Coming fresh out of the gates, Lehigh came out gunning running to a quick 6-0 lead but that lead did not last very long. After 18:21 left in the first half, Lehigh did not see the lead throughout the rest of the game. Holy Cross played very strong zone defense, forcing Lehigh to turn the ball over 15 times in the half and Holy Cross was able to convert 18 points off of those turnovers. The Crusaders got very strong play from point guard Torey Thomas who had 10 points in the half and also 5 steals. Lehigh was kept in the game by the play of Jose Olivero who had 8 points and 2 three-pointers in the half.

The second half was completely dominated by Holy Cross’ Keith Simmons, who was held to only 4 points in the first half, came out firing. He scored 12 points in the second half while shooting 50.0% from the floor. But the real story of the second half was the great play of Thomas; he continued to control both sides of the ball. Lehigh was able to get a couple of strong runs in the second half bringing their team within 3, but every time Lehigh got close Holy Cross had an answer.