Box Score
Box Score
LANCASTER, Pa. – The fourth ranked
Franklin & Marshall men's basketball team lived up to
their preseason billing, defeating City Tech 102-40 in the first
round of the 2009 Rotary Tip-Off Tournament.
The game marked the first time since a 107-71
victory over Bard on January 2, 2007 that the Diplomats scored over
100 points. The 62 points scoring margin was the
largest since the Diplomats defeated Bethany 108-43 on December
14th, 2002.
The Diplomats (1-0) jumped out to an early
19-0 lead. The F&M defense limited the Yellow Jackets (0-2) to
only three field goals in the first half with their first coming
with 6:43 left. F&M scored 46 points off of
turnovers and picked up 48 points from the bench. They had five
players scoring in double figures.
F&M's James McNally led all scorers
with 17 points. McNally was 8-for-11 from the field, grabbed six
rebounds, had three steals and blocked two shots.
Brandon Beckford chipped in 15 points off of the
bench with a 5-for-7 performance from the floor. Beckford was
2-for-2 from behind the arc and 3-for-4 at the line
Steve Tolliver scored 11 points, with a
2-for-6 night from the point line and 4-for-10 from the field. Mike
Baker and Georgio Milligan dropped ten apiece, each going 4-for-7
from the field. Anthony Brooks and Milligan led the team with six
assists.
Gabriel Davis led City Tech with 12 points.
Davis was 3-for-12 from the field and 6-for-7 from the charity
stripe.
The Diplomats will face Gwynedd-Mercy, an
87-77 winner over St. Lawrence, in the championship game scheduled
for 8 p.m. The third place game will feature St. Lawrence and City
Tech at 6 p.m.
FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 102, NEW YORK CITY TECH
40
NEW YORK CITY TECH (0-2)
Gabriel Davis 3-12 6-7 12; Michael Robinson 2-9 5-6 9; Neville
Townsend 1-2 3-4 6; Michael Reyes 2-9 2-2 6; Lewis Callender 1-5
1-3 3; Marcus Gooding 1-2 0-0 3; Darren Fuller 0-3 1-2 1; Kyle
Graham 0-0 0-0 0; Khalid Jimoh 0-0 0-0 0; Jason Anderson 0-0 0-0 0;
Alexander Wright 0-0 0-0 0; John Paul Egwuenu 0-2 0-0 0. Totals
10-44 18-24 40.
FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (1-0)
James McNally 8-11 1-2 17; Brandon Beckford 5-7 3-4 15; Steve
Tolliver 4-10 1-2 11; Georgio Milligan 4-7 0-0 10; Mike Baker 4-7
2-4 10; Kevin Henry 4-6 1-2 9; Justin Driver 2-3 2-3 6; Anthony
Brooks 2-6 1-2 6; Sal Salvati 2-4 0-0 5; Max Brewer 1-2 2-2 4;
David Balderston 1-2 1-2 3; Hayk Gyokchyan 1-1 0-0 2; Nick Mraz 1-2
0-0 2; Alex Valcencia 1-4 0-1 2; Dontae Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals
40-73 14-24 102.
New York City Tech 14 26 40
Franklin & Marshall 43 59 102
3-point goals--
New York City Tech 2-7 (Marcus Gooding 1-2; Neville Townsend
1-2; Michael Reyes 0-1; Michael Robinson 0-1; Gabriel Davis 0-1),
Franklin & Marshall 8-18 (Brandon Beckford 2-2; Georgio
Milligan 2-3; Steve Tolliver 2-6; Sal Salvati 1-2; Anthony Brooks
1-3; Alex Valcencia 0-1; Dontae Johnson 0-1).
Fouled out--
New York
City Tech-None, Franklin & Marshall-None.
Rebounds-- New York City Tech 35 (Michael Reyes
7), Franklin & Marshall 43 (Mike Baker 7).
Assists--
New York City Tech 3 (Gabriel Davis 2),
Franklin & Marshall 28 (Georgio Milligan 6; Anthony Brooks
6). Total fouls--New York City Tech 20, Franklin & Marshall 22.
Technical fouls--New York City
Tech-None, Franklin & Marshall-None. A-1238
