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How to watch Holy Cross vs. Loyola-Maryland basketball game

By Scout Staff

Jan 2, 2025 at 8:40 am ET • 2 min read

Who's Playing

Loyola Maryland Greyhounds @ Holy Cross Crusaders

Current Records: Loyola Maryland 5-6, Holy Cross 8-5

How To Watch

When: Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 6 p.m. ET
Where: Hart Center Arena -- Worcester, Massachusetts
TV: ESPN Plus
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $28.00

What to Know

Holy Cross is preparing for their first Patriot League matchup of the season on Thursday. They and the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds will face off at 6:00 p.m. ET at Hart Center Arena. The Crusaders have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Holy Cross' season wasn't pretty last year but it's starting to look like struggles are in the rearview. Couldn't have asked for a better way to wrap up 2024 than the 82-46 stomp they got against Regis College.

Holy Cross was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 10.8 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 15.8.

Meanwhile, Loyola Maryland was no doubt aware that the odds were against they in their game with DePaul but that awareness did nothing to prevent the predicted outcome. Loyola Maryland found themselves the reluctant recipients of an 84-65 punch to the gut against DePaul on Saturday. The Greyhounds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Loyola Maryland's loss came about despite a quality game from Jacob Theodosiou, who went 9 for 10 en route to 22 points. Theodosiou had some trouble finding his footing against Hampton two weeks ago, so this was a step in the right direction.

Holy Cross is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Loyola Maryland, they now have a losing record at 5-6.

Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday's matchup: Holy Cross has been dynamite from deep this season, having drained 39.6% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Loyola Maryland, though, as they've only made 29.5% of their threes this season. Given Holy Cross' sizable advantage in that area, Loyola Maryland will need to find a way to close that gap.

Going forward, Holy Cross is expected to win a tight contest, barring any buzzer beaters. This will be their first time playing as the favorites at home this season.