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Holy Cross Crusaders at Lehigh Mountain Hawks

· Patriot League Championship - Quarterfinal
11-21, 4-13 Away

vs
15-16, 10-4 Home

Lehigh Mountain Hawks and Holy Cross Crusaders square off in Patriot League Tournament

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Holy Cross Crusaders (11-21, 6-13 Patriot League) at Lehigh Mountain Hawks (15-16, 11-7 Patriot League)

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Lehigh and Holy Cross square off in the Patriot League Tournament.

The Mountain Hawks have gone 11-7 against Patriot League opponents, with a 4-9 record in non-conference play. Lehigh has a 7-9 record against teams above .500.

The Crusaders are 6-13 in Patriot League play. Holy Cross ranks eighth in the Patriot League shooting 32.2% from 3-point range.

Lehigh is shooting 46.2% from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points lower than the 47.4% Holy Cross allows to opponents. Holy Cross has shot at a 43.7% rate from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points below the 44.9% shooting opponents of Lehigh have averaged.

The teams meet for the third time this season. Holy Cross won 76-67 in the last matchup on Feb. 7. Aiden Disu led Holy Cross with 21 points, and Hank Alvey led Lehigh with 28 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nasir Whitlock is averaging 20.8 points and 3.1 assists for the Mountain Hawks. Peter Kramer is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Tyler Boston is averaging 13.8 points and 3.6 assists for the Crusaders. Gabe Warren is averaging 16.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mountain Hawks: 6-4, averaging 74.6 points, 28.2 rebounds, 16.3 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.0 points per game.

Crusaders: 3-7, averaging 71.3 points, 28.7 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 5.1 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.5 points.

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Matchup Prediction

Lehigh: 74.7%
Holy Cross: 25.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak W3
73.4 Points Against 74.8
68.3 Points Per Game 73.3
44 Field Goal % 46
32 Three Point % 35
31.4 Rebounds Per Game 31.6
11.0 Assists Per Game 14.5
1.8 Blocks Per Game 3.3
5.7 Steals Per Game 6.8
0.4 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.4
10.6 Total Turnovers Per Game 12.7
73.4 Points Against 74.8

Game Information

Venue: Stabler Arena

Location: Bethlehem, PA
Capacity:

2025-26 Patriot League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Navy 17-1 - 25-6
Colgate 11-7 6 17-14
Lehigh 11-7 6 15-16
Boston University 10-8 7 15-16
American University 9-9 8 16-15
Loyola Maryland 8-10 9 12-19
Lafayette 8-10 9 11-21
Bucknell 6-12 11 10-22
Army 5-13 12 11-21
Holy Cross 5-13 12 11-21
Full Standings

Holy Cross Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs LAF LAF L 86-83
@ BUCK BUCK W 72-63
@ BU BU L 78-63
vs L-MD L-MD L 76-62
@ LAF LAF W 82-77

Lehigh Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ LAF W 78-69
@ NAVY L 72-49
vs BU W 70-67
@ AMER W 78-73
vs BUCK W 89-79