LANCASTER, Pa. – Georgio Milligan scored a game-high 18 points to lead No. 14 Franklin & Marshall to a 63-46 victory over McDaniel in Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball action Saturday evening.  The Diplomats improved to 7-0, 3-0 CC while the Green Terror fell to 3-4, 1-2 CC. 

It was a slow start for the first seven minutes of action with the Diplomats holding an 11-2 edge at 12:49.  McDaniel scored nine unanswered points to tie the game at 11-11 with 8:40 left in the first half.  That was as close as the Green Terror would get as F&M outscored McDaniel 18-6 through the final eight minutes of the first half to take a 29-17 lead into the break. 

The Diplomats continued their dominance, opening the second half with an 11-4 run to take a 38-21 lead at 15:53.  McDaniel got within 15 points, 42-27, at 11:32 before F&M countered with a 9-4 run to take its largest lead of the game, 51-31, at 8:28.  The Diplomats led by as much as 19 points the remainder of the game and never dropped their lead below 12. 

Milligan shot 7-for-9 from the floor and went 3-for-5 from the stripe for his seventh straight double-figure performance. Jon Salandra added 12 points, six boards and three steals.  Brandon Beckford dropped in 11 points on 3-for-5 shooting. Matt Porter tallied seven, Hayk Gyokchyan finished with six and Xavier Braham scored four points for the Diplomats. 

Cullen Murray-Kemp was the only Green Terror in double-figures with 13 points. 

F&M outshot McDaniel 53% to 34% and held a 31-24 advantage on the glass. 

The Diplomats return to action on Wednesday when F&M travels to Gettysburg for an 8:00 p.m. game. F&M will travel to Haverford on Saturday for a 3:00 p.m. to wrap up the 2011 portion on its schedule. 

No. 14 FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 63, MCDANIEL 46

MCDANIEL (3-4, 1-2 CC)

Cullen Murray-Kemp 4-9 2-2 13; Andrew Merlo 1-11 6-8 8; James Cranwell 2-4 2-2 7; Evan Pupelis 2-4 1-8 5; Phillip Perry 2-4 0-0 4; Woody Butler 1-4 2-6 4; Tyler Smith 1-1 0-0 3; Marcus Dyson 1-2 0-0 2; Louis Sarris-Grau 0-1 0-0 0; Tyler Rudd 0-0 0-0 0; Josh Smith 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 14-41 13-26 46.

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (7-0, 3-0 CC)

Georgio Milligan 7-9 3-5 18; Jon Salandra 4-6 4-5 12; Brandon Beckford 3-5 3-6 11; Matt Porter 3-7 1-2 7; Hayk Gyokchyan 3-10 0-0 6; Xavier Braham 2-2 0-0 4; Terrel Phelps 1-4 0-0 3; Ty Savastio 1-2 0-0 2; Dave Balderston 0-0 0-0 0; Kevin Henry 0-0 0-0 0; Max Brewer 0-0 0-0 0; Nick Mraz 0-0 0-0 0; Ed Early 0-0 0-0 0; Brett McCormick 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-45 11-18 63.

McDaniel......................   17   29  -   46

Franklin & Marshall...........   29   34  -   63

3-point goals--McDaniel 5-9 (Cullen Murray-Kemp 3-3; Tyler Smith 1-1; James Cranwell 1-1; Phillip Perry 0-1; Andrew Merlo 0-3), Franklin & Marshall 4-8 (Brandon Beckford 2-3; Terrel Phelps 1-4; Georgio Milligan 1-1). 

Fouled out--McDaniel-Phillip Perry, Franklin & Marshall-None. 

Rebounds--McDaniel 24 (Andrew Merlo 7), Franklin & Marshall 31 (Hayk Gyokchyan 7). 

Assists--McDaniel 8 (Andrew Merlo 4), Franklin & Marshall 8 (Jon Salandra 3). 

Total fouls--McDaniel 20, Franklin & Marshall 22. 

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

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