Barnett-Gay leads Navy against Holy Cross after 20-point game

Published Jan. 8, 2025 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Holy Cross Crusaders (9-4, 2-0 Patriot) at Navy Midshipmen (10-3, 2-0 Patriot)

Annapolis, Maryland; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Navy takes on Holy Cross after Zanai Barnett-Gay scored 20 points in Navy's 71-49 win over the Lafayette Leopards.

The Midshipmen have gone 4-3 in home games.

The Crusaders are 2-0 in Patriot play. Holy Cross ranks eighth in the Patriot scoring 23.1 points per game in the paint led by Meg Cahalan averaging 4.0.

Navy is shooting 39.1% from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points lower than the 39.2% Holy Cross allows to opponents. Holy Cross averages 62.3 points per game, 3.8 more than the 58.5 Navy gives up.

The Midshipmen and Crusaders meet Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Barnett-Gay is averaging 19.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.4 steals for the Midshipmen.

Cahalan averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Crusaders, scoring 10.7 points while shooting 32.3% from beyond the arc.

LAST 10 GAMES: Midshipmen: 7-3, averaging 68.6 points, 40.0 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 8.7 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 37.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.0 points per game.

Crusaders: 7-3, averaging 60.7 points, 30.7 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.8 points.

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