FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - The Hartford men's basketball team concluded the Farmingdale State Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday falling to Farmingdale State College by a 67-54 final.
Rapid Recap:
- Hartford and Farmingdale would be even at 8-8 in the early going with senior Kaosi Chijioke (Atlanta, Ga.) scoring six early points. The Rams would go on a 11-0 run in the next three minutes, stopped by a triple for sophomore Harry Geng (Nantucket, Mass.). Junior River Eberhardt (Berlin, Conn.) would find a rhythm scoring a pair of buckets as the Hawks trailed by a 23-18 margin with 9:02 to play in the first half. Farmingdale would extend the lead to 12 once again, but senior Kyle Winters (Corte Madera, Calif.) would score back-to-back buckets as the Hawks trailed 37-29 into half.
- Chijioke and Winters kept the game within seven points after the first three minutes of the second half, but the Rams found some success keeping the lead in double-digits. Junior Jaron Broomfield (Bronx, N.Y.) would score eight-straight Hawk points but the lead for the Rams was still 12 points with 4:50 to play. Farmingdale would hold on comfortably as the lead stayed in double-figures the rest of the way.
Inside the Numbers:
- Broomfield had a solid game off the bench for the Hawks scoring 10 points (3-7 FG, 1-3 3PT, 3-4 FT) to go with eight rebounds. Winters tallied a team-high 12 points (4-11 FG, 2-7 3PT, 2-2 FT) and was named to the all-tournament team. Chijioke added 10 points (3-15 FG, 1-5 3PT, 3-8 FT) and four rebounds. Sophomore Dayn Campbell (New York, N.Y.) registered eight points (4-9 FG, 0-1 3PT), four rebounds and three assists in the loss.
- Jordan Tucker led Farmingdale with a game-high 20 points (8-13 FG, 1-1 3PT, 3-4 FT), four boards and two steals. Conor Griffin added 10 points (4-8 FG, 0-1 3PT, 2-3 FT), six rebounds and three assists in the first win for the Rams.
- Famingdale dominated the points in the paint holding a 36-22 advantage, the Rams also added a 13-2 fast break point margin in the win.
Up Next:
The Hawks will travel to Springfield College in a non-conference match up on Thursday with a 7:00 PM start.
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