BALTIMORE – Johns Hopkins University's Carson James scored 26 points and the nationally ranked No. 11 Blue Jays posted an 81-71 win against the Hamilton College Continentals in a 2023 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship second round contest at Johns Hopkins' Goldfarb Gymnasium on Saturday evening. 
 
How It Happened

• Hamilton's Hank Morgan '25 forced the last tie at 35-35 as he buried a 3-pointer with 17:51 left in the second half.
• The Blue Jays went on a 10-1 run during the next two minutes and led the rest of the way.
• Johns Hopkins was 3 of 3 from beyond the arc during the spurt including two 3-pointers by James.
• A 9-0 run by the Blue Jays gave them a 54-41 lead with 10:55 remaining. 
• Brian Johansson made it 57-44 on a shot from 3-point range with 9:35 to go, and his two free throws with 8:52 left gave Johns Hopkins its largest lead of 14 points at 61-47. 
• Consecutive 3-pointers by Eric Anderson '23 ignited a 12-2 run for the Continentals and Hamilton pulled within four at 63-59 on an Anderson layup with 5:06 remaining. The Continentals didn't get any closer than that down the stretch.
• Patrick Mogan '23 hit a hook shot and Hamilton trailed by six points at 69-63 with 3:43 left.
• Johns Hopkins closed out the last 2:16 by going 12-for-18 at the line and held at least a two-possession advantage during that time. 
• Neither team led by more than five points in the first half as there were six lead changes and four ties, including 30-30 at the break.
• Teja Singh '25, who was selected for the all-NESCAC team earlier this week and averaged 12.5 points per game for the Continentals, left with an injury late in the first half and didn't return.
• Hamilton shot 42.6 percent (29-68) from the floor, including 7 of 24 from 3-point range, and went 6-for-13 at the line. 
• Hopkins shot 43.8 percent (21-48) from the floor, including 8 of 15 from beyond the arc, and 79.5 percent at the stripe (31-39). 
• The Blue Jays held a 40-33 edge on the glass. 

Notes 

• Hamilton finished its season with an overall record of 20-9. This was the Continentals' 12th NCAA appearance. 
• Hamilton had a 10-7 record after a loss at Tufts University on Jan. 14. The Continentals were 10-2 after that. 
• Johns Hopkins (25-4 overall) is No. 2 in Region V in the NCAA regional rankings. The Blue Jays received an at-large bid after losing in the Centennial Conference final and defeated Mitchell College 89-71 in the NCAA first round.
• Anderson shot 6 of 14 from the floor and led Hamilton with 16 points, six rebounds and two steals. 
• Morgan tallied 14 points, six boards, five assists and two steals. 
• Rood chipped in 12 points and five assists.
• Owen Kane '25 added nine points off the bench. 
• Hopkins' Jayden Nixon collected 14 points and eight boards. 
• Johansson finished with 13 points while John Windley put up 10 points.