THE BASICS:

• Score:  Monmouth 80, Holy Cross 77
• Records: Holy Cross 2-4; Monmouth 4-2
• Location: Hart Center at the Luth Athletic Complex; Worcester, Mass.
• Date: November 27, 2016
• The Lead: Monmouth's Micah Seaborn converted a three-point play with 7.5 seconds remaining to give the Hawks the lead, as they posted an 80-77 victory over the Holy Cross men's basketball team at the Hart Center at the Luth Athletic Complex.

MAN OF THE MATCH PRESENTED BY THE UNITED STATES MARINES:

• After the game, senior guard Anthony Thompson was selected as the United States Marines Man of the Match.
• Thompson scored a team-high 18 points, while hitting four of five three-point field goal attempts and all four of his free throws.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• The Crusaders made 55.1 percent of their field goals, 58.3 percent of their three-pointers and 90.0 percent of their free throws on the afternoon.
• The Hawks were able to connect on 50.0 percent of their shots from the floor and 85.0 percent of their foul shots, while holding a 28-21 rebounding advantage.
• Senior forward Malachi Alexander totaled 13 points, five rebounds and five assists on the day.
• Sophomore forward Karl Charles added 12 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, while senior center Matt Husek chipped in with 12 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• Chris Brady led Monmouth with 21 points and six rebounds.

POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE:

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The game was close throughout a first half which featured three ties and seven lead changes.
• The Crusaders led by as many as five points (15-10, 12:57 remaining), while the Hawks were able to go up by six (25-19, 6:36 remaining).
• Monmouth eventually took a 37-34 advantage into the locker room at halftime.
• The score remained close early in the second half, and the Hawks held a 53-50 lead with 11:45 left to play.
• After a layup by Alexander made it a one-point game, Thompson hit back-to-back three-pointers to give Holy Cross the lead.
• The Crusaders would go in front by as many as eight (61-53), before Monmouth came back to claim a 68-67 advantage with 2:42 left to play.
• After Thompson hit a pair of free throws, Thompson and Charles both drained three-pointers to put Holy Cross up 75-69 with less than a minute to go.
• The Crusaders were still up by five (77-72), when Pierre Sarr converted a three-point play with 13.4 seconds remaining to make it a two-point game.
• Seaborn then gave the Hawks the lead with 7.5 seconds left, before a pair of free throws by Austin Tilghman made the final score 80-77.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• The game was part of the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational, with Holy Cross posting a 1-3 mark in the event.
• This was the first-ever meeting between the Crusaders and the Hawks on the hardwood.
• Monmouth entered the game ranked 11th in the College Insider Mid-Major Top 25.

UP NEXT:

• Holy Cross returns to action on Wednesday, Nov. 30, when it travels to Albany for a 7:00 p.m. game.

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