WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Hartford men's basketball team knocked off FDU-Florham 82-45 to pick up its third consecutive home victory Tuesday night. The game was tight early on, with the Devils holding a 14-12 edge midway through the first half. Hartford (3-3) responded with an 18-0 run before halftime, taking a 35-20 lead into the break, and never looked back. All three of the Hawks' victories have come by more than 35 points.
 
Box Score
 
HARTFORD 82, FDU-FLORHAM 45
 
Following a similar script to Saturday's victory against Houghton, the Hawks took advantage of a pair of lengthy runs to break the game open. Hartford went on an 18-0 rally spanning more than eight minutes in the first half and put together a 19-0 run over a seven-minute stretch last in the game.
 
With leading scorer Briggs McClain sidelined freshman Braxton Jones led all scorers with a career-best 24 points on 8-of-14 (.571) shooting. Jones went 7-for-11 (.636) from behind the 3-point line, adding a career-high seven rebounds. Graduate Michael Dunne added 11 points, reaching double figures for the third consecutive game, and Matt Hobbs finished with 10 points and seven rebounds.
 
Junior Matthew Johnson netted 12 points to lead the Devils, who got nine points each from Brian Nichols and Andre Macaranas.
 
INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES

• Hartford logged 49 rebounds for the second straight game, matching the most for the Hawks in a single game since hauling in 50 against New Hampshire on Jan. 23, 2019
• Pano Pavlidis led the way with a career-best 11 boards, the highest individual total for a Hartford player this year
• Dunne (seven) dished out at least five assists for the third time this season
• The Hawks' 14 3-pointers were a new season high
• Tuesday marked the third consecutive game in which a Hawk has connected for at least four 3-pointers: Dunne (4 at BU on Nov. 17), McClain (4 vs. Houghton) and Jones (7 vs. FDU-Florham)
• Jones' seven 3-pointers matched David Shriver's single game high from the 2021-22 single-game high and were the most for a Hawk since Travis Weatherington tied the program record with 10 3's against Binghamton on Jan. 13, 2018
• Hartford entered Tuesday's matchup ranked 5th in the nation in fewest team fouls (56) and finished with nine against their Devils, one off their season-low mark
• The Hawks have now won back-to-back games for the first time this season

 
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford will travel to the inaugural Cathedral Classic in Philadelphia, for a three-day tournament over Thanksgiving weekend. The Hawks will face off against tournament host Penn on Friday (Nov. 25) at 4:30 p.m. Hartford will also face Delaware (Saturday) and Colgate (Sunday), with both games tipping off at 2 p.m. All games will be played at the historic Palestra and broadcast on ESPN+.