It will be a battle between Patriot League opponents when the Lafayette Leopards (4-11) welcome the Holy Cross Crusaders (7-8) to Allan P. Kirby Arena. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Jan. 13.
The Leopards lost big to Boston University 68-47 on Saturday. Zach Rufer was the top performer for the Leopards, finishing with nine points, three steals, and two rebounds. The Crusaders, meanwhile, are coming off an awful 98-71 loss to Bucknell on Saturday. Anthony Thompson had a good shooting night, leading the team with 16 points.
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In its last game, Holy Cross lost by a margin of 27 points. Lafayette is 0-4 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Holy Cross has a 1-3 record in blowouts.
Lafayette has an average field goal percentage of 42.0%. Holy Cross is an abysmal 2-7 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Lafayette Leopards and the Holy Cross Crusaders both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Lafayette is 278th and 253rd in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Holy Cross is 226th and 165th in these categories.
Holy Cross ranks 98th in assists, recording 14.9 per game. Lafayette performs worse at 155th with 13.9 assists per game.
Holy Cross has forced an average turnover percentage of 19.5% this season. Lafayette has an abysmal 1-5 record when its TO% is 19.5% or higher.
