Box Score

LANCASTER, Pa. – James McNally scored a game-high 26 points to lead #13 Franklin & Marshall to a 58-44 victory over Haverford in Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball action. The Diplomats improved to 9-2 (3-1 CC) while the Fords fell to 3-7 (1-3 CC).

Trailing at halftime 21-19, F&M answered the bell in the second half going on a 17-2 run to start the stanza. The run spanned over eight minutes and gave the Diplomats a 36-23 lead, which they never relinquished.  F&M built it's lead by 22 points with 8:21 remaining and cruised to a 58-44 win.

McNally finished with a double-double, pulling down 13 boards to go with his 26 points. He shot 7-for-13 from the floor and 12-for-13 from the line. Kevin Henry scored eight points off the bench while Mike Baker added seven points and four rebounds for the Diplomats.

Bo Friddell scored 10 points and Sam Permutt pulled down six rebounds for Haverford game-highs.

The Diplomats held a 42-32 advantage on the boards and shot 83% from line.

Franklin & Marshall returns to action on Saturday when the Diplomats travel to Swarthmore for a double-header. The women will tip-off at 1 p.m. followed by the men at 3 p.m.

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 58, HAVERFORD 44

HAVERFORD (3-7, 1-3 CC)
Bo Friddell 3-8 3-3 10; Sam Permutt 4-12 0-0 8; Doug Edelman 2-7 3-7 7; Matthew Palmer 2-5 0-0 5; Cameron Baker 2-10 1-1 5; Ian Goldberg 1-8 2-3 5; Lekan O-Nicholson 1-3 0-0 3; Alex Zandi 0-0 1-2 1; Michael Gabriel 0-0 0-0 0; Eli Schwarz 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-54 10-16 44.

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (9-2, 3-1 CC)
James McNally 7-13 12-13 26; Kevin Henry 4-6 0-0 8; Mike Baker 2-8 3-4 7; Brandon Beckford 1-6 2-3 5; Anthony Brooks 2-5 1-1 5; Steve Tolliver 1-2 0-0 2; Max Brewer 1-2 0-0 2; Georgio Milligan 1-6 0-0 2; Hayk Gyokchyan 0-0 1-2 1; David Balderston 0-0 0-0 0; Sal Salvati 0-1 0-0 0; Dontae Johnson 0-1 0-0 0; Ty Savastio 0-1 0-0 0; Justin Driver 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-52 19-23 58.

Haverford.....................  21   23  -   44
Franklin & Marshall...........   19   39  -   58

3-point goals--Haverford 4-16 (Matthew Palmer 1-4; Lekan O-Nicholson 1-2; Bo Friddell 1-3; Ian Goldberg 1-4; Eli Schwarz 0-1; Cameron Baker 0-2), Franklin & Marshall 1-8 (Brandon Beckford 1-3; Steve Tolliver 0-1; Max Brewer 0-1; Sal Salvati 0-1; Dontae Johnson 0-1; Justin Driver 0-1).

Fouled out--Haverford-None, Franklin & Marshall-None. Rebounds--Haverford 33 (Sam Permutt 10), Franklin & Marshall 42 (James McNally 13).

Assists-Haverford 10 (Eli Schwarz 4), Franklin & Marshall 16 (Brandon Beckford 3; Anthony Brooks 3).

Total fouls--Haverford 16, Franklin & Marshall 17.

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

A-832