Hopkins was led by junior Danny Nawrocki with a 27-point effort, good for a season high. Nawrocki was named tournament MVP for the second consecutive year, posting 39 points in the two games.
Junior T.J. Valerio eclipsed the 20-point plateau for the second time this season, scoring 21 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 3-of-6 from behind the three-point arc.
The Blue Jays also got a career-high 19 points and three blocks from senior Bobby Sharafeddin, who connected on 6-of-6 tries from the field in the first half.
After holding a 46-34 lead at the break, the Blue Jays built an advantage of as much as 20 points, with a 77-57 lead at the 7:38 mark of the second half. In the final two minutes of the game, the Bengals trimmed the margin to seven points at 91-84, but the Blue Jays held on with six free throws down the stretch, including four from Valerio, who finished the afternoon shooting 6-of-6 from the stripe.
Hopkins shot 55.7 percent (34-for-61) from the floor and 70 percent (7-of-10) from behind the arc.
For Buffalo State, Gregg Jones led the way with 23 points. James Williams had 21 points, while Carlton Guiden and Jobany Tirado also reached double figures, scoring 19 and 11, respectively. Williams and Guiden represented the Bengals on the all-tournament team.
Hopkins steps back into Centennial Conference play on Saturday with a 2 p.m. contest at Washington College.
JOHNS HOPKINS 97, BUFFALO STATE 88 BUFFALO STATE (7-3) JONES, Gregg 7-19 7-8 23; WILLIAMS, James 8-15 5-6 21; GUIDEN, Carlton 7-12 4-5 19; TIRADO, Jobany 4-7 3-4 11; GRIGGS, Dante 3-6 0-1 6; MOZELLE, Dion 3-6 0-0 6; LANGLEY, Joe 1-1 0-0 2; McNAIR, Lester 0-2 0-0 0; IRWIN, Anthony 0-1 0-0 0; BUCZEK, Caleb 0-0 0-0 0; PAGAN, Luis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-69 19-24 88. JOHNS HOPKINS (8-2) Danny Nawrocki 12-18 3-7 27; T.J. Valerio 6-10 6-6 21; Bobby Sharafeddin 7-11 3-4 19; Matt Griffin 2-8 6-10 10; Jeff Thompson 2-2 4-7 9; Doug Polster 1-1 0-0 3; Kevin Roach 1-2 0-0 2; Scott Weisenfeld 1-3 0-0 2; Zack Armen 1-3 0-0 2; Chris Morley 1-3 0-0 2; Terence Coppola 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-61 22-34 97. Buffalo State................. 34 54 - 88 Johns Hopkins................. 46 51 - 97 3-point goals-Buffalo State 3-9 (JONES, Gregg 2-6; GUIDEN, Carlton 1-1; TIRADO, Jobany 0-1; IRWIN, Anthony 0-1), Johns Hopkins 7-10 (T.J. Valerio 3-6; Bobby Sharafeddin 2-2; Jeff Thompson 1-1; Doug Polster 1-1). Fouled out--Buffalo State-GUIDEN, Carlton; MOZELLE, Dion; WILLIAMS, James; LANGLEY, Joe, Johns Hopkins-None. Rebounds-Buffalo State 33 (WILLIAMS, James 7), Johns Hopkins 35 (Matt Griffin 7). Assists-Buffalo State 5 (WILLIAMS, James 2), Johns Hopkins 19 (Danny Nawrocki 4; Scott Weisenfeld 4). Total fouls-Buffalo State 29, Johns Hopkins 20. A-125