Men's Basketball Earns 64-57 CCAC Conference Victory Over Holy Cross

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Roosevelt University men's basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak with a 64-57 CCAC Conference victory over Holy Cross College (Ind.) on Wednesday, December 1 at McKenna Arena.  The win raised the Lakers conference record to 3-2 and their overall record to 5-3 on the year.

The Lakers fell behind 6-2 to open the contest, but got things going to take a 12-9 lead on Lucas Jordan three-pointer and extended that margin to 17-11 after an Anthony Martinez three-pointer and Justus Mouton layup.  Roosevelt maintained the lead for the rest of the first half, leading by as many as 11 points at 32-21 with 6:04 remaining, but the Lakers did not score another point with the Saints cutting the advantage down to 32-28 at the half.

Holy Cross made it a one-point game at 32-31 just under three minutes into the second half, but Roosevelt scored the next seven points behind four points from Matt Myers and three points from Josh Redic to build a 39-31 lead with 15:07 left to play.  The Lakers once again extended their lead to 11 points at 44-33 on another Jordan three-pointer with 12:03 to go, but the Saints slowly cut the deficit down to 53-51 with 3:35 left on the clock.  However, Roosevelt then went on a 10-2 run to take control of the game in the final minutes and take home the 64-57 conference victory.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt            32           32           64
                Holy Cross           28           29           57

Records: Roosevelt 5-3, 3-2 (CCAC) // Holy Cross 7-4, 2-3 (CCAC)

Location: McKenna Arena | Notre Dame, Ind.

KEY STATS

• Eetu Villa led the team with 17 points to go with four rebounds
• Josh Redic chipped in with 16 points & five rebounds
• Matt Myers added eight points & six rebounds
• Ayomide Ajiboye grabbed six rebounds in the contest
• The Lakers shot 40.4% from the field & 30.8% from behind the arc
• The Saints shot 38% overall & 31.6% from three-point range
• RU held an advantage on the boards, outrebounding HCC 42 to 33

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers are now 5-8 versus the Saints in the all-time series
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers have a quick turnaround as they host Moody Bible Institute on Thursday, December 2 in a non-conference match-up.  Tip-off is scheduled for 6pm at the Goodman Center in Chicago.