Week 10

First Meeting: 1915
Series Record: F&M Leads 94-39
Streak: UC +3
Last 10: 4-6
Last F&M Victory: 77-65; 2/22/2020
Last Ursinus Victory: 88-87; 2022

Ursinus

(11-6, 6-4 CC)

Thursday, Jan. 26

8:00 p.m.

The Bears defeated F&M 88-87 in their last meeting in November, 2022.

First Meeting: 1924
Series Record: F&M Leads 52-22
Streak: WAC +1
Last 10: 4-6
Last F&M Victory: 69-55; 1/29/2022
Last Washington College Victory: 62-61; 2023

@ Washington College

(2-14, 1-9 CC)

Saturday, Jan. 28

1:00 p.m.

The Shoremen defeated the Diplomats 62-61 in its last meeting earlier this month.

Game Notes

The Franklin & Marshall men's basketball team (9-8, 4-6 CC) readies for two Centennial Conference matchups this week. F&M hosts Ursinus (11-6, 6-4 CC) Thursday at 8:00 p.m. at the Mayser Center. The Diplomats then hit the road to play at Washington College (2-14, 1-9 CC) on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Last Week

Franklin & Marshall fell to No. 13 Johns Hopkins, 89-60, Wednesday evening. Omar Nichols led F&M in scoring with 13 points with three three-pointers. Riiny Giir talllied 12 points and five rebounds in the contest. Mark Suchy racked up 10 points with a team-high eight rebounds in the game. F&M shot 41.1 percent from the field in the loss. Read the full recap here.

The Diplomats got back in the win column with a 71-61 victory over Haverford Saturday afternoon. F&M outscored Haverford 48-30 in the second half to push past the Fords in the contest. Jaylen Green led the team in scoring with 16 points off the bench. Josh Parra tallied 13 points in his first game back from injury. Nichols scored 11 points while Vakaris Grauslys chipping in 10 points to round out the Diplomats' double-digit scorers. Read the full recap here.

Last Time

In November, Franklin & Marshall was defeated by Ursinus, 88-87, as the Bears made the game-winning layup in the closing seconds to win. John Seidman led the Diplomats in scoring with 23 points in the game. Josh Parra finished one rebound short of a double-double, as he finished with 17 points and nine rebounds. Read the full recap here.

Earlier this month, the Diplomats fell to Washington College 62-61. The Shoremen knocked down a pair of free throws with two seconds left to stun F&M at the Mayser Center. John Seidman led F&M in scoring with 15 points. Vakaris Grauslys followed with 11 points in the contest. Omar Nichols recorded 10 points while going 2-for-2 from beyond the arc. Read the full recap here.

Ursinus Team Preview

Ursinus enters Thursday's matchup coming off a 81-62 victory over McDaniel Saturday afternoon. Guard Ryan Hughes leads the conference in scoring, averaging 18.4 points per game. Trevor Wall, averaging 13.6 points per contest, laid in the game-winner in the matchup against F&M earlier this season.

Washington College Team Preview

Before the Shoremen host F&M on Saturday, Washington College plays Haverford on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. WAC lost its last four games. Guard Kendrick Frink leads the team in scoring, averaging 15 points per game. Frink racked up 28 points in the game against Franklin & Marshall earlier this month.