Holy Cross Upsets #25 Harvard 58-57 at TD Garden

Monday, November 17, 2014

GoLocalWorcester Sports Team

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The Holy Cross Crusader's men's basketball team (1-0) knocked off #25 Harvard (1-1), 58-57, on Sunday evening at the TD Garden as part of the Coaches vs. Cancer triple header. This was Holy Cross' first win over a ranked opponent since 1977, when they beat Providence.

The game was a nailbitter, Harvard led 48-43 with eight minutes left in the game before the Crusaders were able to rally, using a seven to nothing run with about three minutes left in the game to take the lead for good and snapping a streak of 29 straight losses to ranked opponnents.

Senior guard Justin Burrell led the way for the Crusaders, posting 16 points, four assists and three steals. The Crusaders, as a team, had 14 steals in the game and forced a total of 24 turnovers by the Harvard Crimson.

For the Crimson, Wesley Saunders led the way in the losing effort, putting up a double-double with a game high 24 points and 12 rebounds.

The Crusaders next return home for their home opener on Wednesday, November 19 when they host Brown University.

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Related Slideshow: Projected Holy Cross Starting Line Up 2014-2015

The Holy Cross men's basketball season is upon us. Here is the projected 2014-2015 starting line up for the Crusaders who are coached by Milan Brown and on the court will be led by Malcolm Miller.

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Guard- Justin Burrell

Justin Burrell is a 5'9" senior guard who last season played in 31 games for the Crusaders and started all of them. He averaged 8.9 points and 2.4 assists per game last season while playing tremendous defense.

Burrell is a quick player who handles the ball and can make open shots and can create off the dribble, Burrell will return to the starting line up this season for the Crusaders.

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Guard- Anthony Thompson

Sophomore Anthony Thompson started 21 of the 34 games last season for the Crusaders and averaged 9.4 points and 2.5 assists per game. The 5'10" Thompson can hit shots from beyond the arc, last season shooting 41% from three-point land.

Thompson is also a good defender and like Burrell, can pressure the ball, averaging just under one steal per game.

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Guard/Forward- Eric Green

Eric Green, a 6'4" Junior, can play both the guard and forward position giving Coach Brown some line up options, making the Crusaders more versatile. Green started 27 of the 34 games last season for the Crusaders.

Eric Green averaged just under eight points and four rebounds per game. He is also a great perimeter defender, last season he ranked fifth in the Patriot League in steals.

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Forward- Malcolm Miller

Senior Malcolm Miller is the leader of this Holy Cross team and returns for his final season after a great year last year. The 6'7" Miller averaged 11 points and 5.7 rebounds per game last season earning preseason All-Patriot League team honors.

Miller is great offensively but is just as much of a force on the defensive end. Last season, he ranked second in the Patriot League in blocked shots and has 95 blocks in his career, eighth best all time at Holy Cross.

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Forward- Taylor Abt

Taylor Abt, a 6'8" senior, will add height and rebounding to the Holy Cross starting line up. Last season, Abt averaged 2.4 points and 2.5 rebounds per game and will look to improve on those numbers.

Abt will also help on the defensive end as last year he led the team in blocks four times and steals once.

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6th man- Cullen Hamilton

Cullen Hamilton is a 6'2" Junior who last season missed 16 games because of injury. In the 18 games that he played, he averaged eight points per game and shot 36% from beyond the arc.

Hamilton is a good scorer who can make plays off the dribble and will look to bounce back from last years injury plagued season.