Benzan drives for winner as Holy Cross edges Navy 51-50
Patrick Benzan drove the lane and threw up an off-balance layup that rolled in at the buzzer as Holy Cross rallied to defeat Navy 51-50 on Monday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Navy Midshipmen
50
Holy Cross Crusaders
51
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAVY | 22 | 28 | 50 |
| HC | 19 | 32 | 51 |
Hart Center Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Central Penn Knights | W 102-46 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Delaware State Hornets | W 66-60 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ George Washington Revolutionaries | L 39-91 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:00 50-51
Patrick Benzan made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 50-49
Foul on Anthony Thompson.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 50-49
Foul on Robert Champion.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 50-49
Foul on Robert Champion.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 50-49
Patrick Benzan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:11 50-48
Foul on Ryan Pearson.
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JumpShot 1:01 50-48
Patrick Benzan made Jumper.
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TipShot 1:18 50-46
Tom Lacey made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 1:55 48-46
Foul on Nourse Fox.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 48-46
Malachi Alexander made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 48-45
Malachi Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:19 48-44
Foul on Tom Lacey.
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PersonalFoul 2:32 48-44
Foul on Anthony Thompson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:43 48-44
George Kiernan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Anderson.
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LayUpShot 4:08 45-44
Patrick Benzan made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:27 45-42
Ryan Pearson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nourse Fox.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:57 42-42
Matt Husek made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Champion.
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PersonalFoul 5:05 42-39
Foul on George Kiernan.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:48 42-39
Patrick Benzan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Thompson.
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LayUpShot 6:08 42-36
Edward Alade made Layup. Assisted by Shawn Anderson.
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JumpShot 6:37 40-36
Malachi Alexander made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 6:55 40-34
George Kiernan made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:41 38-34
Nourse Fox made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:35 36-34
George Kiernan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nourse Fox.
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PersonalFoul 9:02 33-34
Foul on Tom Lacey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:30 33-34
Ryan Pearson made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:55 30-34
George Kiernan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:55 29-34
Foul on Jehyve Floyd.
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PersonalFoul 11:00 29-34
Foul on Edward Alade.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:31 29-34
Malachi Alexander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Thompson.
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JumpShot 12:24 29-31
Malachi Alexander made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:44 29-29
Foul on George Kiernan.
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PersonalFoul 12:59 29-29
Foul on George Kiernan.
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JumpShot 14:08 29-29
Robert Champion made Jumper. Assisted by Patrick Benzan.
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PersonalFoul 14:23 29-27
Foul on Karl Charles.
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JumpShot 14:23 29-27
Edward Alade made Jumper. Assisted by Nourse Fox.
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PersonalFoul 14:31 27-27
Foul on Karl Charles.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:51 27-27
Robert Champion made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Thompson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:39 27-24
Karl Charles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Champion.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:02 27-21
Hasan Abdullah made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tim Abruzzo.
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PersonalFoul 17:11 24-21
Foul on Hasan Abdullah.
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LayUpShot 18:34 24-21
Tom Lacey made Layup. Assisted by Tim Abruzzo.
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LayUpShot 18:59 22-21
Malachi Alexander made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:32 22-19
Anthony Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Patrick Benzan.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 22-16
Tom Lacey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:58 21-16
Foul on Malachi Alexander.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:20 21-16
Hasan Abdullah made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by George Kiernan.
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JumpShot 2:45 18-16
Malachi Alexander made Jumper. Assisted by Jehyve Floyd.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:00 18-14
George Kiernan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:00 17-14
Foul on Patrick Benzan.
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LayUpShot 5:00 17-14
George Kiernan made Layup. Assisted by Hasan Abdullah.
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PersonalFoul 5:15 15-14
Foul on Malachi Alexander.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:17 15-14
Ryan Pearson made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 5:44 12-14
Patrick Benzan made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:33 12-12
Anthony Thompson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:33 12-11
Anthony Thompson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:33 12-10
Foul on Evan Wieck.
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PersonalFoul 7:24 12-10
Foul on Tim Abruzzo.
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LayUpShot 8:11 12-10
Evan Wieck made Layup. Assisted by Nourse Fox.
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PersonalFoul 8:49 10-10
Foul on Zach Fong.
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End Game 0:00 50-51
End of Game
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LayUpShot 0:00 50-51
Patrick Benzan made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:07 50-49
Malachi Alexander Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 50-49
Ryan Pearson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 50-49
Foul on Anthony Thompson.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 50-49
Foul on Robert Champion.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 50-49
Foul on Robert Champion.
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Defensive Rebound 0:11 50-49
Tom Lacey Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 50-49
Patrick Benzan missed Free Throw.
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ShortTimeOut 0:11 50-49
Navy Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 50-49
Patrick Benzan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:11 50-48
Foul on Ryan Pearson.
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Defensive Rebound 0:30 50-48
Robert Champion Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:30 50-48
Nourse Fox missed Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 0:59 50-48
Holy Cross Timeout
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JumpShot 1:01 50-48
Patrick Benzan made Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:04 50-46
Patrick Benzan Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:04 50-46
Robert Champion missed Three Point Jumper.
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TipShot 1:18 50-46
Tom Lacey made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 1:25 48-46
Tom Lacey Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:25 48-46
Ryan Pearson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:55 48-46
George Kiernan Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:55 48-46
Malachi Alexander missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:55 48-46
Foul on Nourse Fox.
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Defensive Rebound 2:05 48-46
Anthony Thompson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:05 48-46
George Kiernan missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 48-46
Malachi Alexander made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 48-45
Malachi Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:19 48-44
Foul on Tom Lacey.
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Defensive Rebound 2:19 48-44
Holy Cross Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:19 48-44
George Kiernan missed Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 2:32 48-44
Foul on Anthony Thompson.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:32 48-44
Anthony Thompson Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:39 48-44
Anthony Thompson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:39 48-44
Ryan Pearson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:04 48-44
Tom Lacey Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:04 48-44
Malachi Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:43 48-44
George Kiernan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Anderson.
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RegularTimeOut 3:56 45-44
Navy Timeout
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LayUpShot 4:08 45-44
Patrick Benzan made Layup.
Showing the last 40 of 257 events.
Team Stats
NAVY
HC
19-45
FG
18-50
42
Field Goal %
36
7-20
3PT
8-22
35
Three Point %
36
5-9
FT
7-9
56
Free Throw %
78
30
Rebounds
33
8
Offensive Rebounds
12
22
Defensive Rebounds
21
12
Assists
10
4
Steals
7
2
Blocks
3
13
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
1
13
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
7
Points Off Turnovers
11
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
16
Fouls
15
6
Largest Lead
6
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