On Tuesday, the Holy Cross men’s basketball team took a very close 77-72 win over Kuyper College.
While the two teams went back and forth throughout the first half of the game, Kuyper controlled the lead making the score 24-18. Holy Cross managed to close the gap thanks to points scored by sophomore guard Joey Garwood, making the score 31-28 nearing the end of the first half. But Kuyper kept a 39-32 lead heading into the half. Junior guard AJ Roseman put up 13 points for the Saints and Garwood put up 11 before the break.
The teams continued to go back and forth in the second half and the Saints jumped out to a lead. A jump shot and two free throws from Garwood brought the them ahead 52-50. Roseman added a jump shot to keep the momentum going but Kuyper continued tying the score up. Senior guard Phil Robles II helped the Saints pull ahead in crunch time, making the score 75-72. Two free throws from Garwood would ice it, the final score 77-72. Garwood was the key player in the second half, putting up 20 points while Robles contributed 11 of his own.
For the game, Garwood led the Saints with 31 points, Roseman finished with 17, Robles with 14 and senior guard Justin O’Neal with eight. Garwood also led on the glass, finishing the night with a total of nine rebounds. Roseman and senior guard Nash Hostetler also contributed six rebounds throughout the game.
The Saints now looks ahead to a road matchup against Northern Illinois University on Thursday with tip-off at 7 p.m.
