American East Game of the Year

Hartford is the 24th most fortunate team in the nation, meaning they have a deceptively better record than their performance. New Hampshire is 217th. Eleven of Hartford 14 wins so far have been decided by 10 points or less, including nine games by five points or less. This means they have benefitted from good fortune.

New Hampshire, which has won five of its last six games to finish with its best record in conference play in 20 years with an 11-5 mark. They will be plenty fired up an confident.