It will be a battle between Patriot League opponents when the Holy Cross Crusaders (7-10) welcome the Army Black Knights (12-6) to Hart Recreation Center. The game starts at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Jan. 20.
The Crusaders got blown out by Lehigh 87-66 on Saturday. Matt Husek was the game’s high scorer, finishing with 23 points. The Black Knights, meanwhile, are coming off a 65-45 win over American on Sunday. Dylan Cox stood out for Army, posting 12 points, nine rebounds, and four assists.
It will be a tale of two tempos, as the up-tempo Black Knights (ranked 18th in the nation in possessions per game) take on the half-court oriented Crusaders (315th).
Notes
Army won its last game by a 20-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Holy Cross is 1-4. Army is 4-0 in blowouts this season.
Army beats Holy Cross in both possessions per game and points per possession. The Black Knights average 74.5 possessions and 1.099 points per possession, while the Crusaders average 66.2 possessions with 1.000 points per possession.
Army has an average effective field goal percentage of 53.2%. Holy Cross is an abysmal 2-7 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Holy Cross attempts an average of 22.0 three pointers per game and Army attempts 27.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Holy Cross Crusaders have a losing 4-8 record while the Army Black Knights have a 9-6 record.
Holy Cross ranks 85th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.22, while Army ranks 64th with an A/TO of 1.25.
Holy Cross ranks 342nd in offensive rebounds, while Army ranks 27th in defensive rebounds.
On average, Holy Cross makes 6.3 steals per game. Army has a solid 8-5 record when it gives up at least 6 steals.
