With Beal in foul trouble and Stehle having difficulty making shots—he was two for 10 from the field on the game—Harvard’s two proficient sophomore scorers were essentially taken out of the game.

As a result, Colgate was able to double team Rogus and neutralize his hot hand, holding him to ten points in the second half.

As the Crimson offense stalled, the Raiders pulled away with a late 17-4 run in the closing minutes for the 78-60 victory.

“In the second half, our defense just really fell apart,” Stehle said. “We also missed a bunch of easy shots. I personally missed a ton of layups. Nobody was really in the game besides Kevin. So we had our opportunities. We just weren’t able to take advantage of them.”

—Staff writer Robert C. Boutwell can be reached at boutwel@fas.harvard.edu.

—Staff writer Michael R. James can be reached at mrjames@fas.harvard.edu.