Score: Hartford 66, UAlbany 60
 
Location: Chase Arena in West Hartford, Conn.
 
Records: UAlbany (13-12, 6-4 AE) | Hartford (14-12, 7-4 AE)
 
Short Story: Ahmad Clark scores his 1,000th career point and Romani Hansen sets a rebounding record but UAlbany falls at Hartford 66-60.
 
Key Stats
 

• Ahmad Clark became the 12th player in Division I-era program history to score 1,000 points
• Clark scored 13 points in the second half
• Antonio Rizzuto scored seven of UAlbany's first 13 points
• Romani Hansen grabbed a single-game program record 18 rebounds
• UAlbany shot 7-16 from the free throw line
• UAlbany outscored Hartford 28-16 in the paint
• Hartford shot 6-11 from three in the second half

 
Coach Brown: "I think we did a much better job defending the two-point shot tonight.  I think we did a much better job on Ellison tonight, too.  He scored 18 points, which is about his average, but it took him 18 shots.  For us, we didn't have enough offensive firepower, and we didn't score the ball.  We had 16 offensive rebounds and we don't have a lot to show for it, so that's disappointing.  We played hard and put ourselves in a position to win, but when one team goes 14-16 from the line and you go 7-16 in a two-possession game, that kind of sums it up."
 
Ahmad Clark: "Scoring 1,000 points means a lot to me.  I've never scored 1,000 at any level or with any team or program.  I was blessed to come here for three years, and it's a testament to God and the work I've put in.  I'll take it for now, but if we win a championship it will mean a lot more."
 
Romani Hansen: "It's an honor setting the record.  Coming in, I never thought I'd be breaking a record or anything like that.  I'm just happy that the coaches believe in me and that they gave me the opportunity to do that.  Hopefully we can keep it going from here."
 
Recap
 
Kicking off a two-game road swing, the University at Albany men's basketball team visited Hartford Wednesday night, just 18 days after playing the Hawks at SEFCU Arena.  Despite Ahmad Clark scoring his 1,000th career point and Romani Hansen setting a single-game rebounding record, UAlbany dropped their second-straight to Hartford, 66-60.
 
Scoring came slowly to start the game with neither team finding their shooting rhythm.  Hartford hit a three with 11:41 remaining in the first to take a 12-6 lead.  Antonio Rizzuto responded immediately with a three on the other end to cut Hartford's lead back to three.
 
Rizzuto's three sparked a 7-0 run for UAlbany, with Rizzuto hitting another three with 9:11 to go to give UAlbany a 13-12 lead.  UAlbany's defense had held Hartford scoreless for more than two-and-a-half minutes.
 
Hartford snapped UAlbany's run on their ensuing possession to retake the lead.
 
Two free throws from Ahmad Clark gave UAlbany 17-15 lead.  The shots were part of another 7-0 run that gave UAlbany a 20-15 lead with 6:21 to go in the first.
 
The Hawks' ended the Danes' latest run hitting two shots at the line to come within three.  After defending to layup attempts from UAlbany, Hartford cut the lead to one with a jumper in transition.
 
After Clark split the defense for an uncontested layup to put UAlbany up four, Hartford hit a three to cut the lead back to one with 3:06 to go.
 
UAlbany ultimately took a three-point, 25-22 lead into the locker room.  Clark led all scorers with 11 points, while Rizzuto added seven.  Malachi de Sousa blocked two shots and dished three assists in the first 20 minutes.  Collectively, UAlbany shot just 29.0% from the floor in the first, 3-10 from three, and just 4-11 from the line.  The Danes did, however, outscore Hartford 9-0 in second-chance opportunities, and 8-4 in the paint.  Hartford, conversely, shot 8-24 in the first and 4-11 from deep, and outscored UAlbany 8-5 off the bench.
 
A quick 4-0 run coming out of halftime put Hartford back on top by one.  Hartford built its run to 7-0 before UAlbany scored again, a hook shot from Adam Lulka with 17:10 to go.
 
UAlbany responded with a 4-0 run to tie the game at 29 before Hartford quickly retook the lead with a driving layup from Malik Ellison.  Hartford used a 9-0 run to take a 38-29 lead with 14:17 remaining.
 
Trey Hutcheson hit a three to end Hartford's run and cut the Hawks' lead to six.  After an empty Hartford possession, Clark hit a three to cut the deficit to three. 
 
With 9:37 remaining, Clark hit a driving layup and drew a foul, scoring his 999th and 1,000th career points.  Clark is the 12th player in men's program history in the Division I era to hit the milestone, and the first to do so since the 2018 season.
 
Clark's 1,000th point came during a 7-0 personal run that cut Hartford's lead to 46-45 with 8:24 remaining.  After a Hawks' timeout, Ellison hit a jumper to end the run, before Romani Hansen hit a three to tie the game at 48.
 
Hartford quickly went back up by five with 6:23 to go after a three-pointer and two free throws on consecutive possessions.
 
Hansen recorded blocks on back-to-back defensive possessions, keeping the Danes within striking distance.  With 4:00 remaining, Hansen grabbed his 16th rebound of the night, setting a new single-game program record.
 
Leading by five, Hartford ran down the shot clock and launched a corner three, coming up with the offensive rebound.  The Great Danes got the ball back after a contested layup attempt from Ellison that missed, and Malachi de Sousa hit a layup in transition to cut the Hawks' lead to 58-53 with 1:00 to go.
 
Hartford took over possession following a UAlbany timeout and drew a foul on the inbounds play.  Two made free-throws put them back up by five with under a minute remaining.
 
Hutcheson hit a corner three on the Danes' next possession to come within two with 44.7 remaining.  On their next possession, Hartford drained a three with 18.5 to go to go back up five.
 
Mirroring the discrepancy in free throws between the teams, Hartford hit six of seven free throws in the final minute to clinch a six-point victory.  UAlbany has now alternated wins and losses for each of its last eight games, and Hartford snapped a two-game skid.
 
Clark finished with 24 points and has now scored 1,008 in his career.  Hansen finished with 18 rebounds, surpassing the program's previous single-game record by three.  For Hartford, Ellison finished with 18 points and 19 boards.
 
UAlbany outscored Hartford 28-16 in the paint and 12-5 in second chance opportunities.  Hartford outscored UAlbany 16-10 off of turnovers and 21-13 off the bench.  Hartford also hit 14-16 free throws during the game, while UAlbany hit just 7-16.
 
Next: UAlbany plays a second-straight game on the road, Sunday, February 16 at Maine.