Morgan Nets Team-High 18 Points

CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Visiting Johns Hopkins' Matt Billups totaled a double-double of 14 points and game-high 15 rebounds and added a program record and contest-best eight blocks on its way to an 82-65 win over host Washington College at the Cain Athletic Center in the Centennial Conference men's basketball action on Saturday afternoon in the season finale for both squads.

Johns Hopkins 82 Washington College 65

How It Happened
-Trailing 16-15, the Blue Jays took the lead for good with 9:42 left in the opening half on a layup by Niko Kotoulas at 17-16.  Johns Hopkins would outscore WC the rest of the half after going ahead by a 24-17 margin to take a 41-33 lead into halftime.
-Johns Hopkins scored the first seven points of the second half to take a 48-33 lead with 17:30 left in the game on a Kyle Doran layup.  Starting from Kotoulas' bucket to Doran's score, the Blue Jays outscored the Shoremen 33-17.
-The Shoremen would go on an 11-4 run to cut the Blue Jays' bulge to 52-44 with 12:51 left in the contest on a Tas Dixon three-pointer.
-Hopkins answered with a 16-4 spurt to take a 68-48 lead with 6:25 left on a Gene Williams triple.
-The lead the rest of the way fluctuated between 16 and 22 points.

For The Shoremen (3-22, 1-17 CC)
-Pat Morgan (team-best 18 points), Dixon (12 points and team-high three assists), Drury (10 points and five rebounds), Dave Knox (season-best and contest-high five steals and five boards), Peter Gould (four points)
-Outscored Hopkins 16-9 in points off of turnovers.

For Johns Hopkins (13-12, 10-8 CC)
-Williams (game-bests of 24 points and seven helpers and canned six threes), Billups (14 points, game-high 15 rebounds and program record eight blocked shots), Sam Gordon (double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds)
-Held a 42-22 advantage in points in the paint and 45-28 edge on the glass.

Notes
-Today marked the final game for seniors Gould, Knox and Morgan.