The Harvard men’s basketball team finished up December with a win and two losses, defeating Long Island 78-60 before dropping both games in the Saturn Shootout holiday tournament in Charleston, S.C.

TENNESSEE TECH 98, HARVARD 93 (OT)

CHARLESTON, S.C.—Senior guard Kevin Rogus just couldn’t make No. 8 fall.

Trailing 96-93 with 23 seconds to go, the Crimson (5-8, 1-0 Ivy) raced up the floor and spent a 30-second timeout. Harvard worked the ball around to Rogus, who was 7-for-13 from behind the arc to that point, but he failed to connect with 11 seconds remaining, and Tennessee Tech (5-6) held on for the 98-93 victory in the consolation game of the Saturn Shootout at John Kresse Arena on Dec. 30.

Rogus finished with a season-high 27 points on the evening, just two points short of his career-high, and tied a career-high with four steals.

“He played great,” captain Jason Norman said. “Everybody got him open looks. We were swinging the ball real well and he was knocking down shots.”

The Crimson trailed by four with just over two minutes remaining in the extra session, when sophomore guard Jim Goffredo connected for his second trifecta on the evening. On the subsequent possession, Rogus worked his way to the top of the arc and nailed his seventh three of the contest to knot the score at 93 before being bowled over by a Golden Eagle defender.

Senior point guard David Giovacchini scored the first five points of the overtime for Harvard and finished with 12 on the game.

The Crimson dodged two bullets late in regulation while trailing by three, as Tennessee Tech corralled a loose ball. But Harvard tied it up and the Crimson ran down a blocked shot to retain possession. Harvard launched two threes, missing both, but junior forward Matt Stehle tipped the second in to pull the Crimson within one, 81-80. Golden Eagles forward Willie Jenkins hit one of his two free throws, giving Harvard one last chance with 4.8 seconds remaining, trailing 82-80.

Goffredo drove the lane and missed a runner long, but junior forward Matt Stehle tipped the ball, and it banked in with just 0.2 left in regulation.

“I actually thought time had already expired,” Stehle said. “So I was just tipping it up, and I was really lucky. I got a good roll on the rim, and it fell perfectly.”

The desperation tip-in gave Stehle 22 points on the evening—a season-high and tied for his career best. He also tied career-highs in assists (five), blocks (four) and steals (four) and finished one rebound shy of a double-double.

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 85, HARVARD 62

CHARLESTON, S.C.—The College of Charleston (6-3) pummeled the Crimson 85-62 in the first round of the Saturn Shootout on Dec. 29.

The game was Harvard’s first since Dec. 22, and during the opening minutes of the game, the Crimson seemed like it was still on vacation.