the Informer

10:56 pm

Woodward: “Sorry we can’t go further for [the seniors].”

10:55 pm

Woodward: “You can’t give points away.”

10:55 pm

Woodward: “Someone’s got to play the host school.”

10:54 pm

Woodward: “We had a lot of trust in our offense… it’s been a struggle…”

10:49 pm

McLemore: “We’re used to playing on the road…”

10:48 pm

Barnies: “The intensity is so much greater.”

10:47 pm

Mitchell: “It meant everything [to be in the game]… I knew on Saturday that I’d play.”

10:46 pm

McLemore: “We knew [Maciel] could shoot it.”

10:45 pm

Barnies: “I just want to say, I’ve been proud to play for this team, for Maine… this is the place I wanted to be.”

10:45 pm

Troy Barnies: “The intensity was high.”

10:44 pm

Woodward: “It was ashame someone had to lose that game.”

10:43 pm

Head Coach Ted Woodward: “I have a lot of respect for Hartford.”

10:42 pm

Maine is up next.

10:40 pm

Gallagher: “When I came here my last words were ‘let the dream begin.’ When we went 0-and-3, my cousin texted me, ‘Is it a nightmare yet?’ It’s still a dream.”

10:39 pm

Gallagher: “These seniors do not want to stop playing.”

10:37 pm

Gallagher: “I walked outside… I was sweating… when you get a crowd like that you aren’t used to the heat.”

10:36 pm

Minor: “Kevin Estes, he plays dead out on every play… he’s one of my fellow seniors.”

10:35 pm

Gallagher: “When you know their character, Genesis Maciel is in the gym 30 minutes before practice… next year this is going to be his team.”

10:34 pm

Maciel: “If you’re going to keep shooting…if you miss one shot, you have to erase that and keep going.”

10:33 pm

Maciel: “When Maine makes a run, the fan base is our sixth man.”

10:33 pm

Minor: “We’ve been criticized for not having a really good fanbase, but today… they showed support.”

10:32 pm

Minor: “I don’t want to go out on top. I wasn’t ready for it to be done tonight.”

10:31 pm

Gallagher: “Our team came out with an attitude that we weren’t going to lose.”

10:29 pm

Gallagher: “First off, when I first took this job. I dreamt the building could be like this.”

10:27 pm

Hartford’s press conference is about to get underway.

10:18 pm

It’s not often fans storm the court in a Maine win–Vermont did in a championship. This is a quarterfinal.

10:17 pm

Hawk fans storm court.

10:17 pm

Hawks win, fans storm the court. 66-63.

10:15 pm

The Hawks are about to storm the court. 2.2 seconds remain.

10:14 pm

Maine needs a three to tie. Fifteen seconds left, Hawks lead, 66-63. Maine timeout.

10:12 pm

Singleton makes one free throw. Three point game. Zeglinski is immediately fouled.

10:12 pm

Genesis Maciel with a wide-open three. Hartford leads 66-62 with 23 seconds left.

10:10 pm

Hartford calls a timeout. There are 36.2 seconds left, 12 seconds on the shot clock.

10:09 pm

Mitchell who has struggled with free throws makes them when it counts.

10:08 pm

The final media timeout is just about to end. These are shaping up to be the most tense 67 seconds of basketball.

10:07 pm

A huge miss from Maine, Hartford depletes the shot clock. 63-60 with a minute and seven seconds left.

10:06 pm

10:05 pm

Kevin Estes with a 2-pointer. Maine calls a timeout. Quick time check: there’s under two minutes to play, surprsingly.

10:04 pm

Maciel had a wide-open look for three, and missed it. Sometimes those can be the hardest shots to make.

10:03 pm

Anthony Minor, with the layup, has 14 points.

10:02 pm

Hawks strategy here on out appears to be to draw fouls whenever they can. Maciel hits both free throws. 59-56 Hawks.

10:02 pm

10:01 pm

Terrance Mitchell hits a 3-pointer. He has 11 points on the night. 57-56.

10:01 pm

Estes hits both, 57-53 Hawks.

10:00 pm

Singleton charged with the shooting foul. Estes to shoot.

9:59 pm

With five minutes left to play in this close game, it’s 55-53 Hawks.

9:58 pm

Anthony Minor extends the lead, he has 12 on the night. Terrance Mitchell answers with a 3-pointer.

9:57 pm

Makes both free throws this time around.

9:55 pm

Zeglinski draws the foul and he’ll shoot two after a media timeout. Not a lot to think about in this timeout, except winning this one to fight another day in the post season.

9:53 pm

Hartford calls a timeout.

9:53 pm

Milton Burton hits a layup that tetered on the rim for what seemed like an eternity. Hawks up by one.

9:52 pm

Hartford has gone over the limit with the Maciel foul.

9:50 pm

Sabia has recorded his first rebound on defense. Sabia then commits an offensive foul.

9:50 pm

Joe Zeglinski nearly turns it over and finds a way to lay it in to make it 50-49.

9:49 pm

Sabia returns to the game. Maine is up 50-47 with under 10 to play.

9:49 pm

9:47 pm

Maine takes the lead on a McLemore 3-pointer.

9:47 pm

Maine has brought it within 2 with a bucket from Gerald McLemore.

9:46 pm

Terrance Mitchell is charged with his second foul of the game.

9:43 pm

Maine’s scoring drought is over. 47-42 Hartford. Anyone’s ball game, of course.

