Turnovers Plague Saints in Loss at SXU

Chicago, Ill. The Holy Cross College men's basketball team traveled to St. Xavier University this afternoon in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup. After a poor offensive performance in the first half, the Saints found themselves down 40-17 entering halftime. Holy Cross's offense improved in the second half and after a Mick Sullivan made jump hook the score was 56-50 with just over five minutes to play. The halftime deficit was too much to overcome in the second half as the Saints would fall 69-63. With the loss, men's basketball stands at 12-17 overall and 7-14 in conference play, while SXU improves to 16-12 and 13-7.

GAME DETAILS

Score: Holy Cross fell to SXU 69-63

Records: Holy Cross (11-17) | SXU (16-12)

Location: Shannon Center | St. Xavier University | Chicago, Ill.

SCORING SUMMARY

Mick Sullivan – 15 points, 13 rebounds, 7/12 FG

Justin O'Neal – 13 points, 3 assists

Billy Harness – 11 points, 9 rebounds

Nash Hostetler – 11 points, 3/5 3-pt FG

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Holy Cross shot 42% from the field and 35% from three

SXU shot 48% from the field and 35% from three

The Saints lost the rebound battle 28-26

NEXT TIME OUT

The Saints return to conference play on Saturday, February 19 when they host Trinity International University. Tipoff set for 3:00pm EST in McKenna Arena

The Holy Cross College Saints compete in eight intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past ten years, Holy Cross has produced 169 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honors and 91 All-Conference members. Founded in 1966, Holy Cross College is a Catholic, residential, coed, four-year institution of higher learning, offering an applied liberal arts curriculum. The mission of Holy Cross College is to educate and form global citizens with the competence to see and the courage to act.