Hartford will find out its NCAA Tournament matchup during the NCAA Selection Show, which airs on CBS Sunday at 6 p.m.
After an impressive playoff campaign, senior Austin Williams was named the America East Championship's Most Outstanding Player. Carter and Williams joined junior Hunter on the All-Championship Team. Marks also received the Elite 18 award for having the highest GPA of all participants in the league's title game.
The Hawks, who push their season-best winning streak to five games improve to 15-8 on the season, while UMass Lowell ends its campaign with an 11-12 record.
#4 HARTFORD 64, #6 UMASS LOWELL 50
After spotting UMass Lowell the first two points of the game, the Hawks held the River Hawks to an 0-for-10 effort and rattled off a 10-0 run to take the early lead. A series of momentum swings resulted in the River Hawks pulling within one at 17-16, but Hartford enjoyed the final run of the half, scoring six of the final eight points to take a 23-18 lead at the break.
After halftime, UMass Lowell came out strong and took a 23-22 lead on a Connor Withers three with 17:11 to go. With the game tied at 31-all, Carter capped a 7-1 spurt with back-to-back jumpers to make it 39-32, with 11:53 left to play. The River Hawks would close the gap back to three at 42-39, before a key 10-0 run pushed the lead into double digits at 52-39 with 6:32 to go.
INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES
· This marks the first time in its 27-year Division I history that Hartford has won a conference championship
· With the victory, Hartford also earns the program's first-ever NCAA Championship berth
· The contest marked the third in program history that the Hawks advanced to the title game, and the second straight season
· It also marked the first time that Hartford hosted a Championship Game
· The Hawks shot 50.0 percent in the decisive second half
· Carter tallied a game-high four steals and dished out a game-high three assists
· Austin Williams finished with 17 points while grabbing a team-high eight boards
· Marks dropped 14 points, while sophomore Miroslav Stafl added 10 and a team-high eight rebounds
· The Hawks were stellar defensively, limiting UMass Lowell to 29.5 percent shooting from the floor, including 20.6 percent clip from beyond the arc
· Hartford was solid from behind the arc as well, going 10-of-19 for 52.6 percent
· The victory marked the Hawks' third-straight against the River Hawks in the postseason
· The Hawks have won each of their past five games and, with the victory, extended their postseason winning streak to six
· Two River Hawks finished in double figures, led by Obadiah Noels' 15 points
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The Hawks will head to the NCAA men's basketball championship in Indianapolis, and will learn their NCAA Tournament draw on Sunday, during the NCAA Selection Show, which begins at 6 p.m. on CBS.
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