VESTAL, N.Y. — The Hartford men's basketball team clawed back from a 26-2 first-half deficit to defeat Binghamton on the road, 75-74, on Saturday evening. The Hawks (15-14, 8-6 AE) knocked down four three-pointers in the final five minutes of the game before Traci Carter converted on the game-winning layup with seven seconds left to score the come-from-behind victory.
 
Moses Flowers led four Hartford players in double figures with 15 points, while Sam Sessoms scored a game-high 22 points for Binghamton (9-18, 3-11 AE).
 
HARTFORD 75, BINGHAMTON 74
Binghamton was hot coming out of the gates, making 11-of-17 from the field to take a commanding 26-2 lead. Hartford made a dent in its deficit, though, as a 22-6 run capped by a D.J. Mitchell three closed the gap to 36-25 with 4:38 to left. At halftime, the Hawks trailed the Bearcats, 44-31.
 
Despite closing the gap down to five, Hartford found itself down by 12 at 64-55 with 6:11 to go. Facing a 66-58 deficit with just over five minutes left, the Hawks scored 14 of the next 17 points with Carter's three giving Hartford its first lead of the game at 72-69 with 95 seconds remaining.
 
Binghamton would take its final lead of the game on a Hakon Hjalmarsson triple with 24 seconds left, but the Hawks answered, as Carter muscled in the go-ahead bucket. With seven seconds left to play, the Bearcats had one final look at the win, but Sessoms' three-pointer was off the mark.
 
INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES

• Scoring 14 points, Ellison pulled down 12 rebounds to post his 10th double-double of the season
• Marks also registered a double-double — his second of the season — after grabbing a career-high 14 rebounds to go along with 11 points
• It marks the second time in as many games that Hartford has two players record a double-double
• Carter also finished in double figures with 12 points, adding seven assists
• Hartford held Binghamton to just 29 percent shooting from behind the arc (7-of-24)
• The Bearcats, who committed just five turnovers, scored 12 points off of Hartford's 13 miscues

 
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks conclude their final road trip of the season on Wednesday, when they take on Stony Brook. Tipoff from Island Federal Credit Union Arena is set for 7 p.m.

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