Sacred Heart Pioneers at Holy Cross Crusaders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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118 - 122
118 - 122
Holy Cross beats Sacred Heart in 122-118 double OT
Hamilton, who was of 11 of 21 from the field, drained seven 3-pointers for the Crusaders (1-1). Dave Dudzinski delivered a double-double with 26 points, including the free throw at the end of regulation to send the game into its first overtime, and 15 rebounds. Malachi Alexander joined them in double digits with 23 points.
Evan Kelley scored 32 points and hauled in eight rebounds for Sacred Heart (0-2), while Steve Glowiak added 28 points, including 7 of 9 from beyond the arc.
Holy Cross set a Patriot League record for points in a game, breaking a mark of 116 that the Crusaders set back in 1992. Three other PL teams, Boston U., Bucknell and Navy, scored 90-plus points Wednesday night in victories.
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Statistics
 SHU |
 HC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 38-76 | FG | 33-70 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 10-26 | 3PT | 11-23 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 32-38 | FT | 45-56 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 37 | Fouls | 28 |
Game Information
Venue: Hart Center Arena
Location: Worcester, MA
Attendance: 991 | Capacity:
Location: Worcester, MA
Attendance: 991 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-8 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-17 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Bucknell | 6-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Holy Cross | 5-13 | 12 | 11-22 |