The Basics
• Score: #14 Johns Hopkins-88, Gettysburg-56
• Records: JHU (4-1, 1-0 CC) • GC (2-2, 0-1 CC)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Goldfarb Gym
• The Short Story: Junior Tom Quarry scored 22 of his 27 points in the second half as the 14^th-ranked Johns Hopkins men's basketball team opened conference play with an 88-56 win over Gettysburg Tuesday night.
 
How it Happened
• Trailing 10 points at halftime, Jack Rooney drained a three in the corner to spark a 12-8 spurt that made it a six-point game at the 14:26-mark. Quarry then drained a three-pointer from the wing to ignite a 34-7 run, that spanned nearly 10 minutes, and saw the Blue Jays' lead balloon to 33. Five different players scored during the run, but it was Quarry doing most of the damage with 19 points.
• Hopkins would push its lead to as many as 36, while it never dipped below 31, in the final five minutes.
• Graduate student Conner Delaney opened the scoring with a pair of free throws just nine seconds into the game. But the Bullets answered with seven straight points to go up 7-2 on a Ryan McKeon triple at 18:19. The lead seesawed up and down over the next three minutes and Gettysburg led 12-7.
• Junior Lincoln Yeutter got a bucket in the paint, followed by an Ethan Bartlett three-pointer and just like that it was a tie game. That kick-started a 21-0 run as the Blue Jays methodically built a 28-12 lead with points coming from six players. Colin Farrell ended the run with a four-point play a the 5:43-mark.
• Bartlett scored from downtown to push the lead back to 15, but a Max Pernetti turnaround jumper sparked a 9-2 run that saw Gettysburg slice the deficit to eight with 48 ticks on the clock. Junior Sidney Thybulle and junior Carson James sandwiched buckets around a Akim Joseph layup and Hopkins took a 37-27 lead into the half.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 43-52 all-time against Gettysburg and has won eight straight in the series.
• The Blue Jays have won each of the last four games by 20 or more points for the first time in program history.
• Hopkins opens conference play with a win for the fifth straight season.  
 
Inside the Box Score
• Quarry led all scorers with 27 points, with 18 of those coming from three-point range. He also grabbed five rebounds and had two steals.
• James finished with 12 points, while Delaney added 10 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals. Bartlett matched Delaney with a game-high seven rebounds and also blocked a pair of shots.  
• Farrell led the Bullets with 11 points and six assists, while Rooney finished with 10 points.
• Hopkins outrebounded Gettysburg, 46-32, and outscored the Bullets, 51-29, in the second half.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Sunday, November 28 as the Blue Jays host the Lycoming Warriors. Tip-off for the non-conference contest is slated for 2:00 pm at Goldfarb Gym.