The Basics
• Score: #13 Johns Hopkins-77, Franklin & Marshall-60
• Records: JHU (12-2, 8-1 CC) • FMC (6-10, 3-6 CC)
• Location: Lancaster, PA • Mayser Center
• The Short Story: The 13^th-ranked Johns Hopkins men's basketball team jumped out to a 14-0 lead and didn't look back en route to a 77-60 win at Franklin & Marshall Wednesday night.
 
How it Happened
• The Blue Jays got buckets from four players as they jumped out to that 14-point lead. Senior Ethan Bartlett capped the opening run with six straight points. The Diplomats finally got on the board at the 16:05-mark thanks to a Omar Nichols jumper. The teams traded buckets over the ensuing two and a half minutes and Hopkins led 18-6.
• A Tom Quarry three-pointer and Sidney Thybulle layup quickly pushed the lead to 17. Franklin & Marshall answered with a six-point spurt to pull back within 11 with 10:51 to play. Conner Delaney drained a pair of free throws and John Windley hit a triple, sandwiched around a jumper by Travis Cumber, and the Blue Jays' lead was 14 just 85 seconds later.
• John Seidman answered with a bucket in the paint, followed by a Sam Davison three-pointer and the lead was single digits for the first time in nearly 10 minutes. The Blue Jays responded with a methodical 18-6 run over the final eight and a half minutes and Hopkins took a 46-25 lead into the half.
• The second half was more of a back-and-forth affair as the Blue Jays' lead swelled to as much as 28 at the midway point. The Diplomats battled back to within 16, but that's as close as they could get as the 21-point half-time deficit was too much to overcome.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 45-64 all-time against Franklin & Marshall and has won seven straight in the series. The 17-point win is JHU's biggest in Lancaster since a 79-61 win on November 26, 2013.
• The Blue Jays' 12-2 mark is their best record through 14 games since 2014-15.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Delaney led all scorers with a 24 points and handed out a game-high five assists. He eclipsed the 1,200-point mark with his first bucket of the game and now ranks 10^th in program history with 1,223 points.
• Quarry and Bartlett just missed double doubles. Quarry finished with 16 points and eight rebounds, while Bartlett had a game-high nine rebounds to go with eight points. Carson James also finished in double figures with 11 points.
• Seidman led the Diplomats with 16 points, while Nichols added nine points.
• Hopkins dominated on the boards, outrebounding Franklin & Marshall, 42-26.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Saturday, January 22 as the Blue Jays host Muhlenberg. Tip-off at Goldfarb Gym is slated for 4:00 pm.
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