CARLISLE, Pa. - The visiting Franklin and Marshall College outscored the Dickinson men's basketball 52-30 in the paint and held the Red and White to no double-digit scorers en route to 73-45 Centennial Conference win at the Kline Center on Wednesday night.
Dickinson had three early leads at 2-0, 5-4 and 8-6 thanks to a layup from
Martin Mann and a pair of triples for
Brandon Wiercinski with five minutes off the clock. A layup by John Seidman drew things even 8-8, before
Aaron Bailey hit a runner in the lane for the slim 10-8 edge. However, that woke up the visitors offense as Vakaris Grauslys, Josh Parra and Omar Nichols led a 17-2 charge to take a 25-12 advantage at the 12:46 mark. Jumpers by
Blessing Agbonlaho,
Isaiah Edmond and Mann helped DC chip away a little bit making it 30-20 inside the final three minutes. The Diplomats ended on a 7-2 push, including a tip-in layup by Parra at the horn for the 37-21 edge through 20 minutes.
Layups by Edmond and Mann allowed the Devils to hold the margin where it was at 41-25 with two minutes gone in half number two. Three points each from Grauslys and Nichols coupled with a jumper for Seidman stretched the margin to 51-27 still with 15:44 remaining. After six straight by F&M,
Anthony Goeb,
Luke Spellman, Bailey and Wiercinski all scored during an 8-2 run to leave things at 59-35. The Diplomats continued to add onto their advantage with a 12-4 gallop to push the lead over 30 (71-39), before two free throws for
B.J. McNeil stopped the momentum with 18:23 gone.
Drew Haueisen netted a jumper, before Agbonlaho finished off the game with a thunderous dunk to set the 73-45 final.
Red Devil Leaders
Points - Wiercinski (9), Mann (8), Bailey (7)
Rebounds - Mann (10), Edmond and Wiercinski (3)
Assists -
Randy Shephard and McNeil (3), Edmond (2)
Diplomat Leaders
Points - Parra (18), Nichols (14), Grauslys (13), Seidman (12)
Rebounds - Parra (7), Nowoswiat and Seidman (6)
Assists - Grauslys and Seidman (5)
Next on the Court
Dickinson (6-18, 4-13 Centennial) will conclude their season on Saturday afternoon at 3pm when they host the Fords of Haverford College inside the Kline Center. Before the game the Devils will honor
Martin Mann and
Luke Spellman as they play their final game for the Red and White.
