Box Score

LANCASTER, Pa. -- Down a point with six seconds left, #15 Franklin & Marshall set up to take the last shot. Georgio Milligan inbounded the ball to Anthony Brooks who had a great look, but the ball bounced off the rim as Franklin & Marshall lost 46-45 to Johns Hopkins on Wednesday evening in a Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball game.

Nine seconds before Brooks' shot, Mike Baker hit both of his free throws to put F&M (20-4, 14-3 CC) up 45-44 and what many thought would be the game winner. But nine seconds is lifetime in a close basketball game and Hopkins (12-12, 8-9 CC) made the most of it. Pat O'Connell was fouled on the ensuing possession, giving Hopkins another chance. O'Connell drained both shots from the line with the second one standing as the game-winner

F&M led by 13 points, 37-24, with 9:56 remaining in the game. The Diplomats went cold and Hopkins got hot going on a 20-3 Andrew Farber-Miller-led run to go up four points, 44-40, with 1:45 showing on the clock.  Miller scored 10, of his team-high 14 points in the run. James McNally hit one of his two foul shots on the next possession to bring the Diplomats within three.

Brooks stole the ball from Sean O'Connor and went coast-to-coast putting the Diplomats within a point with 50 seconds left. O'Connell missed a jumper with 18 seconds remaining and fouled Baker, setting up his shots from the stripe.

The game started out in a defensive battle as both teams struggled to make any buckets. McNally's layup at 1:45 put F&M up six points and Brooks hit a jumper with four seconds left to give the Diplomats a 24-18 edge at halftime.

Three players scored in double-figures for F&M. McNally finished with a game-high 15 points and Mike Baker scored 12 points on 4-for-8 shooting. Brooks added 10 points for the Diplomats.

F&M returns to the court on Saturday when they Diplomats host Dickinson for a CC double-header. The women tip-off at 2 p.m. followed by the men at 4 p.m. for the last regular season game.

JOHNS HOPKINS 46, FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 45

JOHNS HOPKINS (12-12, 8-9 CC)

Andrew Farber-Miller 6-12 2-3 14; John Alberici 3-4 1-1 7; Adam Spengler 2-7 0-0 5; Tim McCarty 1-2 2-4 5; Pat O'Connell 1-10 2-3 4; Mike Henrici 1-8 2-2 4; Danny Gergen 2-4 0-0 4; Sean O'Connor 1-2 1-1 3; Sean Wildes 0-2 0-0 0; Alex Pandrangi 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Dapas 0-0 0-0 0; Peter Scanlon 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-52 10-14 46.

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (20-4, 14-3 CC)

James McNally 7-12 1-4 15; Mike Baker 4-8 4-4 12; Anthony Brooks 5-13 0-0 10; Georgio Milligan 0-6 4-8 4; Steve Tolliver 1-6 0-1 2; Hayk Gyokchyan 1-3 0-1 2; Sal Salvati 0-0 0-0 0; Justin Driver 0-1 0-0 0; Brandon Beckford 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-50 9-18 45.

Johns Hopkins.................   18   28  -   46

Franklin & Marshall...........   24   21  -   45

3-point goals--Johns Hopkins 2-7 (Tim McCarty 1-1; Adam Spengler 1-2; Pat O'Connell 0-2; Danny Gergen 0-1; Peter Scanlon 0-1), Franklin & Marshall 0-11 (; Anthony Brooks 0-3; Georgio Milligan 0-3; Steve Tolliver 0-4; Hayk Gyokchyan 0-1).

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

Rebounds--Johns Hopkins 38 (Mike Henrici 11), Franklin & Marshall 34 (James McNally 12).

Assists--Johns Hopkins 4 (Pat O'Connell 1; Adam Spengler 1; Mike Henrici 1; Tim McCarty 1), Franklin & Marshall 13 (Georgio Milligan 7).

Total fouls--Johns Hopkins 14, Franklin & Marshall 16.

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

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