HAMDEN, Conn. — Sophomore guard Kahlil Singleton scored a season-high 20 points to lead the Holy Cross men's basketball team to a 70-69 victory over Quinnipiac at M&T Bank Arena. Singleton hit seven of eight field goal attempts on the night, including six of seven shots from three-point range. The Crusaders improve to 6-5 on the year with the win, while the Bobcats fall to 5-6 overall.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• After the game was tied 29-29 at halftime, Quinnipiac started the second half hot and built a 54-46 lead with nine minutes left to play.
• Holy Cross then went on a 17-3 run to pull in front by six (63-57) with 3:22 remaining. 
• Sophomore guard Joe Nugent and freshman guard Max Green both scored five points during that spurt.
• The Bobcats refused to go quietly, responding with a 9-1 run to go up by two (66-64) with less than a minute to play.
• Singleton drained a three-pointer on the next possession to give the Crusaders the lead, before Savion Lewis made a jumper to put Quinnipiac up 68-67.
• Singleton then hit another three-point shot with just 13.4 seconds left to give Holy Cross the victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
• The Crusaders made 48.3 percent of their three-point attempts, while draining a season-high 14 shots from beyond the arc.
• The Bobcats hit 50.0 percent of their field goal attempts and held a 35-26 rebounding advantage.
• Nugent finished the night with 19 points and three rebounds, while Green tallied 12 points and a career-best seven assists.
• Lewis and Paul Otieno led Quinnipiac with 13 points each.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
• Holy Cross' 14 three-pointers made were just one shy of the school single-game record.
• Singleton's six made shots from three-point range tied for the 11th most ever by a Crusader in a single-game.

UP NEXT:
• Holy Cross returns to action on Friday, Dec. 20, when it heads to Siena for a 7 p.m. game.

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