Octave leads Holy Cross over Georgetown 68-67
WASHINGTON -- — Joseph Octave scored 33 points to lead Holy Cross and sealed the win with a 3-pointer with 57 seconds remaining as the Crusaders took down Georgetown 68-67 on Saturday night.
Octave also contributed 11 rebounds for the Crusaders (1-1). Bo Montgomery added 15 points while shooting 5 of 10 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line, and he also had eight rebounds. Joe Nugent was 3 of 6 shooting (2 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with eight points.
Jayden Epps finished with 22 points and two steals for the Hoyas (1-1). Georgetown also got 17 points and two steals from Rowan Brumbaugh. Supreme Cook also had eight points and 10 rebounds.
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Holy Cross' next game is Tuesday against Sacred Heart at home. Georgetown visits Rutgers on Wednesday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- James Breeding
- Tony Chiazza
- Ed Corliss
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| Army | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
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| Loyola Maryland | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
| Colgate | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Navy | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| American University | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
| Boston University | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
| Lafayette | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
| Lehigh | 0-0 | - | 0-4 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| DePaul | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| Marquette | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| Providence | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| Xavier | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| St. John's | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| UConn | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Butler | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
| Georgetown | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Seton Hall | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
| Villanova | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
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