Lafayette Leopards @ Holy Cross Crusaders
Butler scores 28 as Holy Cross defeats Lafayette 85-74
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Austin Butler scored a career-high 28 points with five 3-pointers, Jehyve Floyd scored 17 and Holy Cross broke open a close game with a 9-0 run in the second half to defeat Lafayette 85-75 on Saturday.
The Crusaders have won two in a row and three of their last four. Holy Cross shot 56 percent (33 of 59) from the field, with Floyd a perfect 8-of-8 shooting and Butler 11-of-15.
Alex Petrie scored 29 points for Lafayette, and his 3-pointer pulled the Leopards to 62-60 with 10 minutes left One minute later, Floyd dunked to start a 9-0 run and the Crusaders led 71-60 by the 5:32 mark on Jacob Grandison's basket.
Karl Charles scored 12 points with eight assists for Holy Cross (7-14, 4-6 Patriot League) and Caleb Green scored nine with eight assists.
Petrie made 10 of 16 field-goal attempts for Lafayette (5-16, 3-7), including 6 of 9 from 3-point range, and grabbed five boards. Matt Klinewski added 14 points.
Game Information
Worcester, MA
Referee:Jeff Janosik
Referee:Alvin Cox
Referee:Michael Nardone
2025-26 Standings
| Patriot LeaguePatriot League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-8 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-17 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Bucknell | 6-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Holy Cross | 5-13 | 12 | 11-22 |
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