Oakland Golden Grizzlies at Hartford Hawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
82 - 87
Lynch's free throws help Hartford hold off Oakland 87-82
Karmari Newman's 3-pointer brought Oakland within 74-72 with 5:31 left. Braden Norris made a 3 a minute-and-a-half later and Oakland trailed 77-75. But following each basket, J.R. Lynch responded with a pair of free throws and the Grizzlies could not take the lead.
Lynch finished with 21 points and made all nine of his free-throw attempts. Travis Weatherington scored 17 points and Jason Dunne scored 12 for the Hawks, who only committed seven turnovers.
Hartford (5-7) led 45-44 at halftime after shooting 16 of 27 (61.5 percent) while making 12 of 14 foul shots. Meanwhile, Oakland kept pace shooting 11 of 18 (61.1) from 3-point range.
Jaevin Cumberland led Oakland (4-7) with 26 points, Karmari Newman scored 12 and Braden Norris had 11 with nine assists, four rebounds and four steals.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Jaevin Cumberland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braden Norris. | 82 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:11 | J.R. Lynch made Free Throw. | 79 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:11 | J.R. Lynch made Free Throw. | 79 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Foul on Jordan Nobles. | 79 - 85 |
Statistics
 OAK |
 HART |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-59 | FG | 27-49 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 18-38 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 6-10 | FT | 25-29 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: West Hartford, CT
Attendance: 1,179 | Capacity:
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