CHICAGO, Ill. – The Hartford men's basketball season came to an end Sunday with a 75-53 loss to Chicago State inside the Jones Convocation Center.
 

Chicago State used an 11-2 run midway through the second half to open up its first double-digit lead of the game. The combination of second-chance points and free throws fueled the CSU run which ultimately changed the trajectory of the contest.
 

Michael Dunne's three-pointer as the first-half buzzer sounded gave Hartford just its second lead (35-34) of the first half and its first since it was 5-3 early in the proceedings.
 

Hartford trailed by as much as seven over the first 20 minutes but never allowed the Cougars to get comfortable with a steady stream of changing defenses and timely shooting. An early seven-point deficit was met with a 9-2 spurt as Matt Hobbs, Kurtis Henderson, and Pano Pavlidis connected on consecutive three-pointers to pull even.
 

However, the Hawks couldn't reclaim the lead as Chicago State continued to find ways to stay ahead – that is until the aforementioned Dunne three-point that capped off the first half.
 

Unfortunately, the momentum from the shot didn't come out of the locker room as Hartford was outscored 41-18 in the second half. 
 

INSIDE BOX & NOTES

• It was the final games in the collegiate careers of Matt Hobbs, Jared Kimbrough, Michael Dunne, Pano Pavlidis, Carlos Edmundo, and Pierre Sow.
• Braxton Jones and Macahi Nelson started the second half for the Hawks.
• After taking 44.1 percent of their shots from beyond the arc, Chicago State made a concerted effort to score inside. The Cougars attempted just 19.2 percent from three-point range in the second half.
• Hartford finished with single-digit free throw attempts for the fifth time in the last seven games.
• Henry White tied a career-high in minutes played in the contest.