Vander Baan, Williams lead Lafayette over Holy Cross 69-68 in Patriot League Tournament
AP
Mar 04, 2025
EASTON, Pa. (AP) Justin Vander Baan led Lafayette Leopards with 25 points and Caleb Williams made two free throws with four seconds remaining as the Leopards beat Holy Cross Crusaders 69-68 on Tuesday in the Patriot League Tournament's first round.
The seventh-seeded Leopards will play second-seeded American in a quarterfinal on Thursday.
Vander Baan had 11 rebounds and five assists for the Leopards (13-19). Alex Chaikin scored 18 points, shooting 6 for 11 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line. Williams shot 3 of 11 from the field and 7 for 9 from the line to finish with 13 points.
The 10th-seeded Crusaders (13-19) were led by Max Green, who finished with 17 points, 12 rebounds and two steals. Joe Nugent added 17 points for Holy Cross. Caleb Kenney finished with 14 points, four assists and two blocks.
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1st Half
HC
Crusaders
36
LAF
Leopards
31
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Caleb Kenney vs. Justin Vander Baan (Luka Savicevic gains possession)
19:44
+2
Justin Vander Baan makes two point dunk (Caleb Williams assists)
0-2
19:21
+2
Caleb Kenney makes two point layup (DeAndre Williams assists)
2-2
18:58
Luka Savicevic misses two point layup
18:56
Luka Savicevic offensive rebound
18:50
Joe Nugent shooting foul
18:50
+1
Caleb Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-3
18:50
Caleb Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:50
Joe Nugent defensive rebound
18:22
+2
DeAndre Williams makes two point jump shot
4-3
18:04
+2
Justin Vander Baan makes two point layup (Alex Chaikin assists)
4-5
17:46
Gabe Warren turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Williams steals)
17:39
+3
Luka Savicevic makes three point jump shot (Caleb Williams assists)
4-8
17:12
+3
Joe Nugent makes three point jump shot
7-8
16:51
Caleb Williams misses two point layup
16:49
Max Green defensive rebound
16:42
Justin Vander Baan blocks Caleb Kenney's two point layup
16:40
Justin Vander Baan defensive rebound
16:34
Caleb Kenney blocks Luka Savicevic's two point layup
16:32
Leopards offensive rebound
16:17
Alex Chaikin misses two point jump shot
16:15
Max Green defensive rebound
15:52
Caleb Kenney misses two point jump shot
15:50
Justin Vander Baan defensive rebound
15:33
Luka Savicevic misses three point jump shot
15:31
DeAndre Williams defensive rebound
15:25
Caleb Williams personal foul
15:25
TV timeout
15:08
Gabe Warren misses two point jump shot
15:06
Justin Vander Baan defensive rebound
14:51
+2
Andrew Phillips makes two point layup (Ryan Pettit assists)
7-10
14:37
DeAndre Williams misses two point jump shot
14:35
Ryan Pettit defensive rebound
14:21
+2
Justin Vander Baan makes two point layup (Andrew Phillips assists)
7-12
14:21
DeAndre Williams shooting foul
14:21
Justin Vander Baan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:21
Jaiden Feroah defensive rebound
14:06
Max Green misses two point jump shot
14:04
Ryan Pettit defensive rebound
14:00
+2
Alex Chaikin makes two point dunk (Ryan Pettit assists)
7-14
13:53
+3
DeAndre Williams makes three point jump shot
10-14
13:43
Alex Chaikin misses three point jump shot
13:41
Jaiden Feroah defensive rebound
13:31
Joe Nugent misses two point jump shot
13:29
Caleb Williams defensive rebound
13:20
Jaiden Feroah blocks Andrew Phillips's two point layup
13:18
Leopards offensive rebound
13:07
+2
Justin Vander Baan makes two point layup (Andrew Phillips assists)
10-16
12:38
Max Green misses two point jump shot
12:36
Jaiden Feroah offensive rebound
12:31
Jaiden Feroah misses two point jump shot
12:29
Max Green offensive rebound
12:24
+2
Max Green makes two point hook shot
12-16
12:02
Ryan Pettit misses two point layup
12:00
Jaiden Feroah defensive rebound
11:51
Max Green misses three point jump shot
11:49
Justin Vander Baan defensive rebound
11:33
Alex Chaikin turnover (lost ball) (Max Green steals)
11:17
+2
Caleb Kenney makes two point jump shot (DeAndre Williams assists)
14-16
10:55
+2
Alex Chaikin makes two point layup (Justin Vander Baan assists)
14-18
10:46
+2
DeAndre Williams makes two point layup
16-18
10:46
TV timeout
10:31
TJ Berger misses three point jump shot
10:29
DeAndre Williams defensive rebound
10:18
+3
Joe Nugent makes three point jump shot (Jaiden Feroah assists)
19-18
9:53
+2
Ryan Pettit makes two point layup
19-20
9:38
+2
DeAndre Williams makes two point layup
21-20
9:10
Andrew Phillips misses three point jump shot
9:08
Max Green defensive rebound
8:56
+2
Gabe Warren makes two point dunk (DeAndre Williams assists)