Score: Hartford 62, UAlbany 48
 
Location: SEFCU Arena in Albany, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (11-10, 4-2 AE) | Hartford (11-10, 4-2 AE)
 
Short Story: UAlbany falls behind in the second half, dropping its second conference game of the season 62-48 against visiting Hartford.
 
Key Stats

• Cameron Healy has hit a three in 53-straight games
• Romani Hansen finished with a career-high 13 rebounds
• UAlbany shot 1-12 from three to start the game
• UAlbany shot 27.6% from the floor in the first half, and 14.3% from three
• Hartford outscored UAlbany 18-8 in the paint in the first half
• Malik Ellison scored 15-straight Hartford points from in the second half
• UAlbany shot 4-25 from three for the game, and 14-56 from the floor
• UAlbany shot 16-17 from the line
• UAlbany outrebounded Hartford 39-32

 
Coach Brown: "Hartford did a nice job tonight.  Ellison was outstanding.  This was one of those nights we haven't had in a while.  We just played poorly, especially offensively.  We gave them easy points where we didn't get a chance to defend, and we settled for jump shots.  Getting into halftime down four I thought we were in a good spot considering how we played in the first half, but we just did not play well.  When you give up 62 points at home to anyone in our league you're hopeful that you're going to come out on top.  So, you give credit to Hartford and you move forward and get ready for UMBC.
 
Recap
 
The University at Albany men's basketball team hosted Hartford on Saturday in an early, 3:00 p.m. tipoff.  The Great Danes played the Hawks close for most of the game, before Hartford pulled away late to knock off the Danes by 14, 62-48.
 
UAlbany and Hartford traded baskets for the first few minutes of the game, leaving the score tied at five with 17:54 to go.  Starting with 17:11 remaining, Hartford went on a 10-0 run to go up 15-5, leaving UAlbany scoreless for nearly six-and-a-half minutes.  Ahmad Clark broke the streak, scoring four-straight points to cut UAlbany's deficit to 15-9 with 10:45 remaining in the first.
 
The Great Danes cut the Hawks' lead to 15-13 with 7:43 remaining in the first, only for Hartford to snap UAlbany's 8-0 scoring run with a back-to-back three-pointers to go back up eight.
 
With 1:00 left in the first, Cameron Healy hit a three-pointer, extending his made-threes streak to 53 games.  The shot cut Hartford's lead to two, 29-27.  The Hawks had not scored in the previous three minutes.
 
Hartford took a 31-27 lead into the break.  The Hawks had outscored UAlbany 18-8 in the paint, while the Great Danes struggled from the field, shooting just 27.6%, and just 14.3% from three.  Clark and Kendall Lauderdale shared the team lead with six first-half points, while two Hawks, Hunter Marks and Malik Ellison, each scored nine.
 
A 7-0 run early in the second half put Hartford up 43-34.  Romani Hansen scored UAlbany's first points in more than three minutes after grabbing his fourth offensive rebound of the game.  On the Danes' next possession, Antonio Rizzuto hit a three to bring UAlbany within four.
 
Healy extended UAlbany's run to 7-0, before the Great Danes forced a turnover on the other end.  Hartford scored on a fast break off a UAlbany turnover to end the Danes' run.  UAlbany had closed to within two before Hartford's fast break after trailing by nine just under three minutes earlier.
 
Now leading 45-41 after their transition dunk to end UAlbany's run, Hartford started to pull away.  During this stretch, Ellison scored 15-straight points for the Hawks.  With 5:34 to go, he hit two free throws to give Hartford a 10-point lead, and the Hawks held their largest lead of the game, 17, with 3:14 remaining after a 15-0 run.
 
Hartford ultimately ended the game on a 17-5 run spanning the final 10:37.  UAlbany struggled to find their offensive rhythm against the Hawks, finishing 14-56 from the floor and just 4-25 from three.  The Danes did shoot well from the line, finishing 16-17 overall.  Hartford outscored UAlbany 24-6 off turnovers, 32-16 in the paint, and 15-4 in transition.  Hansen finished with a career-high 13 rebounds, including five on the offensive end.  For Hartford, Ellison finished with a game-high 31 points, and shot a perfect 9-9 from the floor in the second half.
 
Next: UAlbany visits UMBC on Wednesday, January 29 before hosting Vermont on Saturday, February 1 for this year's Big Purple Growl.