Fairleigh Dickinson Knights at Holy Cross Crusaders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
49 - 67
Butler, Floyd lead Holy Cross over Fairleigh Dickinson 67-49
Jacob Grandison scored 13 points with seven boards and Caleb Green scored 10 with six assists for the Crusaders (5-3), who held the Knights to 30 percent shooting and forced 19 turnovers.
Butler's layup capped a 16-8 run for a 40-33 Holy Cross lead early in the second half and the Crusaders led by 10 on his free throw. The Knights went scoreless for 5:28 and the Crusaders pulled away on a 10-0 run for a 54-35 lead on Grandison's jumper with 4:26 to play and led by double digits from there.
Holy Cross led 14-6 on Kyle Copeland's 3, but Mike Holloway Jr.'s free throw tied it at 16 and the Knights scored seven straight for a 23-16 lead on Xzavier Malone-Key's dunk. The Crusaders finished on an 8-2 run and trailed 25-24 at halftime on Grandison's layup.
Elyjah Williams scored 11 points, Darnell Edge and Jahlil Jenkins added 10 apiece, and Holloway grabbed 13 rebounds for Fairleigh Dickinson (3-4).
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| 2nd 0:26 | Kaleb Bishop Defensive Rebound. | 49 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Austin Butler missed Free Throw. | 49 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Austin Butler made Free Throw. | 49 - 67 |
Statistics
 FDU |
 HC |
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|---|---|---|
| 16-54 | FG | 26-59 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 3-16 | 3PT | 2-18 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 11 |
| 14-21 | FT | 13-19 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 6 | Assists | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 29 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Worcester, MA
Attendance: 1,458 | Capacity:
2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 17-17 |
| Le Moyne | 10-8 | 5 | 15-17 |
| New Haven | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Wagner | 8-10 | 7 | 14-17 |
| Stonehill | 8-10 | 7 | 12-21 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Saint Francis | 5-13 | 10 | 7-24 |
| Chicago State | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
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| 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 |