Junior forward Malachi Alexander totaled 20 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals, as the Holy Cross men’s basketball team defeated Bucknell 77-72 in double overtime, during the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament at Sojka Pavilion on March 3.
As the video above shows, the Bucknell Bison led 65-62 in the closing seconds of the first overtime before junior guard Robert Champion grabbed an offensive rebound and drilled a three-pointer as time expired to force a second overtime. The video debuted at No. 2 on SportsCenter’s Top 10 on March 4.
Holy Cross returns to action on March 6, when it travels to Army for the Patriot League semifinals. The Crusaders and the Black Knights will tip-off at 12 p.m. on the CBS Sports Network.
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Also on GoHolyCross.com: “Hot Headlines: Buzzer Beater at Bucknell”
Related Information
- Telegram & Gazette, March 3: “Holy Cross men’s basketball team upsets top-seeded Bucknell in double overtime”
- ESPN, March 3: “Holy Cross upsets Bucknell 77-72 in double overtime”
Good for HC and good for our city of Worcester. Keep it up HC next season!
#bleedpurple
Congratulations, Crusaders on the Patriot League Win!
Good luck at the NCAA Tournament!!!
Really! wish we could be there to watch!!
We’ll be cheering from Long Island! Go Saders!!!
Mrs. Purcell, P’09