Hopkins led by as many as 10 points twice in the first half, but the Shoremen trimmed to margin to 28-24 by halftime. The Shoremen used a 10-2 spurt to take their first lead of the game with 15:13 left in the second half when junior guard Dustin Abbate hit a three-pointer to put Washington up, 34-32.
Washington's lead grew to five points (40-35) on a jumper by senior guard Andrew Gentile with 10:50 remaining, but the Blue Jays stayed in the game and grabbed a four--point lead on three consecutive baskets by Danny Nawrocki. The third of those baskets came with 5:26 on the clock and gave Hopkins a 50-46 lead. The Shoremen moved back ahead, 51-50, on a pair of free throws by junior guard Travis Moore with 5:04 remaining and a three-pointer junior forward Jonathan Webb with 4:42 on the clock.
Nawrocki tied the game at 51-51 by making one-of-two free throws with 3:01 remaining, but a pair of free throws by Washington senior guard John "China" Alexander and another pair by junior guard Kyle Stem gave the Shoremen the lead for good at 55-51 with 1:22 to play. A dunk by Matt Griffin cut the lead to 55-53 with 1:06 on the clock. Neither team scored for the next minute before Griffin went to the line with six seconds remaining for a one-and-one. Griffin's first shot missed and bounced out of bounds off of Johns Hopkins. Moore made two free throws with three seconds left to seal the win for the Shoremen.
The Shoremen committed their sixth turnover of the game with 6:59 to play in the first half, but turned the ball over just once the rest of the way to finish with seven in the game. The Blue Jays committed 27 turnovers in the game. The turnover differential helped offset the Blue Jays' 41% to 30% advantage in field-goal shooting and their 51-31 advantage on the glass. Washington was also more effective at the line, connecting on 18-of-24 attempts, while Hopkins went 4-of-11 at the stripe.
Webb shared game-high scoring honors by finishing with 15 points. He also pulled down a team-high seven rebounds. Abbate was the only other Shoreman in double figures, finishing with 11 points.
Nawrocki scored 15 points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds in 15 minutes of play for the Blue Jays. TJ Valerio added 11 points for Hopkins, while Eric Toback accounted for six of the Blue Jays' 10 blocks on the afternoon.
The Shoremen's last win over the Blue Jays came on January 12, 2000 when Washington posted a 90-82 overtime win over Hopkins.
The Shoremen return to action Wednesday with a 7:00 p.m. Centennial Conference game at Haverford.
Newspaper Box Score Johns Hopkins vs Washington College 2/5/05 2:00 pm at Cain Athletic Center - Chestertown, MD At Cain Athletic Center - Chestertown, MD WASHINGTON COLLEGE 57, JOHNS HOPKINS 53 JOHNS HOPKINS (12-7, 9-4 CC) Danny Nawrocki 7-8 1-6 15; TJ Valerio 4-10 0-0 11; Matt Griffin 3-4 2-3 8; Terence Coppola 2-6 1-2 6; Bobby Sharafeddin 2-7 0-0 6; Eric Toback 1-10 0-0 3; Kevin Roach 1-1 0-0 2; Zack Armen 1-1 0-0 2; Tim Rupert 0-0 0-0 0; Chris Morley 0-1 0-0 0; Jeff Thompson 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 21-51 4-11 53. WASHINGTON COLLEGE (9-11, 6-7 CC) Jonathan Webb 4-14 6-9 15; Dustin Abbate 4-10 1-2 11; John Alexander 3-11 2-2 8; Kyle Stem 1-2 4-5 6; Travis Moore 1-5 4-4 6; Andrew Gentile 3-5 0-0 6; Joe Breslin 2-10 1-2 5; Drew Hill 0-1 0-0 0; Buck Howanski 0-1 0-0 0; Eric Blumenthal 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-60 18-24 57. Johns Hopkins................. 28 25 - 53 Washington College............ 24 33 - 57 3-point goals-Johns Hopkins 7-18 (TJ Valerio 3-6; Bobby Sharafeddin 2-3; Terence Coppola 1-3; Eric Toback 1-5; Jeff Thompson 0-1), Washington College 3-13 (Dustin Abbate 2-5; Jonathan Webb 1-3; Kyle Stem 0-1; Travis Moore 0-1; Joe Breslin 0-2; Buck Howanski 0-1). Fouled out--Johns Hopkins-None, Washington College-None. Rebounds-Johns Hopkins 51 (Danny Nawrocki 10), Washington College 31 (Jonathan Webb 7). Assists-Johns Hopkins 15 (Terence Coppola 5), Washington College 10 (Drew Hill 3). Total fouls-Johns Hopkins 21, Washington College 13. A-275