The Basics
• Score: #16 Swarthmore-78, #12 Johns Hopkins-69
• Records: JHU (9-2, 5-1 CC) • SC (12-1, 6-0 CC)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Goldfarb Gym
• The Short Story: Visiting Swarthmore used a late run to defeat the Johns Hopkins men's basketball team, 78-69, Tuesday night in a battle of unbeaten Centennial Conference teams.  
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins led 61-53 after a Conner Delaney put-back in the paint at 6:56 but a Matt Mulvey layup sparked an 18-3 run that spanned five and a half minutes. Mulvey capped the run with a free throw to stake Swarthmore to a 74-61 lead at the 1:23-mark. Delaney answered with a driving layup to pull the Blue Jays within five but the Garnet would go 7-of-8 from the line in the final 72 seconds to secure the win.
• Delaney, senior Chid Nnake and junior Sidney Thybulle combined for 12 points in the game's opening five minutes as Hopkins jumped out to a 12-2 lead. Swarthmore answered with a 12-3 run, capped by a George Visconti three-pointer to make it a one-point game with 11:09 to play in the half. Junior Carson James answered with a three of his own, but a pair of Aidan Godfrey triples, sandwiched around a Thybulle layup, tied the game at 20 at the 7:59-mark.
• Delaney responded with a pair of free throws, followed by a deep three from senior Ethan Bartlett as the shot clock expired and Hopkins led 25-20. Swarthmore answered with seven straight points to grab the lead at 27-20 with 2:34 left. James and Delaney then sandwiched three-pointers around a Conor Harkins' triple and the Jays' led by one. Godfrey had the final say of the half, scoring on a driving layup to send Swarthmore into the half with a 32-31 lead.
• The Garnet pushed their lead to five early in the second with four straight free throws. Senior Tom Quarry responded with five points in a 21-second span to tie the game at 36. The teams then traded scores over the ensuing five minutes and Hopkins led 48-47. Back-to-back threes from Delaney and senior Braeden Johnson put JHU on top 54-47, but again Swarthmore answered, cutting the lead to one less than two minutes later. The Blue Jays answered with a run of their own, scoring seven straight to push out to that 61-53 lead.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins has its nine-game win streak snapped and drops its first conference game since February 12, 2020.
• The Blue Jays fall to 80-44 all-time against the Garnet, with Swarthmore having won five of the last six.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Delaney led all scorers with 20 points, to go with four assists and five rebounds. Thybulle scored a career-high 15 points and just missed a double-double with nine rebounds. James also finished in double figures with 11 points.
• DeAngelo and Visconti led the Garnet with 18 points apiece, while DeAngelo also handed out five assists. Michael Caprise had a game-high 11 rebounds and chipped in nine points. Godfrey added 13 points and three blocked shots.
• Hopkins held Swarthmore to under 40 percent (39.3) from the field for just the second time this season. The Garnet were shooting 48.2 percent from the field coming into the game. Hopkins also won the battle of the boards (41-35).  
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to the court on Thursday, January 13 as the Blue Jays host the McDaniel Green Terror. Tip-off for the Centennial Conference contest is slated for 8:00 pm.