Army faces Holy Cross in Patriot League Tournament

Tue, Mar 5, 2024
NCAAB News (AP)

Holy Cross Crusaders (9-22, 6-12 Patriot League) at Army Black Knights (10-21, 6-12 Patriot League)

West Point, New York; Tuesday, 6 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Black Knights -4; over/under is 130

BOTTOM LINE: The Army Black Knights and Holy Cross Crusaders meet in the Patriot League Tournament.

The Black Knights are 6-12 against Patriot League opponents and 4-9 in non-conference play. Army has a 1-2 record in one-possession games.

The Crusaders are 6-12 in Patriot League play. Holy Cross has a 5-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Army is shooting 40.4% from the field this season, 5.1 percentage points lower than the 45.5% Holy Cross allows to opponents. Holy Cross averages 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 more makes per game than Army allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Scovens is shooting 40.1% and averaging 11.9 points for the Black Knights. Ryan Curry is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Army.

Joe Nugent is shooting 40.0% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Crusaders, while averaging 6.4 points. Caleb Kenney is averaging 13.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.1 blocks over the past 10 games for Holy Cross.

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LAST 10 GAMES: Black Knights: 4-6, averaging 58.6 points, 32.6 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 4.8 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.6 points per game.

Crusaders: 4-6, averaging 64.1 points, 33.9 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 3.9 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.