THE FACTS
McDaniel (10-11, 5-10 CC) 71, Washington (Md.) (4-18, 1-14 CC) 42
What: Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball game
When: Tuesday, Feb. 8
Where: Westminster, Md.

THE SKINNY
McDaniel opened the second half on a 15-5 run to build a 21-point lead just 5:36 into the period en route to a 71-42 victory over Washington (Md.).

THE LEADERS
• Josh Arruda (Morrisville, Pa./Pennsbury) led the Green Terror with 10 points, six rebounds, and five assists.
• Carter Truby (Sykesville, Md./Century) added 11 points, nine rebounds, and three steals.
• Mike Wallace (Wilmington, Del./Salesianum School) led all scorers with 12 points.
• Kaelen Kanealey (Rochester, N.Y./Irondequoit) rounded out four players in double figures with 10 points.

FOR THE FOES
• Kedrick Frink led the Shoremen with seven points and seven rebounds.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• McDaniel raced out to a 6-0 lead in the game's first 1:53 behind baskets from three different players and never looked back. Back-to-back baskets from Josh Arruda after an Ismael Baqai 3-pointer made it a 17-11 game, sparked a quick 8-0 burst that stretched the advantage to 25-11 with 6:05 remaining in the opening half. Washington got as close as 30-22 with 1:54 remaining but a Dragan Hornatko (Baltimore, Md./Glenelg Country Day School) wing 3-pointer off an inbounds play in the final four seconds of the half pushed the lead back to double digits at the break.
• Four points from Carter Truby and three each from Kaelen Kanealey, Josh Sproul (Princess Anne, Md./Washington Academy), and Hornatko fueled the 15-5 start to the second half that built a 48-27 lead. The Shoremen responded with an 8-1 counter to close to within 14 midway through the half but McDaniel immediately scored nine in a row to make it a 58-35 game with 7:31 to play. A Sproul basket-and-foul gave the Green Terror its largest lead at 71-40 with 1:56 to play before Will Matheny set the final margin in the last minute.

THE INSIDE STORY
• Josh Sproul added eight points, four rebounds, and three assists.
• David Smoot III (Baltimore, Md./Baltimore City College) added seven points and three rebounds.
• Dragan Hornatko finished with six points.

NEXT UP
McDaniel returns to action at home against Christendom on Wednesday. Game time is 7:30 p.m.