America East Conference Tournament Opening Round: It wasn’t pretty, but No. 8 Hartford pulled off some March magic in a 49-47 victory against No. 9 Stony Brook. The Hawks trailed Stony Brook 34-17 at halftime and 44-27 with less than 13 minutes remaining. But Hartford started playing great defense, and Stony Brook got sloppy. The Seawolves finished with 17 turnovers, including the final one that set up Bo Taylor’s baseline jumper as time expired, which propelled Hartford into the quarterfinals against No. 1 Vermont. [3/02/07]