Washington's final field goal of the game came with 3:42 left on the clock as sophomore guard Kyle Stem converted a lay-up to give the Shoremen a 62-59 lead. Neither team scored again until their was 2:09 to play when the Blue Jays' Kevin Marquez converted a put-back to put Hopkins within one at 62-61. Danny Nawrocki and Frank Mason converted lay-ups on each of the next two Blue Jay possessions at 1:34 and 1:04, respectively, to put Hopkins in front, 65-62.
Stem scored what would prove to be Washington's final point when he knocked down one-of-two free throws with 29 seconds left, but Eric Toback converted a lay-up and free throw eight seconds later to push the lead back to five at 68-63 with 21 seconds left. Nawrocki made a pair of free throws with 14 seconds remaining to provide the final margin.
Nawrocki scored a game-high 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting, blocked two shots, and grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds to lead the Blue Jays. Toback added 18 points, two blocks, and six boards, while Marquez finished with 11 points and Mason scored seven points and dished out a game-high five assists.
Stem led Washington in both scoring and rebounding, pouring in 14 points and collecting six boards. Senior forward David Horvath added 13 points, while sophomore forward Jonathan Webb tallied 11 points and a team-high four assists.
Newspaper Box Score Johns Hopkins vs Washington College 1/10/04 3:00 pm at Cain Athletic Center At Cain Athletic Center JOHNS HOPKINS 70, WASHINGTON COLLEGE 63 JOHNS HOPKINS (8-2, 4-0 CC) Danny Nawrocki 10-14 3-5 23; Eric Toback 7-14 2-3 18; Kevin Marquez 4-10 0-0 11; Frank Mason 3-6 1-1 7; Matt Griffin 1-6 4-6 6; Matt Righter 1-5 0-0 3; Bobby Sharafeddin 0-2 2-3 2. Totals 26-57 12-18 70. WASHINGTON COLLEGE (3-8, 0-4 CC) Kyle Stem 4-8 5-6 14; David Horvath 5-13 0-0 13; Jonathan Webb 4-11 3-3 11; Andrew Gentile 3-8 2-2 9; Dustin Abbate 2-8 0-0 5; John Alexander 2-3 0-0 4; Buck Howanski 1-1 1-1 3; Jeff McMahon 1-4 0-0 2; Joe Breslin 1-2 0-1 2; Drew Hill 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-60 11-13 63. Johns Hopkins................. 32 38 - 70 Washington College............ 30 33 - 63 3-point goals-Johns Hopkins 6-15 (Kevin Marquez 3-6; Eric Toback 2-4; Matt Righter 1-4; Bobby Sharafeddin 0-1), Washington College 6-23 (David Horvath 3-8; Andrew Gentile 1-3; Kyle Stem 1-2; Dustin Abbate 1-6; Drew Hill 0-2; Jonathan Webb 0-2). Fouled out--Johns Hopkins-None, Washington College-Jonathan Webb. Rebounds-Johns Hopkins 44 (Danny Nawrocki 15), Washington College 29 (Kyle Stem 6). Assists-Johns Hopkins 14 (Frank Mason 5), Washington College 16 (Jonathan Webb 4). Total fouls-Johns Hopkins 14, Washington College 17. A-210