The Basics
• Score: No. 12 Johns Hopkins 84, Ursinus 68
• Records: JHU (19-3, 15-2 CC) • UC (12-12, 9-9 CC)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Goldfarb Gym
• The Short Story: The 12th-ranked Johns Hopkins men's basketball team got a game-high 26 points from senior Conner Delaney as the Blue Jays locked up the top seed in the upcoming Centennial Conference Tournament with an 84-68 win over Ursinus Saturday evening.
 
How it Happened
• After the Bears whittled a 46-37 halftime deficit down to three at 46-43 with a six-point run to open the second half, the Blue Jays responded with a 25-11 run to grab a 71-54 lead with nine minutes remaining and the Bears were never closer than 14 the rest of the way.

• A Sidney Thybulle dunk was followed by a Delaney triple to jump-start the spree, which included another Delaney three and a Braeden Johnson three from the wing that capped the run.

• Six different players scoring during the spurt for the Blue Jays, who needed less than nine minutes to score the 25 points.  Delaney scored eight points during the run, while Johnson added seven, including the run-ending triple that gave the Blue Jays the 17-point lead.

• The Blue Jays had built a nine-point halftime lead on the hot first-half shooting of Delaney, who scored 16 points before intermission.  Down 17-16 after a Beau Everett three-pointer just over five minutes into the game, the Blue Jays used a 16-6 run to turn the one-point deficit into a lead that they would never relinquish.

• A driving layup from Delaney jump-started the spree for the Blue Jays, who would have five different players score during the run.  Delaney scored seven points during the 16-6 surge and Carson James added five for the Blue Jays, who led 32-23 after the run.
 
What it Means
• Johns Hopkins secures the top seed in the Centennial Conference Tournament for the first time since 2015.  The Blue Jays will play the winner of the first-round game between fourth-seeded Dickinson and fifth-seeded Ursinus on Friday, February 25 in the semifinals.  The time of that game will be announced on Monday, February 21.

• The Blue Jays improve to 20-3 overall and 16-2 in the Centennial. This is the Blue Jays' third 20-win season under head coach Josh Loeffler and the 10^th in program history.
 
• The 16 Centennial Conference wins ties the Johns Hopkins single-season record.  This is the third time the Blue Jays have won 16 CC games in a season; all three have come since 2014-15.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Delaney's 26 points were a game-high and he led four Blue Jays in double figures.  James (14), Thybulle (10) and Johnson (10) also scored at least 10 points in the win.  Thybulle just missed a double-double as he had 10 points and nine rebounds.
 
• The Blue Jays outrebounded the Bears 43-29 and hit 33-of-66 (.500) shots from the floor and 8-of-9 (.889) from the free throw line.
 
• Ursinus got 17 point and six rebounds from Ryan Hughes and Kyle Mauer (15) and Trevor Wall (11) combined for 26 points.
 
• The Blue Jays honored their six seniors/graduate students – Delaney, Johnson, Ethan Bartlett, Tom Quarry, Chid Nnake and Diego Thompson before the game.