9:42 pm

Misses the second.

9:42 pm

Ryan Baker charged with a foul. Mitchell is at the line, shooting two. Misses the first.

9:41 pm

Maine turns it over, Hawks get possession. Maine without a basket for over 3 minutes.

9:39 pm

The Hawks are on an 8-2 run, Hawks lead 47-40 with 13:21 to go.

9:38 pm

Genesis Maciel is 4-for-5 from 3-point land. An important difference-maker in this one.

9:37 pm

Joe Zeglisnki has his fourth board of the night, this one coming on defense.

9:37 pm

Joe Zeglinski is good from 3-point land. Make that three lead changes. 42-40, Hawks.

9:36 pm

This game has seen five ties and, now, its second lead change–Maine is ahead.

9:34 pm

9:33 pm

Burton makes one-of-two free throws. 39-38 Hawks.

9:33 pm

Sean McNally is in foul trouble with three fouls. Burton is shooting two to take the lead again.

9:32 pm

The third tie of the game is broken by Joe Zeglinski on a layup. Hartford’s first lead.

9:31 pm

Anthony Minor called for a charge, with a bit of selling by Barnies.

9:29 pm

Genesis Maciel has tied the game with a 3-pointer.

9:28 pm

Morgan Sabia hits his first basket of the night. The senior has been silent up until then.

9:27 pm

Maine gets the scoring started.

9:27 pm

Joe Zeglinski receives a standing ovation before the start of the second half. Fourteenth America East player to have 2,000 points.

9:23 pm

Maine committed a bunch of late turnovers in the half, leading to this very tight contest.

9:17 pm

Leading scorers: Anthony Minor has 10 points for the Hawks, Raheem Singleton has 10 for the Black Bears.

9:11 pm

Buzzer-beater attempt goes by the boards. What a competitive first half. It’s 32-31, the Maine Black Bears lead it.

9:10 pm

Burton with a transition layup. One-point game.

9:10 pm

9:10 pm

Genesis Maciel has his second 3-pointer of the day. I

9:08 pm

McLemore hits a layup to quiet the Chase Family Arena crowd.

9:07 pm

Kevin Estes brings it within one.

9:07 pm

Anthony Minor with the put back, it’s 27-24 Maine. 2:45 remain.

9:06 pm

Misses the 2,001th-point attempt.

9:05 pm

Zeglisnki: 2,000 career points.

9:04 pm

9:04 pm

Zeglinski is about to go to the line, one point away from the 2,000 mark. Media timeout interrupts, so Joe has plenty of time to think about it.

9:03 pm

9:03 pm

On the ensuing possession, Maine turns it over.

9:02 pm

Milton Burton just had an amazing dunk on the fast break. 24-21 as Maine calls a timeout.

9:02 pm

Last time the Hawks played the Black Bears, Zeglinski had a career-high 33 points. He’s scoreless tonight.

9:00 pm

Anthony Minor is quickly becoming the Hawks’ go-to shooter. 24-19 Black Bars with just over five minutes left.

8:58 pm

Anthony Minor has 6 points on the night.

8:56 pm

Gerald McLemore is 2-3 on the night–officials are reviewing to see if one of his baskets is a 3-pointer or not.

8:54 pm

Kevin Estes, an important factor in this one, hit his first two-pointer of the night. Media timeout.

8:52 pm

Terrance Mitchell hit a 3-pointer coming out of the foul.

8:51 pm

After a foul was charged, John Gallagher is very, very animated on the sideline.

8:50 pm

Maciel hits a 3-pointer, fading away.

8:49 pm

The winner of this game advances to the semifinal against Boston University.

8:46 pm

Kevin Estes charged with a foul giving up possession.

8:44 pm

Hartford Hawks are down early, 18-10. McNally of the Black Bears and Clayotn Brothers of the Hawks are the leading scorers.

8:43 pm

McNally has got the hot hand right now, two straight possessions with a basket.

8:43 pm

8:42 pm

Hartford turns it over.

8:42 pm

McNally gets on the board for the night, then fouls on the ensuing possession.

8:40 pm

Minor with a dunk. 14-10 Black Bears.

8:39 pm

Anthony Minor hits a 2-pointer, cutting into the Maine lead.

8:38 pm

Gerald McLemore hits a 2-pointer. Maine with the early edge, 14-6.

8:36 pm

Coach John Gallagher was on the sideline of the Stony Brook/Albany game early–looked very loose and was joking with another coach on press row.

8:35 pm

Joe Zeglinski just had an airball–he is one away from hitting the 2,000-point mark.

8:33 pm

Raheem Singleton is at the line shooting two. Hits both.

8:32 pm

Troy Barnies hits a 2-pointer.

8:31 pm

Trading early baskets. 4-4.

8:31 pm

Clayton Brothers answers.

8:30 pm

Malachi Peay opens up scoring for the Black Bears. Zeglinski missed his first 3-pointer.

8:29 pm

And this game is under way in Hartford. Hartford is “away” in this one. Maine controls the tip.

8:26 pm

We’re just about to get underway–starting lineups are taking place.

8:16 pm

Stony Brook, Vermont and Boston U. are through to the semis (tomorrow), one more game to be played to decide the final spot.

8:14 pm

Maine Cheerleaders

8:13 pm

We are live from the Chase Family Arena for No. 6 Hartford Hawks and No. 3 Maine Black Bears. The game is 12 minutes away.