Record: 26-4. Last 10: 10-0.

Location, conference: Worcester, Mass.; Patriot.

Web site: www.holycross.edu.

Conference finish: First; won conference tournament.

NCAA tournament record: 7-10.

Last tournament appearance: 2002.

Coach: Ralph Willard (fourth season, 76-45).

Starters:
F Tim Szatko, 6-8, Sr., 11.1 ppg., 6.4 rpg.
C Pat Whearty, 6-10, Sr., 12.1 ppg., 6.5 rpg.
G Brian Wilson, 6-2, Sr., 11.8 ppg., 2.7 rpg.
G Jave Meade, 6-1, Jr., 10.8 ppg., 6.0 apg.
G Greg Kinsey, 6-4, So., 4.7 ppg., 3.3 rpg.

Key reserves: G Mark Jerz, 6-0, Sr., 5.4 ppg.; C Nate Lufkin, 6-11, So., 5.1 ppg., 3.5 rpg.

Key statistics: PPG.: 70.3; OPPG.: 58.1; FG.: 46.0 percent; OFG.: 40.5 percent; 3-PT.: 36.5 percent; FT.: 71.7 percent.

Scouting report: A year after giving Kansas a bit of a scare in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Holy Cross became the first school in Patriot League history to win three straight titles. ... The veteran Crusaders went into the postseason sixth in the nation in scoring defense and fourth in rebounding margin (7.8 more than opponents). ... Wilson (45.4 percent) and Jerz (49.2 percent) are the big three-point shooting threats. ... This season, the Crusaders got hammered at Kansas in the Preseason NIT, but beat Boston College.

—Statistics through conference semifinal.