ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Johns Hopkins senior forward Steve Adams, right, scored 14 points and senior guard Brendan Kamm added 12 as the Blue Jay men recorded Division III's second upset of a Division I program by defeating Navy, 66-61, Wednesday night at Alumni Hall.

The Blue Jays led for the final 13:09 and hit six consecutive free throws in the last 30 seconds to secure the win and improve to 5-1 this season. Navy lost its fourth in a row and fell to 2-4. The win marked the first time Hopkins has beaten the Midshipmen, who had won the first 17 meetings between the schools. It's also the sixth victory for a Division III team against a Division I team in the last three years, following Fisk's 69-65 win at Tennessee State on Nov. 25.

After the teams battled to a 26-26 tie through the first half, the Midshipmen scored the first six points of the second half on consecutive 3-pointers by Jason Jeanpierre and Marcell Cummings. However, the Blue Jays responded with an 8-2 run to tie the game at 34-34 with 15:17 remaining After Navy took a 39-38 lead, Adams hit a jumper at the 13:09 mark, and the Blue Jays would not trail again.

Hopkins extended its advantage to 46-40 at the 10:22 mark on a layup by freshman forward Frank Mason, who finished with a career-high eight points in 14 minutes, but the Midshipmen fought back to 51-50 with 5:40 left.

After a layup by Kamm, Navy's Francis Ebong scored and by fouled, but he missed the free throw that would have tied the game. JHU junior guard Kevin Marquez then hit one of two foul shots and Adams followed with a jumper, and after a Navy free throw Kamm hit a jumper to give Hopkins a 58-53 lead with 2:18 remaining.

Cummings answered with a layup at the 1:23 mark, but JHU senior forward Jay Kreider hit a tough 20-foot jumper as the shot clock was running out to extend the Hopkins lead to five with 50 seconds left. Kreider, Kamm, and Marquez each went 2-for-2 from the line in the final 30 seconds to hold off the Midshipmen.

Kreider finished with 11 points and eight rebounds for the Blue Jays, while senior center Mike Blaine scored nine points, pulled down a career-high nine rebounds, and blocked three shots.

The Midshipmen out-rebounded the Blue Jays 43-35, but Hopkins shot 51.1% from the floor while holding Navy to 33.3%, including 6-of-26 from behind the arc.