THE BASICS:

• Score:  Holy Cross 87, Navy 80 (OT)
• Records: Holy Cross 9-12, 4-6 PL; Navy 15-7, 6-3 PL
• Location: Hart Center, Worcester, Mass.
• Date: January 30, 2016
• The Lead: Junior forward Malachi Alexander totaled a career-high 26 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots, to lead the Holy Cross men's basketball team to an 87-80 overtime victory over Navy at the Hart Center.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Senior guard Cullen Hamilton also had an outstanding game, recording a season-high 24 points on nine of 13 shooting from the field.
• Junior guard Robert Champion added 14 points on six of 10 shooting  for the Crusaders.
• Holy Cross hit 77.1 percent of its free throws on the afternoon (27 of 35), led by Alexander with a 12 of 13 performance.
• Navy was led by Shawn Anderson with 25 points and eight rebounds, while  Tilman Dunbar added 24 points and four assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Midshipmen led by six points (63-57) with 2:57 remaining in the second half, when Champion converted a three-point play to cut the margin to three points.
• Navy was back up by five with 1:33 left, before Alexander drilled a three-pointer to make the score 67-65.
• A pair of free throws by junior guard Anthony Thompson with 13.3 seconds on the clock would later tie the game at 69-69 and force overtime.
• A three-point play by Alexander with 2:33 remaining in overtime made the score 76-73 and gave the Crusaders the lead for good.
• Holy Cross went on to hit nine of 12 free throws in the final minute of overtime, including seven of eight by Alexander, to pull out the victory.
• The Midshipmen had led by as many as 12 points in the first half, before taking a 39-34 advantage into the locker room.
• The Navy lead then stayed between three and eight points for the majority of the second half, before the Crusaders rallied to force overtime.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Alexander and Hamilton gave Holy Cross two 20-point scorers in the same game for the third time this season, while Alexander's 26 points were the most by any Crusader this year.
• Holy Cross' 27 free throws made and 35 free throws attempted both set season highs. Navy's 34 free throw attempts were also the most by a Holy Cross opponent this year.
• The win snapped a streak of three-straight overtime losses for the Crusaders, since a 65-62 victory over Bucknell on Jan. 10, 2015.
• Holy Cross now stands 41-20 all-time against Navy, with a 22-6 mark at the Hart Center. The Crusaders have won 12 of the last 15 games in the series.

UP NEXT:

• Holy Cross returns to action on Monday, Feb. 1, when it travels to American for a 7:30 p.m. game.

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