Army had no match for the Holy Cross star last night
Keith Simmons scored 18 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, made 4 steals and dished off three assists to lead holy Cross to a 66-42 win over visiting Army.
Torey Thomas added 16 points and Tim Clifford was also in double figures with 10. But it was the Crusaders defense, as usual, that was the key to the win.
Army didn't shoot the ball poorly, hitting 45.5 percent (15 of 33) from the field. But between 23 Army turnovers and a 27-17 Holy Cross advantage on the boards, the Black Knights took 13 less shots than Holy Cross, which hit 22 (47.8 percent).
Holy Cross had 11 offensive rebounds, leading to a 12-2 edge in second chance points.
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