Box Score

CHESTERTOWN, Md. - #15 Franklin & Marshall avenged its only home loss this season, defeating Washington (Md.) 74-58 in a Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball game Saturday afternoon.

F&M improved to 20-3, 14-2 CC, and earned the right to host the CC Tournament with the top-seed after their victory on Thursday. The Shoremen fell to 11-9, 9-7 CC and remain as a bubble team in the conference. The win marks the eighth 20-win season for the Diplomats in the last 12 years.  

The Diplomats never trailed, but Washington kept pace in the first half. The Shoremen stayed within six point through most of the half before F&M ended the period on a 13-6 run to take 34-27 edge into the locker room.

F&M built its lead to 12 points, 48-36, with less than 13 minutes remaining in the game. The Shoremen responded scoring six unanswered points to make the score 48-42 with 11:02 showing on the clock.

The Diplomats answered with a 16-5 run led by Georgio Milligan. Milligan hit three treys in the run, scoring nine of his 14 points in the four-minute run. The Diplomats led by as much as 17 points and their lead did not fall below 12 points the remainder of the game.

Anthony Brooks led the way for F&M with 17 points. Brooks shot 6-for-8 from the floor and went 5-for-6 from the line. He added eights boards and five assists. James McNally dropped in 12 points and Steve Tolliver added 11 points in the win.

The Diplomats held a commanding 44-29 advantage on the glass and their defense limited Washington to 35% shooting.

F&M returns to the court on Wednesday when they Diplomats host Johns Hopkins for a CC double-header. The women tip-off at 6 p.m. followed by the men at 8 p.m.

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 74, WASHINGTON 58

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (20-3, 14-2 CC)

Anthony Brooks 6-8 5-6 17; Georgio Milligan 5-15 1-2 14; James McNally 4-11 5-6 13; Steve Tolliver 5-11 0-0 11; Justin Driver 4-7 1-1 9; Hayk Gyokchyan 2-3 2-2 6; Mike Baker 1-2 2-2 4; David Balderston 0-0 0-0 0; Kevin Henry 0-0 0-0 0; Sal Salvati 0-0 0-0 0; Brandon Beckford 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-58 16-19 74.

WASHINGTON (11-9, 9-7 CC)

Kevin Breslin 6-14 6-6 19; Alan Kines 5-12 4-8 15; Chris Olsen 4-6 1-2 9; Andrew Chambers 2-10 2-3 6; Adam Naymick 2-6 1-1 5; Sal Schittino 1-5 0-0 2; James Whall 1-3 0-0 2; Tony Hawkins 0-2 0-0 0; Chris Soper 0-0 0-0 0; Charlie McShane 0-0 0-0 0; Doug Holcombe 0-1 0-0 0; Scott Hampton 0-0 0-0 0; Mark DeBoy 0-1 0-0 0; Wes Bill 0-0 0-0 0; Dylan Bernstein 0-0 0-0 0; Drew MacMahon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-60 14-20 58.

Franklin & Marshall...........   34   40  -   74

Washington....................   27   31  -   58

3-point goals--Franklin & Marshall 4-6 (Georgio Milligan 3-4; Steve Tolliver 1-2), Washington 2-13 (Kevin Breslin 1-4; Alan Kines 1-2; Andrew Chambers 0-1; Adam Naymick 0-2; Sal Schittino 0-3; James Whall 0-1).

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

Rebounds--Franklin & Marshall 44 (James McNally 8; Anthony Brooks 8; Georgio Milligan 8), Washington 29 (Andrew Chambers 8).

Assists--Franklin & Marshall 19 (Georgio Milligan 8), Washington 14 (Alan Kines 4).

Total fouls--Franklin & Marshall 18, Washington 16.

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

A-391