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Recap - Holy Cross Defeats American 74-66

Holy Cross grabbed a 74-66 win over American on Saturday, behind a 20-point effort from Bo Montgomery at Bender Arena.

Holy Cross got 18 points from Will Batchelder and another 17 points from Gerrale Gates. Nolan Dorsey contributed 4 assists, while Bo Montgomery cleaned the glass with 7 rebounds.

American got a 16-point performance from Colin Smalls, who was supported by 12 points from Matt Rogers. Matt Rogers had 5 assists in a losing cause for American, while Johnny O'Neil grabbed 8 rebounds.

Holy Cross led at halftime, 34-33.

American won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 29-25.

Holy Cross heads into a battle against Boston University. American, meanwhile, will have their next action against Bucknell.