JoeNugent scores 20 as Holy Cross beats Siena 78-70

AP
Dec 20, 2024

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Joe Nugent's 20 points helped Holy Cross defeat Siena 78-70 on Friday night.

Nugent went 6 of 10 from the field (6 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Crusaders (7-5). Max Green added 15 points while going 6 of 11 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) while they also had six assists. Caleb Kenney had 13 points and shot 4 of 9 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line.

Marcus Jackson led the Saints (5-7, 1-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) in scoring, finishing with 17 points. Justice Shoats added 17 points for Siena. Major Freeman had 13 points and seven rebounds.

Holy Cross led Siena at the half, 27-23, with Aidan Richard (nine points) its high scorer before the break. Jaiden Feroah's free throw with 18:19 remaining in the second half gave Holy Cross the lead for good at 31-30.

Holy Cross' next game is Sunday against Regis (MA) at home, and Siena visits Cornell on Monday.

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

1st Half
HC
Crusaders
27
SIEN
Saints
23

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Crusaders gains possession)
19:41		Caleb Kenney misses two point jump shot
19:39		Marcus Jackson defensive rebound
19:12	+2	Peter Carey makes two point layup (Major Freeman assists)	0-2
18:42		Aidan Richard misses two point jump shot
18:40		Caleb Kenney offensive rebound
18:35		Marcus Jackson personal foul
18:33	+3	Joe Nugent makes three point jump shot (Max Green assists)	3-2
18:17		Major Freeman misses three point jump shot
18:15		Max Green defensive rebound
18:14		Marcus Jackson personal foul (Max Green draws the foul)
17:57	+3	Joe Nugent makes three point jump shot (Jaiden Feroah assists)	6-2
17:40		Major Freeman misses two point layup
17:38		Crusaders defensive rebound
17:26		Joe Nugent misses three point jump shot
17:24		Peter Carey defensive rebound
17:17		Jaiden Feroah shooting foul (Justice Shoats draws the foul)
17:17	+1	Justice Shoats makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-3
17:17		Justice Shoats misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:17		Brendan Coyle offensive rebound
17:03		Peter Carey misses two point layup
17:01		Peter Carey offensive rebound
17:01		Jump ball. (Saints gains possession)
16:54	+3	Justice Shoats makes three point jump shot (Brendan Coyle assists)	6-6
16:35		Caleb Kenney misses two point layup
16:33		Major Freeman defensive rebound
16:15		Justice Shoats misses two point jump shot
16:13		Aidan Richard defensive rebound
16:01	+2	Max Green makes two point jump shot	8-6
15:32		Major Freeman misses three point jump shot
15:30		Joe Nugent defensive rebound
15:20		Max Green misses three point jump shot
15:18		Major Freeman defensive rebound
14:51	+2	Gavin Doty makes two point jump shot	8-8
14:43		TV timeout
14:16		Gabe Warren misses two point jump shot
14:14		Crusaders offensive rebound
14:14		Crusaders turnover (shot clock violation)
13:58	+2	Gavin Doty makes two point layup	8-10
13:44		Jump ball. (Crusaders gains possession)
13:36		Joe Nugent misses two point layup
13:34		Tajae Jones defensive rebound
13:34		Joe Nugent personal foul (Tajae Jones draws the foul)
13:19	+2	Justice Shoats makes two point jump shot	8-12
12:56		Devin Brafford personal foul
12:54		Joe Nugent turnover (lost ball)
12:41		Devin Brafford misses three point jump shot
12:39		Major Freeman offensive rebound
12:32	+2	Major Freeman makes two point jump shot	8-14
12:24	+3	Kahlil Singleton makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Williams assists)	11-14
11:49		Saints turnover (shot clock violation)
11:49		TV timeout
11:28		Gabe Warren misses two point jump shot
11:26		Tajae Jones defensive rebound
11:04		Tajae Jones misses two point jump shot
11:02		Kahlil Singleton defensive rebound
10:39		Gabe Warren misses two point layup
10:37		Gavin Doty defensive rebound
10:08		Saints turnover (shot clock violation)
9:52		Devin Brafford blocks Aidan Richard's two point jump shot
9:50		Devin Brafford defensive rebound
9:43		Major Freeman misses three point jump shot
9:41		Crusaders defensive rebound
9:18	+3	Aidan Richard makes three point jump shot (Max Green assists)	14-14
8:51		Major Freeman misses three point jump shot
8:49		DeAndre Williams defensive rebound
8:22		DeAndre Williams misses two point jump shot
8:20		Jaiden Feroah offensive rebound
8:14	+3	Aidan Richard makes three point jump shot (Max Green assists)	17-14
8:12		Saints 30 second timeout
8:12		TV timeout
7:54		Devin Brafford turnover (bad pass)
7:41		DeAndre Williams misses three point jump shot
7:39		Aidan Richard offensive rebound
7:37		Brendan Coyle personal foul (Aidan Richard draws the foul)
7:30		Max Green turnover (bad pass)
7:07		Gavin Doty misses two point layup
7:05		Jaiden Feroah defensive rebound
7:00		Aidan Richard misses three point jump shot
6:58		Gavin Doty defensive rebound
6:40	+2	Justice Shoats makes two point jump shot	17-16
6:10		Max Green misses three point jump shot
6:08		Major Freeman defensive rebound
5:59		Aidan Richard shooting foul (Justice Shoats draws the foul)
5:59		Gavin Doty misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:59	+1	Gavin Doty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-17
5:45	+2	Caleb Kenney makes two point jump shot (Max Green assists)	19-17
5:23	+2	Major Freeman makes two point jump shot	19-19
5:06		Caleb Kenney turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Winters steals)
4:47		Major Freeman misses three point jump shot
4:45		Brendan Coyle offensive rebound
4:31		Caleb Kenney blocks Major Freeman's two point layup
4:29		Crusaders defensive rebound
4:03	+2	Max Green makes two point layup (Caleb Kenney assists)	21-19
3:40	+2	Kyle Winters makes two point layup	21-21
3:21		Caleb Kenney misses two point jump shot
3:19		Justice Shoats defensive rebound
2:55		Justice Shoats misses two point jump shot
2:53		Jaiden Feroah defensive rebound
2:31		Max Green misses three point jump shot
2:29		Gavin Doty defensive rebound
2:06	+2	Gavin Doty makes two point jump shot	21-23
2:02		Crusaders 30 second timeout
2:02		TV timeout
1:49	+3	Gabe Warren makes three point jump shot (Aidan Richard assists)	24-23
1:26		Brendan Coyle misses three point jump shot
1:24		Gabe Warren defensive rebound
1:16	+3	Aidan Richard makes three point jump shot (Gabe Warren assists)	27-23
0:51		Jaiden Feroah blocks Gavin Doty's two point jump shot
0:49		Aidan Richard defensive rebound
0:33		Jaiden Feroah misses three point jump shot
0:31		Joe Nugent offensive rebound
0:26		Joe Nugent misses three point jump shot
0:24		Jaiden Feroah offensive rebound
0:24		Joe Nugent turnover (traveling)
0:05		Justice Shoats misses two point jump shot
0:03		Jaiden Feroah defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

JoeNugent scores 20 as Holy Cross beats Siena 78-70

1st Half HCCrusaders27SIENSaints23

1st Half
HC
Crusaders
27
SIEN
Saints
23