WORCESTER, MA ‘ John Hurley scored 16 points, 11 in the second half, to lead Holy Cross to a 60-49 Patriot League win over º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ 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 º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½, moving into sole possession of fifth place in the standings. º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ (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 º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½. 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.
º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ 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. º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ 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: º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½â€™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 º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ was without the services of , who was injured in practice on Monday.