LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. – Harvard men's basketball suffered a heartbreaking 72-69 defeat at Siena on Monday night, despite a late barrage of three-pointers from Luka Sakota and Chris Ledlum. The loss dropped the Crimson to 3-2 on the year, while the Saints picked up their first victory and moved to 1-4.
 
Harvard trailed, 67-58, with 55 seconds left in regulation and had its deficit trimmed to seven points on a nifty Denham Wojcik layup. From there, Ledlum and Sakota caught fire.
 
A native of Brooklyn, Ledlum canned a trey with 25 ticks remaining on the game clock. A pair of Anthony Gaines free throws temporarily paused the Crimson's momentum, but Sakota answered with a triple, bringing the visitors to within three with 12 seconds to go.
 
Siena's Colby Rogers kept Harvard at bay with two additional free throws, but Sakota responded with yet another three, making the score, 71-69, in favor of the home side with just six seconds left.
 
The Crimson fouled Rogers immediately, but the guard missed his first free throw attempt and converted the second, putting Siena ahead by three points. Then with 3.6 seconds left, Ledlum threw a one-handed, overhead pass to the top of Harvard's three-point line where the pass was tipped by Siena. The loose ball was corralled by Noah Kirkwood, who found Sakota in nearly the same spot where he made a game-tying three at Iona on Nov. 13. The junior's attempt from the right side was off the mark as time expired, sealing the loss for the Crimson.

Harvard Highlights

• Luka Sakota scored a career-high 19 points on the strength of a personal-record seven field goals and four treys.
• Kale Catchings had 12 points, giving him 27 in his last two games. He connected on five field goals for the second game in a row. The senior also had a career-best four steals, finishing with one more than Noah Kirkwood.
• Chris Ledlum posted 16 points and a team-high-tying six rebounds, sharing honors with Sam Silverstein.
• For the second straight game, Denham Wojcik set a career high for assists, this time dishing out four. He had three vs. MIT.

Game Notes

• The Crimson is 9-2 in its last 11 non-conference games.
• Harvard is 6-2 in its last eight true non-conference road games.
• Dating back to 2019-20, the Crimson has won 10 of its last 13 (10-3).

What's Next?

Harvard returns home on Wednesday, Nov. 24, to play host to Colgate at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Tickets are available at tickets.gocrimson.com.