The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins-67, Dickinson-64
• Records: JHU (11-5, 8-1 CC) • DC (7-9, 5-4 CC)
• Location: Carlisle, PA • Kline Center
• The Short Story: Senior Michael Gardner hit a three-pointer from the top of the key with 31.6 seconds to give the Johns Hopkins men's basketball team a come-from-behind 67-64 win at Dickinson Wednesday night.
 
How it Happened
• Trailing by eight with 5:05 to play after a three-point play by Bryce Allen, sophomore Joey Kern converted a pair of free throws to spark a 13-2 run over the final five minutes. After a Joey Fitzpatrick bucket, junior Harry O'Neil scored six straight points, including a reverse layup to put Hopkins on top 64-62 with 1:28 to go.
• Elijah Wright knotted the score for the third time when he hit two free throws at the 1:02-mark. Gardner then drained his go-ahead shot as the shot clock expired and with a defender in his face. The Red Devils got a pair of shots in the final 15 seconds, but neither hit the mark.
• The teams traded baskets to start the game and were tied at seven just four minutes in. Allen then hit a three from the corner to spark a quick 8-0 Red Devils' run. Adam Drummond then drained a jumper, followed by a three from Mike Hinckley and the home team led 15-7.
• Senior Noah Ralby scored off the drive to the basket to kick-start a 5-2 run for the Blue Jays that trimmed the deficit to just three with 11:13 to go in the half. The teams swapped runs over the ensuing six and a half minutes and Dickinson led 25-19 after a Braeden Johnson layup.  
• Jack Tierney answered on the other end with a conventional three-point play, igniting a 10-0 run that saw the Red Devils' lead balloon to 16 at the 2:32-mark. The teams traded buckets over the remainder of the half and Dickinson took a 39-24 lead into the break.
• Hopkins was firing on all cylinders to start the second half, as the Blue Jays outscored the Red Devils, 20-4, in the opening five and a half minutes. Kern got things going with eight straight points, including a pair of threes, to kick-start the run. Freshman Tom Quarry and Kern then capped the run with consecutive triples to stake the Blue Jays to a 44-43 lead.
• The lead was short-lived however as an Allen free throw at the 13:29-mark tied the game and started an 8-0 run for Dickinson. Trailing 51-44 with 11:03 to play, Johnson hit a triple to slice the deficit to four, but Allen answered with one of his own on the other end. A Ralby bucket in the paint and a pair of Quarry free throws pulled the Blue Jays within three just two minutes later. Dickinson once again answered, using a quick 8-3 spurt to go up 62-54 on Allen's three-point play.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 49-35 all-time against Dickinson and has won four straight in the series. The Blue Jays have won back-to-back games in Carlisle for the first time since 2013.
• Hopkins remains in sole possession of first place in the conference standings with an 8-1 record. JHU is 5-0 on the road in conference games.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Gardner led the Blue Jays with 13 points and a game-high seven rebounds. O'Neil chipped in 11 points and two steals while Kern had 10 points and six boards. Senior Daniel Vila had two blocked shots and now ranks fifth in school history with 117 career blocks.
• Allen led all scorers with 17 points while Hinckley (13) and Ryan Robinson (10) also finished in double figures.
• Hopkins, which trailed by as many as 16 points, outscored Dickinson, 43-25, in the second half while shooting a scorching 73.7 percent from the field.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to Goldfarb Gym on Saturday, January 19 to host Gettysburg. The Centennial Conference contest is slated for a 3:00 pm start.