Box Score

LANCASTER, Pa. - Franklin & Marshall's men's basketball team scratched a six-game itch defeating Gettysburg 61-52 Wednesday evening in Centennial Conference (CC) action. The Bullets had defeated the Diplomats in the previous six meeting with the last F&M win coming on November 28, 2006.

Gettysburg accounted for three of F&M's seven losses last season, including a 73-65 win the conference finals.

F&M started out with a 4-0 lead before they found themselves trailing 16-9 with 15:13 left in the first half. An Anthony Brooks led 13-5 run put the Diplomats back on top, 22-21, with 8:43 remaining. Brooks scored four points in the run, including back-to-back steals and dunks.

The Diplomats never trailed after the early run and took a 37-29 lead into the half.  Brooks scored 10 points in the period and Paul Crone scored nine points for the Bullets.

Gettysburg opened the second stanza on an 11-6 run, cutting F&M's lead to one with 13:30 left in the game. The Diplomats answered with a 10-0 run of their own taking a 53-42 lead with 8:05 showing on the clock.

Kevin Kennedy's jumper with 48 seconds remaining put the Bullets within five points before a dunk by Brooks, and two free throws by Mike Baker, sealed the victory for F&M.

Four players scored in double-digits for the Diplomats with Brooks leading the way with a team-high 16 points. Brooks also had six rebounds, six steals and five assists. Baker and Georgio Milligan chipped in 14 points apiece. James McNally scored 11 points and pulled down six rebounds. McNally is eight points away from 1,000 in his career and five rebounds shy of 500.

Andrew Powers scored a game-high 20 points for the Bullets and Crone added 13.

Franklin & Marshall returns to court on January 2nd when the Diplomats host the Sponaugle New Year's Tournament.

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 61, GETTYSBURG 52

GETTYSBURG (2-4, 2-1 CC)
Andrew Powers 9-15 0-0 20; Paul Crone 5-12 1-1 13; Kevin Kennedy 3-11 0-0 8; Alex Zurn 2-8 0-0 4; Chip Naddaff 2-2 0-0 4; Brendan Hager 1-7 1-2 3; Andrew Bohan 0-0 0-0 0; Scott Peterson 0-0 0-0 0; Brendan Trelease 0-1 0-0 0; Larry Geedey 0-0 0-0 0; Tim Lang 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-57 2-3 52.

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (6-2, 2-1 CC)

Anthony Brooks 8-12 0-0 16; Georgio Milligan 4-10 5-8 14; Mike Baker 6-12 2-4 14; James McNally 5-11 1-3 11; Brandon Beckford 2-3 0-0 4; Sal Salvati 1-1 0-0 2; Steve Tolliver 0-6 0-0 0; Kevin Henry 0-1 0-0 0; David Balderston 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-56 8-15 61.

Gettysburg....................  29   23  -   52
Franklin & Marshall...........   37   24  -   61

3-point goals--Gettysburg 6-21 (Paul Crone 2-6; Kevin Kennedy 2-7; Andrew Powers 2-2; Brendan Hager 0-4; Alex Zurn 0-2), Franklin & Marshall 1-10 (Georgio Milligan 1-4; Brandon Beckford 0-1; Steve Tolliver 0-3; Anthony Brooks 0-2).

Fouled out-Gettysburg None, Franklin & Marshall-None.

Rebounds--Gettysburg 36 (Andrew Powers 8; Brendan Hager 8), Franklin & Marshall 32 (Mike Baker 8).

Assists--Gettysburg 12 (Brendan Hager 3; Paul Crone 3; Kevin Kennedy 3), Franklin & Marshall 14 (Anthony Brooks 5).

Total fouls--Gettysburg 15, Franklin & Marshall 12.

Technical fouls--Gettysburg-None, Franklin & Marshall-None.

A-1263