Holy Cross 67, Dartmouth 56

Dec 8, 2012, 06:19 pm

WORCESTER, Mass. -- Justin Burrell scored 19 points, Phil Beans added 18 and Holy Cross hit 10 3-pointers in a 67-56 win over Dartmouth on Saturday.

Burrell was 3 for 3 and Beans 4 for 6 from long range for the Crusaders (6-4), who never trailed and led 31-22 at halftime.

After Holy Cross expanded the lead to 14 points, the Big Green (2-5) closed to 47-43 with 8:09 left on a Jvonte Brooks layup.

Burrell answered with a 3-pointer, then Brooks made another layup. After Beans and Dartmouth's Alex Mitola exchanged 3-pointers, Dave Dudzinski scored four straight points as part of a 10-2 run to make it 63-50.

The Crusaders were 15 of 19 from the free-throw line while Dartmouth was only 7 of 16.

Burrell hit 6 of 6 foul shots, making him 25 of 26 for the season.

Brooks finished with 16 points and Mitola 15 for the Big Green.