HAVERFORD, Pa. – Hayk Gyokchyan and Georgio Milligan combined for 51 points to lead No. 11 Franklin & Marshall to a 71-61 victory over Haverford in Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball action Saturday afternoon. The win is the eighth straight over Haverford.
F&M remains unbeaten on season with a 9-0, 4-0 CC mark while the Fords fell to 2-7, 1-4 CC.
The first half was a battle, resulting in five lead changes and two ties as neither team led by more than six points. The Diplomats went up six points, 15-9, on a Milligan layup at 13:47, before the Fords answered with a 10-4 run to tie the game at 19-19 at 9:29. Haverford went up five points on a three-pointer by Ian Goldberg two minutes later. Matt Porter's jumper with 59 seconds remaining in the half put the Diplomats back on top, but the Fords answered with three-straight points to close the half with a 33-31 edge.
Haverford went up five points 40 seconds into the second half on a trey by Joel Michel. F&M kept pace and slowly chipped away and took a 39-38 edge on a Milligan bucket at 16:51. The Diplomats extended their to lead to three, but Haverford scored four straight to regain the lead, 42-41, at 14:52.
F&M went on a 10-4 run over the next three and half minutes to take the lead, 51-45, for good. The Fords hung around and came within two points, 61-59, at 5:37. The Diplomats quickly answered with three points from the stripe and built their lead to seven points, 67-60, on a Gyokchyan free throw at 1:38. Haverford only managed one point through the final minute and half of the game and F&M netted four in that span.
Gyokchyan scored a career-high 29 points to go along with 11 boards for his fourth double-double of the year. The junior shot 13-for-16 from the field and went 3-for-6 from the stripe. Milligan tallied 22 points for his fourth 20+ plus points performance this season.
Jon Salandra finished with seven points while Matt Porter and Brandon Beckford both netted six points each.
Goldberg scored a team-high 20 points for the Fords and Michel ended with 16.
The Diplomats held a commanding 34-19 advantage on the glass and outshot the Fords 57% to 50%.
F&M returns to action on Jan. 2 when the Diplomats host Misericordia at 7:00 p.m in the first round of the Sponaugle New Years Tournament.
No. 11 FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 71, HAVERFORD COLLEGE 61
FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (9-0, 5-0 CC)
Hayk Gyokchyan 13-16 3-6 29; Georgio Milligan 8-16 6-8 22; Jon Salandra 3-4 1-2 7; Matt Porter 3-4 0-0 6; Brandon Beckford 1-4 4-4 6; Max Brewer 0-0 1-2 1;Kevin Henry 0-1 0-0 0; Dave Balderston 0-0 0-0 0; Ty Savastio 0-0 0-0 0; Ed Early 0-1 0-0 0; Brett McCormick 0-2 0-0 0; Xavier Braham 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-49 15-22 71.
HAVERFORD COLLEGE (2-7, 1-4 CC)
Ian Goldberg 7-12 1-2 20; Joel Michel 7-8 1-4 16; Brett Cohen 4-14 1-1 9; Bo Friddell 2-6 4-4 8; Gibby Graves 2-3 1-1 5; Geoff Hartmann 1-1 0-0 3; Lucas Colombo 0-1 0-0 0; Louis Cipriano 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-46 8-12 61.
Franklin & Marshall........... 31 40 - 71
Haverford College............. 33 28 - 61
3-point goals--Franklin & Marshall 0-4 (; Georgio Milligan 0-2; Brett McCormick 0-2), Haverford College 7-11 (Ian Goldberg 5-8; Joel Michel 1-1; Geoff Hartmann 1-1; Louis Cipriano 0-1).
Fouled out--Franklin & Marshall-None, Haverford College-Bo Friddell.
Rebounds--Franklin & Marshall 34 (Hayk Gyokchyan 11), Haverford College 19 (Brett Cohen 8).
Assists--Franklin & Marshall 20 (Georgio Milligan 7), Haverford College 15 (Ian Goldberg 4).
Total fouls--Franklin & Marshall 13, Haverford College 20.
Technical fouls--Franklin & Marshall-None, Haverford College-None.
A-179