The Basics
• Score: #12 Johns Hopkins-77, Washington College-61
• Records: JHU (19-3, 15-2 CC) • WC (4-20, 1-16 CC)
• Location: Chestertown, MD • Finnegan Court
• The Short Story: Four players scored in double figures to lead the 12^th-ranked Johns Hopkins men's basketball team to a 77-61 win over host Washington College Wednesday night.
 
How it Happened
• Trailing 6-4 early, senior Braeden Johnson gave the Blue Jays the lead with a three-pointer. That bucket sparked a 17-3 run, that spanned just over four minutes, and saw six different players score. Junior Carson James capped the run with a basket in the paint to put Hopkins on top 21-9 with 11:15 to play in the half.
• A Jason Zielinski triple cut the lead back to single digits but the Blue Jays answered with six straight points. The Shoremen responded with six unanswered of their own and Hopkins led 27-18 at the 7:13-mark. The teams swapped scores over the final seven minutes of the half and Hopkins took a 39-28 lead into the break.
• Precieux Tshibangu and Dilyn Backer opened the second with back-to-back buckets to pull Washington College within seven. Graduate student Conner Delaney and senior Tom Quarry sandwiched three-pointers around a Sam Corrao jumper and the Blue Jays' lead was 11.
• After trading buckets, Hopkins led 47-38 with 14:53 to play in the game. Johnson drained a triple to push the lead back to double-digits and ignite a quick 10-2 run that saw the Blue Jays' lead swell to 17 just four minutes later. That run would seal the win for Hopkins as Washington College could get no closer than 13 over the final 11 minutes.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 84-63 all-time against Washington College and has won four straight over the Shoremen.
• The Blue Jays remain one game up in the Centennial Conference standings with one game to play. Hopkins can secure the number one seed in the Centennial Conference Tournament with a win on Saturday.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Delaney led the Blue Jays with 15 points, while handing out four assists and grabbing four boards. He moved into eighth place in JHU history in career points with 1,344 and needs just five to move into seventh. Delaney also needs 14 assists to tie Dave Eikenberg's program record for career assists (399).
• Quarry punched up 14 points, doing 5-of-7 from the field, including 4-of-5 from downtown. Johnson and James finished with 11 points and six rebounds each. Sophomore Will Sykes grabbed a game-high seven rebounds and added nine points.
• Corrao led the Shoremen with 15 points and also pulled six rebounds. Kedrick Frink added 11 points and also had six rebounds.
 
Up Next
•  Hopkins closes out the regular season on Saturday, February 19 as the Blue Jays host Ursinus. Tip-off at Goldfarb Gym is set for 7:00 pm. Read Full Article