by THE BASICS:
- Score: Holy Cross 73, Army 64
- Records: Holy Cross 10-13, 5-8 PL; Army 14-10, 5-8 PL
- Location: Christl Arena, West Point, N.Y.
- Date: February 11, 2015
- The Lead: Senior guard Justin Burrell (Dumfries, Va.) scored a season-high 26 points to go along with five rebounds and two assists, as the Holy Cross men’s basketball team earned a 73-64 victory over Army at Christl Arena.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Burrell hit seven of 14 field goal attempts, three of four three-pointers and nine of 10 free throws on the night.
- Holy Cross hit 46.4 percent of its shots from the floor (26 of 56), 66.7 percent from behind the three-point arc (six of nine) and 75.0 percent of its foul shots (15 of 20) in the game.
- The Crusaders also held a 38-33 rebounding advantage, while limiting Army to 40.3 percent shooting from the field (25 of 62).
- Senior forward Malcolm Miller (Laytonsville, Md.) finished the night with 10 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks, while junior guard Eric Green (Hualapai Tribe) added 10 points and six boards.
- The Black Knights were led by Tanner Plomb with 19 points and five rebounds.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The game was close throughout a first half which included four ties and eight lead changes.
- The Black Knights were up 14-12 with 12:26 left in the half, when Holy Cross used an 11-2 run to pull in front by seven (23-16).
- Army came back with a 9-0 run a few minutes later to regain the lead, but the Crusaders would pull back ahead by two (31-29) at the break.
- Holy Cross increased its advantage to seven (41-34) with 15:22 remaining in regulation, before the Black Knights regained the lead by scoring eight straight points.
- The Crusaders had pulled back in front by one (46-45) a few minutes later, when they used a 10-2 spurt to take a 56-47 lead.
- Army refused to go away quietly, and was able to close the margin down to two points (61-59) with 3:01 left to play.
- But a dunk by junior forward Christopher Morgan (Gloucester, Va.) and a three-pointer by sophomore forward Malachi Alexander (Bowie, Md.) put Holy Cross back up by seven, then Burrell hit seven of eight free throws in the final minute to clinch the victory.
UP NEXT:
- The Crusaders return to action on Saturday, Feb. 14, when they play host to Lehigh at 3:05 p.m.
