The Basics
• Score: #10 Johns Hopkins-81, Washington College-51
• Records: JHU (19-2, 13-1 CC) • WC (7-14, 5-9 CC)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Goldfarb Gym
How it Happened
The 10th-ranked Johns Hopkins men's basketball team shot 56.0 percent from the field and went wire-to-wire in an 81-51 win over Washington College Saturday night in Centennial Conference action.
Hopkins jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the game's opening 74 seconds, thanks to five straight points from junior Conner Delaney. The teams then traded scores over the next nine minutes as the Blue Jay lead see-sawed up and down. Following a Patrick Devitt three at the 7:31-mark that made it a six-point game at 22-16, senior Harry O'Neil drained a three to ignite a 13-2 run. Sophomore Tom Quarry capped the run with a pair of free throws, staking Hopkins to a 35-18 lead with 3:48 to play in the half.
Derrick Carter and Daniel Brown combined for four unanswered to pull Washington College back within 13 less than two minutes later. O'Neil responded with two free throws and then Delaney beat the buzzer with a pull-up three to send Hopkins into the half with a 40-22 lead.
Brown opened the second-half scoring for the Shoremen, but the Blue Jays answered with 16-4 run to push their lead to 28 with 11:51 to go in the game. Five different Hopkins players scored during the run, capped by an O'Neil bucket in the paint. Carter scored five straight points to halt the run to trim the deficit to 23. But that's as close as Washington College would get for the remainder of the game as Hopkins lead would balloon to as much as 32.
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 82-62 all-time against Washington College and has won two straight and eight of the last nine.
• The Blue Jays' win streak is now 10 as they head into a meeting with the undefeated Swarthmore Garnet on Wednesday. JHU remains in second place in the Centennial Conference, one game back of Swarthmore. The Blue Jays are looking to split the season series after a December 10 loss at Swarthmore.
• With the win, head coach Josh Loeffler is now tied for third in school history with 61 wins.
Inside the Box Score
• Delaney led all scorers with 23 points, going 10-of-11 from the field, while grabbing four boards and handing out three assists. It is his 10th 20-point game of the season and 12th of his career.
• Quarry finished with 13 points and three blocks, while sophomore Alex Schachne added 10 points. Sophomore Ethan Bartlett just missed his second double-double with a game-high 10 boards and eight points.
• Brown paced the Shoremen with 12 points and five rebounds. Devitt added 11 points and Austin Allen chipped in 10.
• Hopkins shot 56.0 percent from the field for the game, including an impressive 65.2 percent in the second half. The Blue Jays held the Shoremen to just 27.9 percent from the floor for the game.
Up Next
• Hopkins hosts top-ranked Swarthmore on Wednesday, February 12. Tip-off is slated for 8:00 pm at Goldfarb Gym.