Box Score

LANCASTER, Pa. - James McNally scored a game-high 18 points to lead # 11 Franklin & Marshall over McDaniel in a Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball game. The Diplomats improved to 12-3 (6-2 CC) while the Green Terror fell to 7-7 (3-4 CC).

Both teams battle back and forth in the first seven minutes of the game resulting in three lead changes. F&M finally took 13-12 advantage on a Georgio Milligan jumper with 11:24 remaining, a lead they would not lose. The Diplomats led by as many as six points and took a 31-26 lead into halftime.

F&M opened the second stanza on an 11-4 run in the first eight minutes. McDaniel cut the lead to nine, before F&M ripped off a 12-2 run to go up 58-39.  McNally scored 10, of his 18 points, in the second half.

Hayk Gyokchyan was a man on the boards, collecting a career-high 14 rebounds. He added seven points and three blocks. The Diplomats held a 42-29 advantage on the glass resulting in 22 second-chance points.

Steve Tolliver and Milligan finished in double-figures for F&M. Tolliver scored 13 points on 6-for-13 shooting and Milligan added 16 points. Milligan shot 6-for-12 from the floor and 3-for-5 from the line. Anthony Brooks added seven points, seven boards and five assists.

 The Diplomats shot 18-for-22 (81.8%) from the stripe while the Terror went 3-for-10 (30%).

Franklin & Marshall returns to court on Wednesday when the Diplomats travel to Dickinson for a doubleheader. The women tip-off at 6 p.m. followed by the men at 8 p.m.

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 67, MCDANIEL 49

MCDANIEL (7-7, 3-4 CC)
Marcus Dyson 6-8 0-1 12; Christopher Cowles 2-3 2-2 8; Michael Jarboe 2-6 0-0 6; Max Keenan 2-3 1-3 6; Miguel Jones 2-12 0-2 5; Steve Wilson 2-3 0-2 4; Mitch Belella 2-6 0-0 4; Woody Butler 1-3 0-0 2; Joseph Potucek 1-2 0-0 2; Dwayne Whiten 0-0 0-0 0; Chad Eckenrode 0-0 0-0 0; Tyler Rudd 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 20-49 3-10 49.

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (12-3, 6-2 CC)
James McNally 5-13 8-8 18; Georgio Milligan 6-12 1-3 16; Steve Tolliver 6-13 1-1 13; Anthony Brooks 3-10 1-2 7; Hayk Gyokchyan 1-2 5-6 7; Mike Baker 1-1 2-2 4; Brandon Beckford 1-3 0-0 2; Justin Driver 0-0 0-0 0; Sal Salvati 0-1 0-0 0; Max Brewer 0-2 0-0 0; David Balderston 0-0 0-0 0; Kevin Henry 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-58 18-22 67.

McDaniel......................  26   23  -   49
Franklin & Marshall...........   31   36  -   67

3-point goals--McDaniel 6-19 (Christopher Cowles 2-3; Michael Jarboe 2-5; Miguel Jones 1-4; Max Keenan 1-2; Tyler Rudd 0-1; Mitch Belella 0-3; Steve Wilson 0-1), Franklin & Marshall 3-20 (Georgio Milligan 3-5; Steve Tolliver 0-6; Anthony Brooks 0-5; Brandon Beckford 0-1; Sal Salvati 0-1; Max Brewer 0-2).

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

Rebounds--McDaniel 29 (Michael Jarboe 5), Franklin & Marshall 42 (Hayk Gyokchyan 14).

Assists--McDaniel 10 (Michael Jarboe 4), Franklin & Marshall 14 (Anthony Brooks 5).

Total fouls--McDaniel 20, Franklin & Marshall 18.

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

A-1038