The Blue Jays led 51-38 with 13:40 remaining after a layup by Zack Armen, but the Seahawks responded with a 12-6 run to cut the deficit to 57-50 with just under six minutes remaining. Tyson Lesesne opened and closed the run with three pointers and added a layup during the spree as well.
Johns Hopkins senior T.J. Valerio answered Lesesne\'s last three-pointer with a triple of his own to increase the lead to 60-50 and back-to-back layups by seniors Matt Griffin and Dan Nawrocki later pushed the lead to 66-52 and the `Hawks were never closer than 12 in the final three minutes. The Blue Jays hit 10-of-12 from the free throw line in the final 2:46 to seal the victory.
There were four ties and six lead changes in the first half, all of which came in the first five minutes of the game. A fast-break layup by Valerio with 13:30 remaining in the half ignited a 28-11 Blue Jay run that pushed their lead to a first-half high of 17 points at 40-23. Griffin scored all 14 of his first-half points during the spree, which also included nine points from Valerio.
Both teams struggled out of the gate in the second half before the Seahawks closed the 42-28 halftime deficit to 46-38 on a three-pointer by Valdez Preston. Hopkins answered with a three-pointer from Doug Polster and Armen\'s layup one possession later. That set the stage for Lesesne\'s outburst, which Valerio ended with his three pointer that jump-started Hopkins\' final run.
Griffin scored a game-high 22 points and hit 12-of-13 from the free throw line, while Valerio added 19 points and hit three, three-pointers. The Blue Jays hit 28-of-37 (.757) from the free throw line and held a 42-39 advantage on the boards as senior Dan Nawrocki pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds.
Preston led the Seahawks with 19 points and hit 5-of-9 from three-point range. Lesesne added 18 points, but hit just 6-of-18 from the floor.