slides: Burrell’s Hits Game Winner, Holy Cross Edges Lafayette 74-73

Thursday, January 22, 2015

GoLocalWorcester Sports Team

Justin Burrell

The Holy Cross Crusaders (7-10, 2-5 PL) defeated the (11-7, 3-4 PL) Lafayette Leopards 74-73 on Wednesday night at the Hart Center. The Crusaders earn their second conference win of the season.

See the five takeaways slideshow below.

Trailing 73-72 with 22 seconds left in the game, Justin Burrell received the inbounds pass from under his own basket and pushed it up the floor. When the Crusaders got nothing out of their set, Burrell called his own number and drove to the basket and got himself a lay-up with 6.8 seconds left in the game. Holy Cross went ahead 74-73.

Lafayette had one last chance and managed to get a good look however the could not convert. The Crusaders get a much needed win.

Malachi Alexander led Holy Cross with 17 points on six of 11 shooting from the field. Malcolm Miller followed up with 13 points on five for seven shooting.

Lafayette was led by Dan Trist who netted a game high 18 points.

Holy Cross returns to action on Saturday, January 24 when they host Navy. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m..

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For a further look at the Holy Cross win, see the five takeaways slideshow below.

Related Slideshow: Five Takeaways From Holy Cross’s 74-73 Win Over Lafayette

The Holy Cross Crusaders (7-10, 2-5 PL) defeated the (11-7, 3-4 PL) Lafayette Leopards 74-73 on Wednesday night at the Hart Center.

Here are five takeaways from the game.

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Malachi Alexander

Malachi Alexander led the Crusaders with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field.

Alexander also grabbed four rebounds, had one assist and one blocked shot in 28 minutes of play time.

Solid performance from Alexander.

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Bench production

Holy Cross got terrific production from their bench in this game, outscoing the Lafayette bench 28-14.

Mitchell Hahn played 23 minutes, more then any other Holy Cross bench player, and netted six points. Hahn was one of three Holy Cross players to have six points in the game.

Hahn also added four rebounds and two assists.

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Malcolm Miller

Malcolm Miller didn't take a whole lot of shots in the game, but when he did shoot, he was very effective.

Miller netted 13 points on five of seven shooting from the field, including three of three from beyond the arc.

Miller also grabbed three rebounds and had one block and one steal in the Crusaders win.

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49%

Holy Cross shot 49% percent from the field against Lafayette which is by far the highest they have shot from the field in almost a month.

One reason they were able to get their shooting percentage up was because the Crusaders attacked the paint. Holy Cross had 36 points in the paint, outscoring Lafayette in that category 36-16.

Lafayette shot 51% from the field.

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Justin Burrell

Trailing 73-72 with 22 seconds left in the game, Justin Burrell received the inbounds pass from under his own basket and pushed it up the floor.

When the Crusaders got nothing out of their set, Burrell called his own number and drove to the basket and got himself a lay-up with 6.8 seconds left in the game to give Holy Cross the win.

Burrell nette seven points, ten assists and two rebounds in the game, with no turnovers.