WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Hartford got back in the win column on Wednesday night taking down Fairleigh Dickinson, 74-66, at Chase Arena at the Reich Family Pavilion. The Hawks had four scorers in double-figures with Briggs McClain leading the way with a game-high 23.

HARTFORD 74, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 66
The three-ball was working early on for the Hawks as their first four baskets to fall came from beyond-the-arc. The last three in that run came from sophomore Kurtis Henderson, who completed the four-point play to give Hartford an early 14-9 lead. The first half was extremely tightly contested with nine lead changes and five ties.

The Hawks were able create some distance with an 13-2 run over a four-minutes stretch late in the first period before the Knights would make the final two scores of the session sending the teams into the locker room with Hartford up 37-33.

While Hartford was hitting its deep chances, Fairleigh Dickinson lived in the paint in the first half. The Knights held an 18-8 edge in the paint.
 
The Hawks stayed hot in the second half making four of their first five field goal attempts after the break, extending their lead to 10 (47-37). The Knights would close the gap to three with just under four minutes remaining, but the Hawks were able outlast the visitors, finishing the game with a 10-5 run.

INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES

• Kurtis Henderson, Briggs McClain, and Michael Dunne each had three three-pointers in the game. It was the first time three Hawks had three or more makes from beyond-the-arc since Feb. 26, 2022 against NJIT.
• Hartford had four scorers in double-figures: McClain (23), Henderson (16), Jared Kimbrough (12), and Dunne (11).
• Kimbrough nearly missed a double-double as he also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.
• Fairleigh Dickinson also spread around its scoring with four double-digit scorers: Grant Singleton (19), Heru Bligen (12), Ansley Almonor (11), and Demetre Roberts (11).
• Hartford shot at least 50 percent from the field (22-for-44) for the third time this season.
• Wednesday's win marks the first victory for the Hawks over a Division I opponent this year.

NEXT ON TAP
Hartford will try to stay in the win column on Sunday, Dec. 4 when it welcomes Brown University to Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion for a 2 p.m. tipoff.