PLAYER ROTATION
Usual Starters -- G Jaret Von Rosenberg, G Joe Zeglinski, G/F Michael Turner, F Morgan Sabia, F Anthony Minor. Key Subs -- F Warren McLendon, G Brian Glowiak

GAME REVIEW

Hartford 68, New Hampshire 65, America East quarterfinals

Hartford 59, Boston U. 52, America East semifinals

GAME PREVIEW

Hartford at UMBC, America East championship game, Saturday

IN FOCUS
The America East Championship (noon, ESPN2) has the makings of a classic. Each team won by one point on its home floor during the regular season. Top-seeded UMBC won 86-85, and No. 2-seeded Hartford returned the favor 58-57 in the regular-season finale. For the Hawks to win the rubber match and earn an NCAA bid, they must go inside to junior forward Warren McLendon, who has posted double-doubles in both tournament games. Hartford, which gives up a league-high 74 points a game, will try to make UMBC play a half-court game as much as possible.

ROSTER REPORT

--Junior forward Warren McLendon has posted double-doubles in each conference tournament game. In the semifinal win over Boston U., McLendon had 13 points and 10 rebounds to go with a career-high five blocks.

--Sophomore guard Joe Zeglinski has led the Hawks in scoring in both tournament games. He scored 22 against New Hampshire and 16 against Boston U. For the season, he's averaging a team-high 16.2 points and shooting 41.4 percent from behind the arc.

--Freshman forward Morgan Sabia is averaging 10.3 points and shooting 42.1 percent from behind the arc.

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