Gamecenter: Hartford 82, Brown 95

	1st	2nd	Final
Hartford (6-5)	24	58	82
Brown (4-7)	38	57	95


Pizzitola Center – Providence, RI	Boxscore

Keys to the Game
Key sequence	Brown used torrid shooting and some defensive stops to build up a big first-half lead. The Bears led by four when Damon Huffman hit a three-pointer at the 12:36 mark, then after a Marcus Becker steal, Mark McAndrew followed suit with a three for a double-digit lead. Matt Mullery blocked a jumper, then McAndrew struck again from long range. Following a Hartford miss, Mullery scored in the paint, then McAndrew grabbed a defensive rebound and scored on a transition layup. Bo Taylor ended a string of 13 unanswered points for Brown with a jumpshot just past the midpoint of the half, but Sam Manhanga followed up his own miss and hit two at the line for the Bears’ first free throws of the game. After the two teams traded turnovers, Steve Gruber struck from three-point range to give Brown a 33-13 lead.
Key sign it was over	Hartford got within single digits when a Jaret von Rosenberg three made it a 48-39 game five minutes into the second half. But Brown would respond with 14 points on its next five possessions to quickly open up a 21-point lead. During this run, Hartford’s Michael Turner was assessed a technical foul. Huffman hit the two technical free throws and Scott Friske drilled a three for a five-point possession. Leading by 17 with under 10 minutes left, the Bears would use an 8-0 run to turn the game into a blowout at 72-47 at the 7:28 mark.
Key performance	McAndrew scored a career-high 30 points, doing most of his damage with 6-of-10 shooting (60.0 percent) from beyond the arc and perfect 10-for-10 free throw shooting. The junior guard also added five rebounds and six assists in 39 minutes of action.
Key statistic	Brown had a number of eye-popping numbers on its stat sheet on the afternoon, but the story of the game was the Bears’ 16-for-28 shooting (57.1 percent) from three-point range. Brown knocked down 10 first-half treys while building its substantial lead. Over half of the Bears’ offensive output — 48 out of 95 points — came on three-pointers.

Notes

– Taylor was the high point man for Hartford with 19 points.

– In addition to the amazing long-range shooting display, Brown was 7 of 9 on two-point field goals to finish at a very impressive 62.2 percent from the field. Hartford shot considerably worse at 43.5 percent.

– Huffman also had a big game for the Bears, tallying 22 points and matching McAndrew’s 6-for-10 three-point shooting.

– After attempting only four free throws in the first half, Brown went to the line 32 times in the second half. The Bears made over twice as many free throws (33) as the Hawks attempted (15).

– Hartford dominated the boards, rebounding an even 50.0 percent offensively thanks to 21 offensive rebounds. Brown recorded four out of a possible 14 rebounds (28.6 percent) at its offensive end. The Hawks owned a 16-5 edge in second-chance points.

– Brown will travel to Corpus Christi, TX, for the Flint Hills Resources Classic on December 29 and 30, facing Western Illinois (4-6) in the opening game.

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Gamecenter: Hartford 82, Brown 95

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