BALTIMORE – Mike Baker scored a game-high 20 points and pulled down 10 boards to lead No. 22 Franklin & Marshall to a 86-55 victory over Johns Hopkins Thursday evening in Centennial Conference (CC) action. The double-double was the fifth for Baker this season.

The game started out slow as both team settled in. F&M (14-4, 9-2 CC) held a 13-12 lead almost eight minutes into the contest. Georgio Milligan scored four points in a 12-0 Diplomats' run as F&M went up 24-12 at 8:17. Johns Hopkins (4-14, 2-9 CC) came within seven points, 30-23, at 3:19 before the Diplomats closed out the half with a 8-4 run to go into the break with a 38-27 edge.

F&M came out of the gates strong in the second stanza outscoring the Blue Jays 11-4 to take a 49-31 edge almost four minutes into the half. The Diplomats maintained at least a 17-point lead the remainder of the game and led by as much as 31.

Milligan netted 16 points on 5-for-8 shooting. Hayk Gyokchyan finished with 14 points and six boards. Brandon Beckford added 10 while Matt Porter dropped in nine points for the Diplomats.

John Alberici paced Hopkins with 15 points while Aleksander Nikolic ended with 11.

F&M outshot Johns Hopkins 51% to 40% and finished with 12 steals resulting in 22 points.

Coach Glenn Robinson is four victories away from becoming only the 13th coach in NCAA history to reach the 800-win plateau. Robinson is also four games shy from coaching in his 1,100 contest in his 40 years at F&M.

You can read more about Robinson's road to 800 by clicking here.

F&M returns to court on Saturday when the Diplomats travel to Haverford for a 3 p.m. tip off.

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 86, JOHNS HOPKINS 55

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (14-4, 9-2 CC)
Mike Baker 9-13 2-2 20; Georgio Milligan 5-8 6-9 16; Hayk Gyokchyan 5-8 4-4 14; Brandon Beckford 3-8 2-2 10; Matt Porter 3-3 3-3 9; Steve Tolliver 3-10 0-1 8; Jon Salandra 2-6 1-1 5; Max Brewer 1-4 2-3 4; Dave Balderston 0-0 0-0 0; Brett McCormick 0-0 0-0 0; Ty Savastio 0-0 0-0 0; Nick Mraz 0-0 0-0 0; Ed Early 0-0 0 0 0. Totals 31-60 20-25 86.

JOHNS HOPKINS (4-14, 2-9 CC)
John Alberici 5-10 5-5 15; Aleksandar Nikolic 5-9 1-2 11; Connor McIntyre 2-5 2-2 6; Daniel Corbett 2-5 0-2 5; Tim McCarty 1-2 1-4 4; Pat Wildes 1-2 1-1 3; Jaraad Rogers 1-4 0-0 2; John Mysliwiec 0-0 2-4 2; Alex Pandrangi 1-2 0-1 2; Peter Scanlon 1-5 0-0 2; Adam Spengler 1-3 0-0 2; Sean Wildes 0-1 1-2 1; Mike Rhoads 0-1 0-0 0; Danny Gergen 0-1 0-0 0; Sean O'Connor 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 13-23 55.

Franklin & Marshall...........   38   48  -   86
Johns Hopkins.................   27   28  -   55

3-point goals--Franklin & Marshall 4-14 (Steve Tolliver 2-5; Brandon Beckford 2-5; Max Brewer 0-3; Georgio Milligan 0-1), Johns Hopkins 2-11 (Daniel Corbett 1-2; Tim McCarty 1-1; Jaraad Rogers 0-3; Alex Pandrangi 0-1; Peter Scanlon 0-2; Sean Wildes 0-1; Danny Gergen 0-1).

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

Rebounds--Franklin & Marshall 33 (Mike Baker 10), Johns Hopkins 30 (Aleksandar Nikolic 5; Connor McIntyre 5).

Assists--Franklin & Marshall 16 (Max Brewer 6), Johns Hopkins 10 (John Mysliwiec 3; Connor McIntyre 3).

Total fouls--Franklin & Marshall 20, Johns Hopkins 17.

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

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