The Basics
• Score: #14 Johns Hopkins-76, McDaniel-60
• Records: JHU (16-2, 10-1 CC) • MC (5-13, 1-10 CC)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Goldfarb Gym
How it Happened
The 14th-ranked Johns Hopkins men's basketball team went wire-to-wire in a 76-60 win over visiting McDaniel in Centennial Conference action Wednesday night.
Hopkins jumped out to a 15-6 lead, fueled in part by a trio of three-pointers from junior Joey Kern and sophomores Ethan Bartlett and Tom Quarry. The teams traded scores and then a conventional three-point play by junior Conner Delaney and a fast-break one-handed dunk from Bartlett stake the Blue Jays to a 22-10 lead with 12:11 to go in the half.
A Mike Wallace triple and a Che' Colbert layup cut the deficit to seven less than a minute later. Sophomore Alex Schachne pushed the lead back to double digits with a bucket from downtown, but it was answered by a Caleb Johnson jumper. Senior Harry O'Neil then hit a pair of free throws to spark a 16-4 run that put Hopkins on top 41-21 at the 1:43-mark. Five different players scored during the run that spanned seven minutes. Colbert scored five straight points to end the half for the Green Terror, making it a 41-26 game at the break.
Wallace and Kaelen Kanealey opened the second with back-to-back buckets and the Blue Jays' lead was down to 11. Quarry and O'Neil responded with buckets in the paint to put JHU up 45-30, but McDaniel answered with a quick five-point burst to pull back within 10. Freshman Carson James and Quarry combined for an 8-2 run that pushed the lead back to 16 with 11:49 to play.
The Green Terror made one more push got to within 10 of the Blue Jays with 7:20 to play. But that's as close as they would get. Kern drained a three from the corner to ignite a quick 9-2 run that ballooned the lead to 17 at the 3:39-mark. McDaniel would get no closer than 13 in the final 90 seconds as Hopkins secured the win.
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 90-77-1 all-time against McDaniel and has won eight straight in the series.
• The win pushes the Blue Jays' win streak to seven as they move to 10-1 in the conference. JHU remains one game back from the top spot in the Centennial Conference.
• The Blue Jays have won at least 16 games in each of the last four seasons and seven of the last eight.
Inside the Box Score
• Quarry and O'Neil led the Blue Jays with 14 points each while O'Neil also had six rebounds. Kern added 10 points and four steals and Bartlett had a game-high eight rebounds.
• Wallace scored a game-high 24 points for the Green Terror. Colbert scored 15 points and Josh Arruda had a team-best seven rebounds.
Up Next
• Hopkins is back in action on Saturday, February 1 to host Muhlenberg in the annual Wall-O'Mahony game. Tip-off is slated for 2:00 pm at Goldfarb Gym.