Matt Porter, Franklin & Marshall (photo by David Sinclair)

Dickinson 75, McDaniel 58
Dickinson built a 40-19 halftime advantage before holding on to defeat McDaniel 75-58 in Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball action on Thursday. Tyler Rudd (Glen Burnie, Md./Glen Burnie) led the Green Terror (11-9, 5-8 CC) with 17 points while Phillip Perry (Crownsville, Md./Annapolis Area Christian) added 15 points. Sophomore Gerry Wixted (Moorestown, N.J./Lawrenceville School) led the Red Devils (15-5, 10-3 CC) with 19 points and nine rebounds.

Franklin & Marshall 76, Ursinus 58
Matt Porter and Jon Salandra combined for 33 points to lead Franklin & Marshall to a 76-58 victory over Ursinus in Centennial Conference (CC) action. The victory is the 10th straight for F&M over Ursinus as the Diplomats improved to 15-5, 10-3 and the Bears dropped to 7-13, 5-8 CC. Porter finished with a game-high 18 points, shooting 6-for-12 from the floor. Salandra tallied 15 points and pulled down a game-best 12 boards for his fifth double-double of the season. Jon Ward led the Bears with 14 points and Kevin Janowski finished 10 points.

• Ed Gruver of the Lancaster Newspapers writes that the future of F&M basketball came into full view on Thursday in the Diplomats' 76-58 win over Ursinus.

Johns Hopkins 64, Gettysburg 59
The Johns Hopkins men's basketball team rallied for a 17-point deficit with 13:25 to play to beat visiting Gettysburg, 64-59, Thursday night in Centennial Conference action. The Blue Jays win their fourth straight and improve to 13-7 overall and 9-4 in the conference. The Bullets see their three-game win streak snapped as they fall to 11-9 overall and 7-6 in the conference. Adam Spengler led the Blue Jays with 12 points, going 6-of-6 from the free throw line, with two assists and one steal. George Bugarinovic also finished in double figures and just missed a double-double with 11 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Sango Amolo led all scorers with 17 points for Gettsyburg while Alex Zurn finished with 11 points.

Haverford 62, Washington College 60
Thursday evening's wire-to-wire victory by Haverford College over visiting Washignton College proved to be a taut 40-minute affair as the Fords held on for a 62-60 Centennial Conference men's basketball victory over the Shoremen in Gooding Arena. Cam Baker's pull-up jumper from near the foul line pushed Haverford (7-12, 5-8 CC) ahead by five, 62-57, with 47 seconds remaining in the game but Stephen Poarch cut into the advantage with a clutch 3-pointer from the right sideline that pulled the Shoremen (2-18, 2-11) within a basket with 20 seconds still left on the clock. A turnover by the Fords in their offensive end breathed life into the dying hopes of the visitors and a Haverford foul on the play further resuscitated the Shoremen. Weston stepped to the line with seven seconds remaining but missed the front end of his 1-and-1 opportunity and Lucas Colombo's rebound all but assured the Fords their hard-fought victory. Baker finished with a team-high 18 points to lead a trio of Fords into double-digit scoring. Poarch led Washington in defeat netting 21 points which included a 6-for-6 effort from the foul line.