THE FACTS
McDaniel (5-7, 1-6 CC) 72, Franklin & Marshall (5-9, 2-5 CC) 63
What: Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball game
When: Saturday, Jan. 15
Where: Westminster, Md.

THE SKINNY
McDaniel put together a 13-0 run midway through the first half to break open a tie game and did not trail the rest of the way in a 72-63 win over Franklin & Marshall.

THE LEADERS
• Charles Contee (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) led the Green Terror with 15 points to go with three assists and two steals.
• Mike Wallace (Wilmington, Del./Salesianum School) added 14 points, six rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
• Carter Truby (Sykesville, Md./Century) rounded a trio of double-digit scorers with 12 points.

FOR THE FOES
• Solomon Mathis led the Diplomats with 25 points on 10 of 17 shooting. He was also 5-for-7 from the line.
• Rinny Giir chipped in 18 points and six rebounds.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Carter Truby opened the scoring with a layup 1:38 into the game. After an Omar Nichols 3-pointer a minute later, Josh Arruda (Morristown, Pa./Pennsbury) hit two free throws with 15:43 on the clock. Travis Cumber put Franklin & Marshall back in front by one before a Charles Contee three-point play with 13:19 remaining gave the hosts a two-point edge. Josh Seidmean tied the game at 7-all with 12:54 showing before a Contee steal and layup less than a minute later sparked the game-changing run.
• Truby drained a 3-pointer from the wing and Mike Wallace scored four straight to open up a 16-7 lead with 9:56 showing. Layups from Arruda and Kaelen Kanealey (Rochester, N.Y./Irondequoit) hit layups to cap the 13-0 run two minutes later. The Green Terror pushed the lead to 15 three times over the remainder of the half before a Solomon Mathis three-point play with 11 ticks remaining made it a 32-20 game at the break.
• After a back-and-forth first six minutes of the second half, Rinny Giir scored five straight points to close the deficit to 44-36 with 13:03 to play. Three Giir free throws with 9:21 remaining made it a 54-49 game before McDaniel responded with a 7-2 burst over the next 3:26 to push the lead back to double digits. The Diplomats tallied six of the next 10 points to pull within six with 4:04 to play but that's as close F&M could get.

THE INSIDE STORY
• Kaelen Kanealey chipped in seven points, three assists, and two steals to go with a game-high eight rebounds. McDaniel outrebounded Franklin & Marshall 35-27 for the game.
• The second half featured 30 total fouls called and 44 free throws after just 13 fouls and 10 free throws in the first half.

NEXT UP
McDaniel returns to action at Washington (Md.) on Wednesday. Game time is 8 p.m.