Holy Cross Crusaders at Sacred Heart Pioneers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 67
72 - 67
Alexander scores 38, Holy Cross beats Sacred Heart 72-67
Trailing 41-35 at halftime, the Pioneers closed to 59-56 on Matej Buovac's 3-pointer with 7:04 left in the second half, but Alexander hit a 3 for a 65-57 Drexel lead. The Pioneers rallied with a 10-0 run in which Sean Hoehn hit back-to-back 3s to tie it at 67 with 45 seconds to go. Alexander scored three of the five straight points the Pioneers made in the final 22 seconds to hold off the charge.
Robert Champion added 10 points for the Crusaders (5-7), who shot 50 percent from the floor and 9 of 24 from long distance.
Joseph Lopez scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Sacred Heart (5-8). Buovac and Hoehn added 10 apiece and Hoehn tied his career best with six assists.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Sean Hoehn Offensive Rebound. | 72 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Quincy McKnight missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Sacred Heart Timeout | 72 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Malachi Alexander made Free Throw. | 72 - 67 |
Statistics
 HC |
 SHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-50 | FG | 25-59 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 13-16 | FT | 10-13 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fouls | 21 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: William H. Pitt Center
Location: Fairfield, CT
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Location: Fairfield, CT
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