Box Score

GETTYSBURG, Pa - Leading by as much as 19 points, and never trailing, # 15 Franklin & Marshall survived a late Gettysburg run to defeat the Bullets 76-58 Thursdays evening in Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball action.

The win is first time since 2004-05 that F&M (19-3, 13-2 CC) has swept the regular season over the Bullets (11-10, 9-6 CC). With losses by Muhlenberg and Ursinus this evening, the Diplomats hold a three game lead in the CC with three games to play.

With F&M leading, 58-44, and 7:53 left to play, Gettysburg went on a 12-4 run to come within six points. The Diplomats countered with a Georgio Milligan-led 14-2 run to close out the game. He converted three straight layups including a pair of three-point plays. He scored eight, of his 16-points, in the last eight minutes of the game.

The game started out slow as both teams struggled to find the net. F&M finally pulled away and went up seven points halfway through the first half. Gettysburg answered to come within two. The Diplomats responded outscoring the Bullets 24-13 over the last ten minutes to take a 34-21 edge into halftime. F&M held Gettysburg 25.9 percent shooting in the first stanza and the Bullets missed their first 11 shots.

James McNally led all scorers with 24 points. McNally shot 10-for-16 from the floor and 4-for-6 from the stripe and picked up his seventh double-double with 10 boards. Mike Baker turned in a perfect shooting performance. Baker knocked in 12 points and shot 4-for-4 from the field and made all four of his foul shots.  Anthony Brooks added nine points for F&M and Steve Tolliver had eight.

Andres Powers led the way for the Bullets. Powers scored 19 points and had seven rebounds. Alex Zurn added 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting.

F&M moved up two spots in the NCAA regional rankings. The Diplomats sit in the second spot, behind Albright, in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Coach Robinson is now five wins from tying Lute Olson in the 14th spot on the all-time coaching wins list. Olson holds the position with 780 victories.

F&M returns to the court on Saturday when the Diplomats travel to Washington (Md.) for a 2 p.m. tip-off.

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 76, GETTYSBURG 58

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (19-3, 13-2 CC)

James McNally 10-16 4-6 24; Georgio Milligan 6-8 4-5 16; Mike Baker 4-4 4-4 12; Anthony Brooks 4-7 0-0 9; Steve Tolliver 3-7 0-0 8; Kevin Henry 1-1 1-2 3; Brandon Beckford 0-3 2-2 2; Justin Driver 1-2 0-0 2; Sal Salvati 0-0 0-0 0; Hayk Gyokchyan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-49 15-19 76.

GETTYSBURG (11-10, 9-6 CC)

Andrew Powers 8-19 3-6 19; Alex Zurn 7-11 2-4 18; Kevin Kennedy 3-7 1-1 8; Brendan Hager 1-4 2-3 4; Brendan Trelease 1-7 2-2 4; Paul Crone 1-1 1-1 3; Tim Lang 1-1 0-0 2; Matt Wunderlich 0-1 0-0 0; Andrew Bohan 0-0 0-0 0; Christian Bors 0-1 0-0 0; Larry Geedey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-52 11-17 58.

Franklin & Marshall...........   34   42  -   76

Gettysburg....................   21   37  -   58

3-point goals--Franklin & Marshall 3-5 (Steve Tolliver 2-3; Anthony Brooks 1-1; Brandon Beckford 0-1), Gettysburg 3-16 (Alex Zurn 2-4; Kevin Kennedy 1-4; Brendan Trelease 0-4; Matt Wunderlich 0-1; Brendan Hager 0-1; Andrew Powers 0-2).

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

Rebounds--Franklin & Marshall 32 (James McNally 10), Gettysburg 24 (Kevin Kennedy 7; Andrew Powers 7).

Assists--Franklin & Marshall 12 (Georgio Milligan 5), Gettysburg 12 (Brendan Hager 8).

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

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

A-143