Box Score

BALTIMORE – Anthony Brooks only had two foul shot opportunities in the game, but he made them count, draining both with 1:18 left in the game to help secure a 53-50 Franklin & Marshall victory over Johns Hopkins in a Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball game. The win is the fourth-straight for the #17 Diplomats as they improved to 15-3 (9-2 CC). Hopkins fell to 8-9 (4-6 CC).

Trailing by as many as 11 points, and down 23-18 at the break, F&M battled back to take its first lead of the night on a James McNally jumper six minutes into the second half. The lead was short lived as Mike Rhoads' layup put the Jays back on top, 37-36, with 9:23 remaining. Hopkins built their lead to five points, 45-40, at 5:10 mark.

The Diplomats responded scoring six unanswered points to retake the lead with 2:16 left. Andrew Miller's tip-in at 1:25 gave Hopkins a one-point edge, 47-46, setting up Brooks' foul shots. Georgio Milligan made the front end of his two shots from the line with 19 seconds left. His second shot from the stripe bounced off the rim into Mike Baker's hands and he was immediately fouled, giving F&M two more shots. Baker drained both and Steve Tolliver added a layup with four seconds remaining, giving the Diplomats a six-point advantage. The Blue Jays hit a trey as time expired resulting in the 53-50 final.

McNally scored a team-high 14 points and pulled down eight rebounds. McNally shot 7-for-12 from the floor and picked up three steals. Brooks added 13 points, shooting 50% from floor and Steve Tolliver contributed 12 points for the Diplomats.

Three players scored in double-figures for Johns Hopkins. Rhoads scored a game-high 15 points while Pat O'Connell and Miller had 12 and 11 points respectively.

F&M held a 34-28 advantage on the boards and picked up five blocks in the contest.

Franklin & Marshall returns to action on Saturday when the Diplomats host Swarthmore for a double-header. The men will tip-off first at 4:00 p.m. followed by the women at 6:00 p.m.

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 53, JOHNS HOPKINS 50

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (15-3, 9-2 CC)
James McNally 7-12 0-1 14; Anthony Brooks 5-10 2-2 13; Steve Tolliver 5-11 0-0 12; Mike Baker 3-5 2-2 8; Georgio Milligan 1-7 4-5 6; Sal Salvati 0-1 0-0 0; Kevin Henry 0-0 0-0 0; Hayk Gyokchyan 0-1 0-0 0; Brandon Beckford 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-47 8-10 53.

JOHNS HOPKINS (8-9, 4-6 CC)
Mike Rhoads 7-9 0-2 15; Pat O'Connell 2-9 7-8 12; Andrew Farber-Miller 4-9 3-6 11; Mike Henrici 3-10 1-2 7; Tim McCarty 2-4 0-0 5; John Alberici 0-0 0-0 0; Danny Gergen 0-6 0-0 0; Sean O'Connor 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-48 11-18 50.

Franklin & Marshall........... 18 35 - 53
Johns Hopkins................. 23 27 - 50

3-point goals--Franklin & Marshall 3-10 (Steve Tolliver 2-5; Anthony Brooks 1-2; Georgio Milligan 0-2; Sal Salvati 0-1), Johns Hopkins 3-10 (Pat O'Connell 1-5; Tim McCarty 1-1; Mike Rhoads 1-1; Danny Gergen 0 3).

Fouled out--Franklin & Marshall-None, Johns Hopkins-None.

Rebounds--Franklin & Marshall 34 (Mike Baker 8; James McNally 8), Johns Hopkins 28 (Mike Henrici 7).

Assists--Franklin & Marshall 15 (Georgio Milligan 7), Johns Hopkins 12 (Pat O'Connell 4).

Total fouls--Franklin & Marshall 14, Johns Hopkins 12.

Technical fouls--Franklin & Marshall-None, Johns Hopkins-None.

A-225