Men's Basketball 1/16/2023 6:56:00 PM

Dunne drills career-high six three-pointers, McClain drops 20

Box Score BALTIMORE, MD – Michael Dunne connected on a career-high six three-pointers, but the University of Hartford men's basketball team fell to Maryland-Baltimore County 87-62 Monday at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena.

Dunne came out of the locker room on fire, hitting three of his five three-point attempts, the latter of which pulled the Hawks to within 11 with 11:23 remaining. It was the closet Hartford would be since the opening moments of the contest when it trailed 19-8. Dunne finished with 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting, including 6-of-11 from beyond the arc.

UMBC answered Hartford's early push with a 14-3 run to seize the moment and carried it through the rest of the game.

The game started blistering for the home team as the Retrievers made 11 of their first 13 shots to build the double-figure lead; an advantage that would grow to as much as 23.

Briggs McClain finished with a team-high 20 points, marking back-to-back 20-plus point performances. He has now scored at least 20 points six times this season.

INSIDE BOX & NOTES

For the third straight game, Hartford connected on double-figure three-pointers. After going 3-0 in the first three games in making at least nine three-pointers, the Hawks have lost the next three.
It's the fifth time an opponent has shot over 50 percent for the game. The 58.3 percent shooting was the second-highest for a Hawks opponent this season. Colgate shot 61.7 percent on November 27.
In his return to Maryland, playing in front of family and friends, Macahi Nelson finished with a pair of points.
Pano Pavlidis finished with five rebounds and three blocks, both team-highs. It's the fourth time this season Pavlidis had at least three rejections.

NEXT ON TAP
Hartford (4-15) plays the final of four consecutive road games as the Hawks remain in Baltimore to play Morgan State 6 p.m. Wednesday.

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Players Mentioned

#23 Michael Dunne: G; 6' 4"; Graduate Student

#11 Briggs McClain: G; 6' 4"; Junior

#12 Macahi Nelson: F; 6' 5"; Freshman

#24 Pano Pavlidis: F; 6' 8"; Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

#23 Michael Dunne
: 6' 4"; Graduate Student
: G

#11 Briggs McClain
: 6' 4"; Junior
: G

#12 Macahi Nelson
: 6' 5"; Freshman
: F

#24 Pano Pavlidis
: 6' 8"; Graduate Student
: F