Hopkins, which held a 45-41 lead at halftime, went up 81-71 on a pair of free throws by Danny Nawrocki with 3:28 to play. The Shoremen then reeled off seven straight points, capped off by two free throws from junior guard Kyle Stem with 1:32 remaining, to trim the lead to 81-78. Washington came up empty on its final three possessions, however, missed a three-pointer and committing two turnovers. Frank Mason made one-of-two free throws for the Blue Jays with two seconds left to provide the final margin.
T.J. Valerio led four Blue Jays in double figures with 19 points, while Nawrocki tallied 18 points and seven rebounds. Eric Toback chipped in 13 points and a game-high eight rebounds and Mason added 11 points.
Sophomore forward Joe Breslin scoreda game- and career-high 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Shoremen. Stem added 21 points, while junior guard Travis Moore finished with 10.
The Blue Jays shot 11-of-24 from beyond the three-point line in the game, while the Shoremen were 0-of-12 from long range. Hopkins also held a 42-25 advantage on the glass. The Shoremen committed eight fewer turnovers than Hopkins (14 to 22) and shot a slightly higher percentage from the field (49% to 46%).
Newspaper Box Score Washington College vs Johns Hopkins 1/8/05 4 pm at Baltimore, MD At Baltimore, MD JOHNS HOPKINS 82, WASHINGTON COLLEGE 78 WASHINGTON COLLEGE ((5-6, 2-2)) Joe Breslin 10-15 4-5 24; Kyle Stem 5-10 11-14 21; Travis Moore 3-7 4-4 10; John Alexander 2-4 4-5 8; Jonathan Webb 3-6 1-2 7; Dustin Abbate 2-7 0-0 4; Buck Howanski 2-4 0-0 4; Eric Blumenthal 0-1 0-0 0; Drew Hill 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-55 24-30 78. JOHNS HOPKINS ((6-4, 3-1)) TJ Valerio 6-9 3-4 19; Danny Nawrocki 5-9 8-9 18; Eric Toback 5-12 1-1 13; Frank Mason 4-13 2-3 11; Bobby Sharafeddin 2-4 3-4 9; Terence Coppola 3-4 0-0 8; Zack Armen 2-2 0-0 4; Jeff Thompson 0-1 0-0 0; Matt Griffin 0-1 0-0 0; Chris Morley 0-0 0-0 0; Kevin Roach 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 27-59 17-21 82. Washington College............ 41 37 - 78 Johns Hopkins................. 45 37 - 82 3-point goals-Washington College 0-12 (Joe Breslin 0-1; Kyle Stem 0-1; Travis Moore 0-3; Jonathan Webb 0-1; Dustin Abbate 0-5; Drew Hill 0-1), Johns Hopkins 11-24 (TJ Valerio 4-7; Terence Coppola 2-2; Bobby Sharafeddin 2-4; Eric Toback 2-5; Frank Mason 1-5; Kevin Roach 0-1). Fouled out--Washington College-None, Johns Hopkins-None. Rebounds-Washington College 25 (Joe Breslin 6; John Alexander 6), Johns Hopkins 42 (Eric Toback 8). Assists-Washington College 10 (John Alexander 4), Johns Hopkins 12 (Eric Toback 4). Total fouls-Washington College 18, Johns Hopkins 25. A-228