Bobcats Edge Holy Cross in Road Battle

Wednesday, December 7

Worcester, MA / Hart Center

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

8-2,0-1MAAC

Holy Cross

3-7,0-0Patriot

Quinnipiac

Holy Cross

12/7/2022 9:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Quinnipiac Improves to 8-2 in 2022-23

By: QU Athletic Communications

WORCESTER, Mass. – Quinnipiac men's basketball battled to a road win on Wednesday night, holding on for a 75-71 victory over Holy Cross in non-conference action.

The Bobcats move to 8-2 on the season with the win. Quinnipiac is 3-0 in true road games so far in 2022-23.

Ike Nweke led the Bobcats with 15 points. JJ Riggins chipped in with 13 points and five rebounds, and Matt Balanc added 12 points and six rebounds.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 75, Holy Cross 71

LOCATION
Hart Center Arena | Worcester, MA

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (8-2, 0-1 MAAC) | Holy Cross (3-7, 0-0 Patriot)

NOTES

QU shot 28-of-59 in total (47.5%).
Quinnipiac's largest lead was 17 points, a 57-40 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining in the second half.
There were nine lead changes in total. QU led for 34:31.
Ike Nweke recorded 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting to lead the scoring charge for the Bobcats.
JJ Riggins chipped in with 13 points and five rebounds off the bench, shooting 5-for-6 from the floor. He finished with a team-best plus/minus rating +7.
Matt Balanc recorded 12 points and six rebounds, and Luis Kortright added 10 points and a team-high five assists.
Savion Lewis, Tymu Chenery and Dezi Jones added seven points.
QU outrebounded Holy Cross 36-35 in total.
Quinnipiac is now 3-3 all-time vs. Holy Cross.
The Bobcats outscored Holy Cross 46-20 in the paint. QU's bench held an impressive 42-5 advantage.