Holy Cross Crusaders play the Maine Black Bears, seek 5th straight win
Holy Cross Crusaders (4-2) at Maine Black Bears (2-3)
Orono, Maine; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST
Black Bears -6; over/under is 136.5
BOTTOM LINE: Holy Cross is looking to continue its four-game win streak with a victory against Maine.
The Black Bears have gone 1-0 at home. Maine is fourth in the America East in rebounding averaging 34.0 rebounds. Quion Burns leads the Black Bears with 7.6 boards.
The Crusaders have gone 1-2 away from home. Holy Cross averages 75.8 points while outscoring opponents by 3.0 points per game.
Maine is shooting 41.6% from the field this season, 4.0 percentage points lower than the 45.6% Holy Cross allows to opponents. Holy Cross has shot at a 48.4% clip from the field this season, 7.6 percentage points greater than the 40.8% shooting opponents of Maine have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: AJ Lopez is shooting 44.4% and averaging 14.8 points for the Black Bears.
Max Green is shooting 45.2% and averaging 14.2 points for the Crusaders.
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Game Information
2024-25 Patriot League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Bucknell | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Army | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| American University | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
| Loyola Maryland | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
| Boston University | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
| Colgate | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
| Lafayette | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
| Lehigh | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
| Navy | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
2024-25 America East Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAlbany | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| UMass Lowell | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Bryant | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
| Vermont | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| UMBC | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
| Maine | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
| Binghamton | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
| New Hampshire | 0-0 | - | 2-7 |
| NJIT | 0-0 | - | 0-6 |
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