HAVERFORD, Pa. – Five players scored in double-figures as No. 22 Franklin & Marshall defeated Haverford 71-56 in Centennial Conference (CC) action Saturday afternoon. The Diplomats picked up the season sweep of the Fords for the third year in a row and improved to 15-4, 10-2 CC. Haverford fell to 8-9, 6-6 CC.
F&M led wire-to-wire in the first half, opening up the game on an 8-0 run. The Fords came within a point on multiple occasions, the last coming at 8:05 with the score 18-17 in favor of the Diplomats. F&M drained two treys to lead by seven at 6:42 before taking a 32-29 edge into the break.
The Fords came out strong in the second, taking a 35-34 lead two minutes into the second half. That lead was short lived as F&M strung together a Steve Tolliver led 17-6 run to take a 51-41 edge at 12:56. Tolliver scored six of his 10 points in the run. F&M led by as much as 18 points and did not trail by more than 11 the remainder of the contest.
Hayk Gyokcyan finished with a team-high 14 points on 6-for-8 shooting. Georgio Milligan netted 13 and Brandon Beckford dropped in 12 points. Mike Baker pulled down a game-high 12 boards and added 10 points for his sixth double-double of the season.
Sam Permutt led the Fords with a game-high 18 points while Brett Cohen finished with 14 points for Haveroford.
F&M outshot the Fords 49% to 36% and held a commanding 46-29 advantage on the glass.
Coach Glenn Robinson is three victories away from becoming only the 13th coach in NCAA history to reach the 800-win plateau. Robinson is also four games shy from coaching in his 1,100 contest in his 40 years at F&M.
You can read more about Robinson's road to 800 by clicking here.
Franklin & Marshall returns to action on Wednesday when the Diplomats host Ursinus at 7:30 p.m.
FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 71, HAVERFORD 56
FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (15-4, 10-2 CC)
Hayk Gyokchyan 6-8 2-2 14; Georgio Milligan 6-13 1-1 13; Brandon Beckford 5-10 1-2 12; Mike Baker 4-9 2-2 10; Steve Tolliver 5-7 0-0 10; Max Brewer 2-4 0-0 6; Dave Balderston 1-3 2-2 4; Jon Salandra 1-2 0-0 2; Matt Porter 0-5 0-0 0; Brett McCormick 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 30-61 8-10 71.
HAVERFORD (9-9, 6-6 CC)
Sam Permutt 8-11 2-2 18; Brett Cohen 7-13 0-0 14; Ian Goldberg 3-11 1-2 9; Cam Baker 3-15 0-1 6; Bo Friddell 1-9 2-3 4; Louis Cipriano 1-4 0-0 3; Lekan O-Nicholson 1-3 0-0 2; Brennen Sawyer 0-0 0-0 0; Joel Michel 0-0 0-0 0; Eli Schwarz 0-0 0-0 0; Geoff Hartmann 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-66 5-8 56.
Franklin & Marshall........... 32 39 - 71
Haverford..................... 29 27 - 56
3-point goals--Franklin & Marshall 3-9 (Max Brewer 2-4; Brandon Beckford 1-2; Steve Tolliver 0-2; Georgio Milligan 0-1), Haverford 3-13 (Ian Goldberg 2-7; Louis Cipriano 1-3; Bo Friddell 0-3).
Fouled out--Franklin & Marshall-None, Haverford-None.
Rebounds--Franklin & Marshall 46 (Mike Baker 12), Haverford 29 (Brett Cohen 7).
Assists--Franklin & Marshall 10 (Georgio Milligan 5), Haverford 9 (Ian Goldberg 5).
Total fouls--Franklin & Marshall 11, Haverford 13.
Technical fouls--Franklin & Marshall-None, Haverford-None.