# 1992–93 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by head coach George Blaney, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 23–7, 12–2 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They defeated Army, Fordham, and Bucknell to win the Patriot League tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 13 seed in the East region, they lost to Arkansas in the opening round, 94–64.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1992* | | at Harvard | W 92–72 | 1–0 | Lavietes Pavilion (988) Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Dec 5, 1992* | | Siena | W 96–95 | 2–0 | Hart Center (3,732) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Dec 9, 1992* | | at New Hampshire | W 76–63 | 3–0 | Lundholm Gymnasium (585) Durham, New Hampshire |
| Dec 11, 1992* | | at Penn | L 76–78 | 3–1 | The Palestra (3,216) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 21, 1992* | | Northwestern | W 83–73 | 4–1 | Hart Center (1,804) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Dec 28, 1992* | | vs. UMass Abdow's Classic | L 66–81 | 4–2 | Springfield Civic Center (8,052) Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Dec 29, 1992* | | vs. UAB Abdow's Classic | W 90–83 | 5–2 | Springfield Civic Center (8,023) Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Jan 2, 1993* | | Boston College | L 63–84 | 5–3 | Hart Center (4,000) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Jan 4, 1993* | | at William & Mary | W 83–78 | 6–3 | Kaplan Arena (1,235) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Jan 6, 1993* | | at Manhattan | L 70–74 | 6–4 | Draddy Gymnasium (2,417) New York, New York |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Jan 9, 1993 | | Fordham | W 71–61 | 7–4 (1–0) | Hart Center (2,524) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Jan 13, 1993 | | at Army | W 64–63 | 8–4 (2–0) | Christl Arena (605) West Point, New York |
| Jan 16, 1993 | | Lehigh | W 94–75 | 9–4 (3–0) | Hart Center (1,334) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Jan 20, 1993 | | Colgate | W 78–68 | 10–4 (4–0) | Hart Center (3,012) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Jan 23, 1993 | | at Lafayette | W 95–79 | 11–4 (5–0) | Kirby Sports Center (1,623) Easton, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 25, 1993* | | Dartmouth | W 83–62 | 12–4 | Hart Center (1,978) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Jan 27, 1993 | | Navy | W 95–69 | 13–4 (6–0) | Hart Center (2,038) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Jan 30, 1993 | | Bucknell | W 88–86 | 14–4 (7–0) | Hart Center (3,542) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Feb 3, 1993 | | at Fordham | L 73–81 | 14–5 (7–1) | Rose Hill Gym (3,229) Bronx, New York |
| Feb 6, 1993 | | Army | W 110–73 | 15–5 (8–1) | Hart Center (3,261) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Feb 8, 1993* | | Rutgers | W 99–89 | 16–5 | Hart Center (2,640) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Feb 11, 1993 | | at Lehigh | W 104–87 | 17–5 (9–1) | Stabler Arena (1,128) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 13, 1993 | | at Colgate | W 97–95 | 18–5 (10–1) | Cotterell Court (1,565) Hamilton, New York |
| Feb 17, 1993 | | Lafayette | W 95–68 | 19–5 (11–1) | Hart Center (3,105) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Feb 20, 1993 | | at Navy | W 90–72 | 20–5 (12–1) | Alumni Hall (2,001) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Feb 27, 1993 | | at Bucknell | L 99–112 | 20–6 (12–2) | Davis Gym (2,500) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 1993* | | Army Quarterfinals | W 85–68 | 21–6 | Hart Center (1,624) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Mar 6, 1993* | | Fordham Semifinals | W 86–78 | 22–6 | Hart Center (1,667) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Mar 10, 1993* | | at Bucknell Championship game | W 98–73 | 23–6 | Davis Gym (2,500) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1993* | (13 E) | vs. (4 E) No. 12 Arkansas First Round | L 64–94 | 23–7 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum (14,366) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.. ||||||