BALTIMORE, Md. – The Haverford College men's basketball team (5-14, 2-5 CC) dropped a Centennial Conference matchup on the road to Johns Hopkins (13-6, 7-0 CC), falling 86-60, inside Goldfarb Gymnasium on the campus of Johns Hopkins University.

A quick 12-2 stretch in favor of the Blue Jays started the game, prompting Haverford to call its first timeout at the 17:15 mark of the first half. Wyatt Eglinton-Manner scored five of the first 12 points for Johns Hopkins, converting a layup and a three-pointer early on. The Blue Jays went 5-of-6 from the field and 2-of-3 from three-point range to start the contest, while Haverford made just 1-of-4 shots to begin.

Out of the timeout, Haverford went on a spurt, a solid 6-2 run to pull within six points, 14-8, with 13:22 remaining in the opening half. Three different Fords found the basket, with Christian Uremovich and Alex George contributing points, followed by a monster slam dunk from Adam Strong-Jacobson.

Unfortunately for the Fords, the Blue Jays regained momentum with a sustained 16-2 scoring run, extending their lead to 30-10 with 7:17 remaining in the first half. During the run, Charlie Jackson scored six points, including going 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. Brian Johansson and Logan Feller each knocked down three-pointers, and a Tanti Felli basket prompted Haverford's second timeout of the half.

The hosts just narrowly edged out the Scarlet and Black in the final seven minutes of the first half, outscoring the visitors 18-13, to take a 48-23 lead into halftime. Johns Hopkins went an impressive 6-of-9 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range to close out the frame. John Windley drained all three of his three-point attempts during the stretch, while four points from Luke Phillips and four points from Gaven Marr kept the Fords afloat as they headed into the break.

Jackson paced all scorers at halftime with 16 points, while Windley also finished the opening half in double figures with 12 points. For Haverford, Marr led the way in the first 20 minutes, scoring six points. A key factor in the first half was field goal efficiency, as Johns Hopkins shot 53.1 percent from the field, compared to the Fords' 30.3 percent.

The second half began fairly evenly, with Haverford and Johns Hopkins trading baskets early. However, it was the Blue Jays who edged out the Fords 10-8 during the first few minutes, extending their lead to 58-31 at the 15:57 mark. Windley added six more points to his total in the stretch, while Harry Johnson, Marr, Logan Brown, and Ali Kaan Bek all contributed points for the Fords to start the second half.

Johns Hopkins continued to halt any potential momentum from the Fords throughout the second half, extending their advantage to 76-45 with just 5:34 remaining. The Blue Jays outscored Haverford 18-14 in the final 10 minutes, shooting 7-of-18 from the field and 3-of-10 from behind the arc. Windley added six more points in the run, along with five points from Jeb Williams, and a three-point play by Nick Klaiber.

Haverford closed the game on a 15-10 scoring run, with Zach Perry contributing five late points. Although the final score of 86-60 in favor of the Blue Jays is one the Fords will want to move past quickly, a highlight for the Scarlet and Black was a long three-point buzzer-beater from Derin Ongur. Ongur launched a shot from half-court, which swished through the net to give the Fords their final points of the game.

After all was said and done, Windley led all scorers with 24 points, going 8-of-11 from the field and a remarkable 7-of-9 from three-point range. Jackson also had a solid game for Johns Hopkins, contributing 20 points in the victory. For Haverford, Marr led the team with 12 points and five rebounds. Off the bench, Uremovich came up clutch, scoring eight points in 14 minutes of play.

The Fords will return to the friendly confines of Gooding '84 Arena for their next game on Wednesday, February 5, against Hood Trophy rival Swarthmore, with a point in the Hood Trophy Rivalry on the line. The matchup with the Garnet will be part of a Wednesday night doubleheader and is slated to tip off at 8 p.m.