WORCESTER, Mass. — Sophomore guard Kahlil Singleton scored a career-high 22 points, but the Holy Cross men's basketball team was defeated by Army West Point 76-71 at the Hart Center at the Luth Athletic Complex. The Crusaders fall to 10-10 on the year and 2-5 in the Patriot League, while the Black Knights improve to 11-8 overall and 5-2 in the conference.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
• Holy Cross made 46.4 percent of its field goal attempts on the night, but only hit 29.2 percent from three-point range and 60.0 percent at the free throw line. 
• Army was able to connect on 47.6 percent of its shots from the floor and 34.6 percent of its three-pointers.
• Freshman guard Max Green finished the game with 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists, while sophomore forward Declan Ryan added 10 points.
• The Black Knights were led by Josh Scovens with 25 points and Ryan Curry with 24 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Army opened the game by jumping out to an early 9-2 lead after the first five minutes of play.
• The Black Knights led by as many as nine points later in the first half, before eventually taking a 35-29 advantage into the locker room.
• Army stayed in front early in the second half, extending the margin to 15 points (52-37) with 13:51 left to play.
• The Crusaders responded with a 15-3 run over the next four minutes to make it a three-point game (55-52).
• The score stayed close the rest of the way, and Holy Cross would trim the deficit to two points (71-69) with 1:31 on the clock.
• But that was as close as the Crusaders would get, as the Black Knights his three of five free throws in the final minute to hold on for the win.

UP NEXT:
• Holy Cross returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 25, when it travels to Loyola (Md.) for a 2 p.m. game.

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