Negreanu made 6 of 8 field goals and hit 4 of 6 from three-point range to help the Red Dragons (3-4) take a 46-29 lead into halftime. Oneonta State connected on 18 of 30 field goals (60 percent) in the first half, including 8-for-16 shooting from behind the three-point line.
Junior forward William Heslin (Hoosic Valley/Schaghticoke, N.Y.) hit a jumper with 3:56 left in the second half to give the Red Dragons their biggest lead of the night at 71-50. Oneonta State held the Hawks (1-5) to 11-for-30 shooting (37 percent) in the second half.
Heslin finished with 14 points and four rebounds, and sophomore guard Michael Reardon (Monsignor Farrell/Staten Island, N.Y.) had 11 points and three steals. Sophomore forward Kevin Reed (Downsville/Downsville, N.Y.) also reached double figures with 10 points for Oneonta State, which will meet Wesleyan in the championship game at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Hartwick, which will face Rensselaer in the consolation game at 1 p.m., received 16 points and two steals from freshman forward Josh Mackenzie (Mount Saint Joseph Academy/Springfield, Vt.). Freshman forward Sterling Green (Burlington Township/Burlington Township, N.J.) contributed eight points and three rebounds, and junior guard Tim Kindlon (Bethlehem/Delmar, N.Y.) added six points and five rebounds.
Wesleyan needed overtime to take a 71-66 victory over Rensselaer in Friday’s opener.
ONEONTA STATE 76, HARTWICK 60 HARTWICK (1-5) Matt Simoneschi 1-2 0-0 2, Tim Kindlon 2-8 0-0 6, Sterling Green 3-7 2-2 8, Mike Wawrzonek 1-6 2-2 4, Josh Mackenzie 6-8 0-3 16, John Montana 1-2 0-0 3, Ramose Modesto 2-11 2-5 6, Christopher Ward 1-1 3-5 5, Greg Betancourt 1-7 0-0 2, Bill Lanchantin 0-0 0-0 0, Eddie McAdoo 1-1 2-2 4, Mike Leighton 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 21-57 11-19 60. ONEONTA STATE (3-4) Sean Coffey 2-8 0-0 6, Michael Reardon 4-4 0-0 11, Anthony Negreanu 6-10 1-2 17, Kevin Reed 4-7 2-2 10, William Heslin 5-13 4-4 14, Jaysen Murphy 2-3 0-0 4, Eric Bratt 0-0 0-0 0, Alex Fuller 1-1 1-1 3, Pierre Barosy 0-0 0-1 0, Robert Foote 0-0 0-0 0, MacLean Moore 4-8 0-0 9, Daniel Medina 0-1 0-0 0, Edward Johnson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-56 8-10 76. Hartwick 29-31--60 Oneonta State 46-30--76 3-Point Goals: Hartwick 7-19 (Tim Kindlon 2-4, Sterling Green 0-1, Mike Wawrzonek 0-3, Josh Mackenzie 4-5, John Montana 1-2, Ramose Modesto 0-1, Greg Betancourt 0-3), Oneonta State 10-21 (Sean Coffey 2-6, Michael Reardon 3-3, Anthony Negreanu 4-7, William Heslin 0-3, MacLean Moore 1-1, Daniel Medina 0-1). Fouled Out: None. Rebounds: Hartwick 34 (Tim Kindlon 5), Oneonta State 37 (Jaysen Murphy 6, Kevin Reed 6, MacLean Moore 6). Assists: Hartwick 12 (Matt Simoneschi 3, Mike Wawrzonek 3), Oneonta State 16 (Michael Reardon 3, Anthony Negreanu 3). Total Fouls: Hartwick 15, Oneonta State 21.