# 2013–14 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by fourth year head coach Milan Brown, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 20–14, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to American. They were invited to the CollegeInsdiers.com Tournament where they defeated Brown in the first round before losing to Yale in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| Nov 2* 4:00 pm | Assumption | W 88–68 | | Hart Center (752) Worcester, MA |
| Regular season |||||
| Nov 10* 5:30 pm, NESN | vs. Harvard Coaches vs. Cancer Tripleheader | L 78–82 | 0–1 | TD Garden (6,037) Boston, MA |
| Nov 13* 7:00 pm | Sacred Heart | W 122–118 $^{2OT}$ | 1–1 | Hart Center (991) Worcester, MA |
| Nov 15* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 12 North Carolina Hall of Fame Tip Off | L 54–62 | 1–2 | Dean Smith Center (15,833) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Nov 20* 7:00 pm | at Fairfield Hall of Fame Tip Off | W 63–49 | 2–2 | Webster Bank Arena (1,052) Bridgeport, CT |
| Nov 23* 7:30 pm | vs. Belmont Hall of Fame Tip Off | L 70–81 | 2–3 | Mohegan Sun Arena (2,073) Uncasville, CT |
| Nov 24* 6:00 pm | vs. Hartford Hall of Fame Tip Off | W 80–55 | 3–3 | Mohegan Sun Arena (1,506) Uncasville, CT |
| Nov 30* 1:00 pm, WBIN | at New Hampshire | W 63–52 | 4–3 | Lundholm Gym (308) Durham, NH |
| Dec 4* 7:00 pm | Albany | W 62–57 | 5–3 | Hart Center (1,374) Worcester, MA |
| Dec 7* 7:00 pm | at Hartford | L 78–90 | 5–4 | Chase Arena (1,590) Hartford, CT |
| Dec 16* 7:00 pm | Canisius | L 73–83 | 5–5 | Hart Center (1,066) Worcester, MA |
| Dec 21* 2:00 pm | at NJIT | W 74–55 | 6–5 | Fleisher Center (850) Newark, NJ |
| Dec 28* 6:30 pm, BTN | at Michigan | L 66–88 | 6–6 | Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan 2 7:00 pm | at Boston University | L 60–70 | 6–7 (0–1) | Agganis Arena (153) Boston, MA |
| Jan 5 1:00 pm | American | L 54–69 | 6–8 (0–2) | Hart Center (1,138) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 5 7:00 pm, Charter TV3 | Colgate | W 73–64 | 7–8 (1–2) | Hart Center (812) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 11 2:00 pm, CBSSN | at Bucknell | L 57–61 | 7–9 (1–3) | Sojka Pavilion (3,006) Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 15 7:00 pm | at Army | W 78–75 | 8–9 (2–3) | Christl Arena (783) West Point, NY |
| Jan 18 4:00 pm | Lehigh | W 61–42 | 9–9 (3–3) | Hart Center (1,487) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 22 7:00 pm | at Lafayette | W 59–58 | 10–9 (4–3) | Kirby Sports Center (1,789) Easton, PA |
| Jan 25 7:00 pm | at Navy | W 67–52 | 11–9 (5–3) | Alumni Hall (2,540) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 29 7:00 pm, Charter TV3 | Loyola (MD) | W 60–51 | 12–9 (6–3) | Hart Center (874) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 1 1:00 pm | at American | L 57–63 | 12–10 (6–4) | Bender Arena (2,538) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 4 2:00 pm, CBSSN | at Colgate | W 69–68 | 13–10 (7–4) | Cotterell Court (702) Hamilton, NY |
| Feb 9 12:00 pm, CBSSN | Bucknell | W 66–50 | 14–10 (8–4) | Hart Center (2,593) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 12 7:00 pm | Army | W 66–63 | 15–10 (9–4) | Hart Center (1,547) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 15 2:00 pm, Service Electric | at Lehigh | W 72–67 | 16–10 (10–4) | Stabler Arena (1,150) Bethlehem, PA |
| Feb 19 7:00 pm | Lafayette | L 64–76 | 16–11 (10–5) | Hart Center (1,043) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 23 12:00 pm | Navy | W 74–57 | 17–11 (11–5) | Hart Center (1,784) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 26 7:30 pm | at Loyola (MD) | W 65–52 | 18–11 (12–5) | Reitz Arena (886) Baltimore, MD |
| Mar 1 2:00 pm | Boston University | L 64–68 | 18–12 (12–6) | Hart Center (2,711) Worcester, MA |
| Patriot League tournament |||||
| Mar 5 7:00 pm | Lehigh Quarterfinals | W 54–48 | 19–12 | Hart Center (1,027) Worcester, MA |
| Mar 8 5:30 pm, CBSSN | at American Semifinals | L 46–57 | 19–13 | Bender Arena (1,403) Washington, D.C. |
| CIT |||||
| Mar 17* 7:00 pm | at Brown First round | W 68–65 | 20–13 | Pizzitola Sports Center (924) Providence, RI |
| Mar 22* 7:00 pm | Yale Second round | L 66–71 | 20–14 | Hart Center (1,236) Worcester, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||