YORK, Pa. -
Kevin Agnew and
Andy Orr combined for 35 points, but a tough Johns Hopkins team took a late lead to win 75-70 in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at York College.
The Dutchmen will face the host York on Sunday at 5 p.m. in the tournament's consolation. The Blue Jays, who received votes in the D3hoops.com preseason top 25, will play Keuka in the championship game.
In his collegiate debut, Orr scored 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting and snagged eight rebounds with four steals, all team highs. Agnew inched closer to the 1,000-point mark with his 17-point night, taking his career total to 990.
Travis Conrad scored 13, including 3-of-4 three-point shooting, and
Zach Mrozek added 11.
Hopkins' George Bugarinovic scored a game-high 20 to go with nine rebounds, and Jimmy Hammer had 17 points.
LVC shot well, going 24-for-51 (47.1%) from the field, 6-for-10 (60%) for three, and 16-of-21 (76.2%) at the line. Rebounding was a decided edge for the Blue Jays, who led 36-24 on the glass.
Neither team led by more than five in a tight first half that ended with Hopkins ahead 33-29, and LVC immediately tied the game out of the break on Orr's three-pointer. JHU hit a 10-1 run mid-half to take the largest lead of the game at 56-47 with 9:24 to go, but the Dutchmen chipped away and brought the game within a bucket after a Mrozek free throw at 5:39.Â
The Blue Jays wouldn't lead by more than five the rest of the way, and LVC was as close as two points after Orr drained a three with 36 seconds remaining; Bugarinovic made a pair of free throws after that, and the Jays made more freebies in the final seconds to seal it despite a late
Kyler Burke layup.