Holy Cross visits Navy following Benigni’s 34-point game
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Holy Cross Crusaders (8-11, 3-3 Patriot League) at Navy Midshipmen (13-6, 5-1 Patriot League)
Annapolis, Maryland; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Navy hosts Holy Cross after Austin Benigni scored 34 points in Navy’s 82-79 overtime victory against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks.
The Midshipmen are 8-1 on their home court. Navy scores 72.7 points while outscoring opponents by 8.3 points per game.
The Crusaders are 3-3 in Patriot League play. Holy Cross has a 1-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
Navy’s average of 6.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.5 fewer made shots on average than the 6.9 per game Holy Cross gives up. Holy Cross averages 66.5 points per game, 2.1 more than the 64.4 Navy gives up.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Benigni is averaging 18.4 points, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals for the Midshipmen. Jordan Pennick is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Joe Nugent averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Crusaders, scoring 11.7 points while shooting 38.5% from beyond the arc. Tyler Boston is shooting 41.3% and averaging 13.8 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Midshipmen: 9-1, averaging 71.7 points, 38.9 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 6.6 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.7 points per game.
Crusaders: 5-5, averaging 65.8 points, 27.0 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 5.6 steals and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.