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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| Brown (6-4) |
38 |
41 |
79 |
| Hartford (5-8) |
29 |
32 |
61 |
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| The Sports Center – West Hartford, CT |
Boxscore |
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
The game opened with a bizarre series of streaks. Brown scored the first 10 points of the morning, only to see Hartford reel off 16 unanswered. However, the Bears answered with a 12-0 run to take a lead they would not relinquish at 22-16 with 7:27 remaining in the first half.
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| Key sign it was over |
Jaret Von Rosenberg drew Hartford to within 51-42 with 14:56 to play, but a 7-2 run by Brown gave the visitors a 58-44 advantage just before the midway point of the second half.
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| Key performance |
Chris Skrelja poured in a career-high 29 points on 11-for-12 shooting from the field and sank 7 of 8 at the line. Skrelja also finished with five rebounds, four assists, and a steal in 36 minutes.
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| Key statistic |
The Bears shot 18 of 27 (66.7 percent) inside the arc, while the Hawks were just 13 of 28 (46.4 percent) on two-point attempts. As a result, Brown outscored Hartford 36-26 from two.
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| Notes
– Damon Huffman also had a big scoring game with 20 points for Brown on 6-for-10 shooting from three, while Mark McAndrew chipped in 16. The three-man starting backcourt scored 65 of the team’s 79 total points.
– Von Rosenberg was the top point man for Hartford with 17 off the bench.
– Brown shot 28 of 50 (56.0 percent) for the game, including 60.9 percent in the second half.
– Mark MacDonald did not play due to injury, with Matt Mullery starting in the middle in his place.
– The Bears face a tough challenge when they travel to South Bend to face Notre Dame on Saturday, December 29, for a 7:00 pm ET game time.
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