Patriot League foes will lock horns when the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds (8-19) face the Holy Cross Crusaders (10-17) at Reitz Arena. Action begins at 7:30 pm ET on Wednesday, Feb. 24 and can be seen on CI.
The Greyhounds are hoping to rebound after their 93-90 loss to Colgate on Sunday. Eric Laster was the game’s leading scorer with 26 points. The Crusaders, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their close 71-70 loss against American on Sunday. Karl Charles led the team in scoring with 17 points.
This is the second game of the year between these two teams, with the Greyhounds winning the first matchup 71-54. Jarred Jones had a standout performance in the victory, putting up 22 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and four steals.
Notes
In its last game, Holy Cross lost by a margin of one point. Loyola Maryland is 4-3 in games decided by a margin of three points or less. Holy Cross has a 4-1 record in close games.
Loyola Maryland has an average field goal percentage of 42.5%. Holy Cross is an abysmal 4-13 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Loyola Maryland Greyhounds rank higher based on their field goal percentage (254th) than their effective field goal percentage (306th). The Holy Cross Crusaders rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (288th) than their field goal percentage (306th).
Holy Cross ranks 99th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.19. Loyola Maryland is ranked lower at 305th with an A/TO of .83.
Loyola Maryland has forced an average turnover percentage of 17.6% this season. Holy Cross has a losing 4-8 record when its TO% is 17.6% or higher.
