BALTIMORE -- Brandon Federici and Cedric Moune combined for 37 points to deliver Franklin & Marshall a 60-51 victory over Johns Hopkins in Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball action Tuesday evening.  The Diplomats improved to 5-0, 2-0 CC while the Blue Jays dropped to 3-2, 1-1 CC. 

F&M jumped out to an early 12-2 lead nine minutes into the contest with seven points from Moune. Hopkins slowly chipped away and came within six, 15-9, at 6:48, but F&M responded by outscoring the Blue Jays 12-7 over the next three minutes to go up 27-16. The Diplomats increased their lead to 29-18, but Hopkins finished strong with four straight points to make it 29-22 at the break. 

The Blue Jays continued their momentum at the start of the second as Ryan Curran brought Hopkins within a point, 33-32, at 14:25.  Jared Wright hit a jumper to put F&M up three before the Blue Jays netted five straight to take their only lead of the game, 37-35, with 12:38 left to play. F&M answered with a 13-6 run over the next seven minutes and took a 48-43 lead at 5:40. 

Hopkins came within three on multiple occasions during the next four minutes, but the Diplomats answered every time to keep it a two-possession game. Jimmy Hammer hit a trey for the Blue Jays at 3:11 to bring Hopkins within three, but Federici scored four straight to put F&M up seven, 56-49, with 1:29 on the clock and the Diplomats went 4-for-7 from the stripe down the stretch to secure the win. 

Federici went 6-for-13 from the field for 19 points and added four boards while Moune shot 6-for-12 with 10 rebounds to finish with his second double-double of the season. Morgan Lee also reached double figures with 10 points on 5-for-9 shooting while Wright netted seven for the Diplomats. 

Hammer led the way for Hopkins with 16 points and George Bugarinovic added 10. Ryan Curran finished with nine off the bench for the Blue Jays. 

F&M outshot Hopkins 45-30 percent and forced 18 turnovers, which resulted in 16 points. 

The Diplomats return to action on Saturday when F&M travels to Elizabethtown for a 3:00 p.m. game.