh and at ease in its offense, clearly enjoying the spoils of a facing a Clemente-less Crimson squad. The Red Raiders effectively spread the floor and the Harvard defense, patiently passing the ball around to find the open man.

Leading the way for Colgate was freshman backup forward Marques Green. The 6'5 Green routinely camped out behind the three-point line awaiting the pass for the open jumper. He finished the first half with 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting. He led all scorers with 21 points, including hitting on 4-of-5 shots from behind the arc.

The Colgate defense, however, was the key for the game. The Red Raiders pressured Harvard into numerous turnovers and tough shots. At the half the Crimson had 16 turnovers to only four assists and shot just 17.9 percent from the field.

Unsurprisingly, Harvard found itself trailing 31-14 at the intermission.

And just as it looked that things could get no worse for Harvard, freshman guard Elliott Prasse-Freeman was forced to leave the game just 41 seconds into the half with, of all things, an eye injury.

As Prasse-Freeman began to bring the ball up court after a missed Colgate free throw, he was accidentally poked in the left eye by 6'6 sophomore forward Pat Campolieta, who was whistled for the foul. Prasse-Freeman left the court under his own power, but would not return to the game.