Holy Cross hosts Theodosiou and Loyola (MD)

Published Jan. 1, 2025 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Loyola (MD) Greyhounds (5-6) at Holy Cross Crusaders (8-5)

Worcester, Massachusetts; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Loyola (MD) visits Holy Cross after Jacob Theodosiou scored 22 points in Loyola (MD)'s 84-65 loss to the DePaul Blue Demons.

The Crusaders are 3-1 on their home court. Holy Cross is sixth in the Patriot League scoring 69.6 points while shooting 45.1% from the field.

The Greyhounds are 3-4 in road games. Loyola (MD) is 3-5 against opponents over .500.

Holy Cross is shooting 45.1% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points higher than the 43.3% Loyola (MD) allows to opponents. Loyola (MD) averages 70.2 points per game, 0.6 more than the 69.6 Holy Cross gives up.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Joe Nugent averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Crusaders, scoring 12.0 points while shooting 43.8% from beyond the arc.

Milos Ilic is shooting 53.8% and averaging 14.6 points for the Greyhounds.

LAST 10 GAMES: Crusaders: 7-3, averaging 68.5 points, 30.0 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 5.6 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.4 points per game.

Greyhounds: 5-5, averaging 69.4 points, 32.3 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 7.5 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.