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Men’s Basketball Defeated By Holy Cross 60-49

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WORCESTER, MA ‘ John Hurley scored 16 points, 11 in the second half, to lead Holy Cross to a 60-49 Patriot League win over 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Wednesday night at the Hart Center.'xml:namespace prefix = o ns = 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' />

 

The Crusaders (10-12 overall, 4-5 in the Patriot League) split their home-and-home series with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, moving into sole possession of fifth place in the standings.  51³Ô¹ÏÍø (11-11, PL 3-6) drops its sixth straight road game.

 

, who equaled his season-best with 19 points, followed by with 13 points, led 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.  Linebaugh moves into 10th place in career scoring with 1,297 points.

 

added seven points (all in the first half) and eight rebounds, while tallied five.

 

51³Ô¹ÏÍø had an early seven-point advantage, 14-7, over the Crusaders, before Holy Cross put together a 12-1 run for a 19-15 lead with 6:07 remaining in the half.  The Raiders came right back with nine straight points to go ahead by five points, 24-19, only to see the Crusaders respond with seven straight to retake the lead.

 

The score was tied at halftime, 28-28.

 

With the score tied 36-36 in the second halftime, Holy Cross took control of the game with a 20-8 run opening a 12-point advantage with 5:17 left.  51³Ô¹ÏÍø never got any closer than the final 11-point deficit.

 

After Linebaugh scored to tie the game at 36-36, the Raiders managed only nine points (all by Kendall Chones) over the next 13 minutes.

 

GAME NOTES:  51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s hasn’t won a Patriot League game on the road this season ‘ the 49 points equals a season-low for the Raiders ‘ fouled out of the game with 3:03 left and with only two points ‘ missed his sixth straight game for the Raiders, and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø was without the services of , who was injured in practice on Monday.