Rogus scored seven of Harvard’s first nine points on a pair of layups and then assisted on a Goffredo jumper that made it 17-11 Colgate with 13:19 to play in the half.

The junior lefty’s first two buckets weren’t what you’d call vintage Rogus. One came on a right-handed layup and the other on a nifty spin move in the paint.

“He’s worked hard at trying to be more than just a catch-and-shoot guy,” Sullivan said. “That’s the biggest thing I’m so impressed with.”

But Rogus soon returned to his sharpshooting form with a three-pointer.

Less than a minute after Goffredo’s jumper, Rogus hit a layup to make it 19-13 and spark an 8-0, game-tying Crimson spurt.

Rogus also spotted up for a three during the run after blocking a shot by Raider Mark Linebaugh from behind.

Rogus then gave Harvard its biggest lead of the game with a three-pointer that made the score 26-21 with 7:57 to play in the half.

He also inspired the team on the defensive end, taking four charges during the game—two in each half.

“That’s just what I do on defense. I’ve always done that,” Rogus said. “It’s what I try to do to help the team.”

Rogus finished the first half 7-of-11 from the floor—including 4-of-7 from behind the arc—for 19 points. About the only thing he didn’t do well was hit his free throws, going 4-11 from the charity stripe.

But all that reversed itself in the second half, as Rogus—overplayed by the Colgate defense—missed all four of his three-pointers while going 4-for-4 from the line.

“It really is the first time we’ve seen perimeter overplay like that to a degree that we couldn’t run our offense,” Sullivan said.

With the Crimson continuing to struggle and Rogus relatively unable to find his shot, Harvard had trouble just staying afloat.

“Our inability to really generate any of the three-point shots—particular with Kevin—hurt us,” Sullivan said.

“We just fell apart,” Rogus said. “We just became a little disoriented when they saw how I was being overplayed.”

Rogus still finished with a career-high 29 points.

—Staff writer Alan G. Ginsberg can be reached at aginsber@fas.harvard.edu.