Stein made 7-of-9 field goals and went 7-for-7 from the foul line to pace the Saxons (13-12, 7-7 Empire 8). He scored 16 points and hauled in four rebounds in the second half.
Junior guard Chris Lemasters (Mansfield/Mansfield, Pa.) hit two free throws to give Alfred a 50-29 lead with 9:23 left in the second half. Hartwick (2-22, 0-13 Empire 8) answered with a 13-2 run to pull within 52-42 with 5:41 remaining.
Freshman guard/forward Greg Betancourt (Northern Highlands/Allendale, N.J.) converted a 4-point play for the Hawks to make it 63-59 with 53 seconds left. He was fouled on a 3-pointer from the corner and made the ensuing free throw.
The Saxons then put the game out of reach by connecting on 6-of-6 free throw attempts. Lemasters hit two free throws with 46 seconds remaining, and junior forward Ryan Hallett (Caledonia-Mumford/Caledonia, N.Y.) made 4-of-4 in the final 30 seconds.
Betancourt scored a game-high 23 points on 6-for-12 shooting. He made 5-of-9 from 3-point range and converted 6-of-9 free throws.
Freshman forward Sterling Green (Burlington Township/Burlington Township, N.J.) had 10 points and two steals, and junior guard Tim Kindlon (Bethlehem/Delmar, N.Y.) contributed nine points and four assists for Hartwick.
The Hawks will play host to Utica College for an Empire 8 Conference game at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
ALFRED 69, HARTWICK 62 ALFRED (13-12) Ryan Hallett 3-5 4-4 13, Rob McCarter 2-5 5-5 9, Chris Lemasters 3-6 4-7 10, Ryan Clemenson 2-7 1-2 5, Dillon Stein 7-9 7-7 21, Quentin Bryant 2-8 2-5 6, Bruce Nober 1-2 0-0 3, Todd Dersham 1-5 0-0 2. Totals: 21-47 23-30 69. HARTWICK (2-22) Tim Kindlon 3-8 0-0 9, Bill Lanchantin 0-4 0-0 0, Eddie McAdoo 1-9 0-0 3, Mike Leighton 0-0 0-0 0, Mike Wawrzonek 2-6 0-0 6, Matt Simoneschi 0-1 0-0 0, John Spellman 2-5 0-0 5, Christopher Ward 1-3 2-4 4, Greg Betancourt 6-12 6-9 23, Sterling Green 4-8 2-3 10, Josh Mackenzie 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 20-57 10-16 62. Alfred 24-45--69 Hartwick 13-49--62 3-Point Goals: Alfred 4-12 (Ryan Hallett 3-4, Rob McCarter 0-1, Chris Lemasters 0-2, Ryan Clemenson 0-2, Quentin Bryant 0-1, Bruce Nober 1-1, Todd Dersham 0-1), Hartwick 12-33 (Tim Kindlon 3-8, Bill Lanchantin 0-2, Eddie McAdoo 1-5, Mike Wawrzonek 2-5, John Spellman 1-3, Christopher Ward 0-1, Greg Betancourt 5-9). Fouled Out: None. Rebounds: Alfred 36 (Dillon Stein 8), Hartwick 33 (Mike Leighton 7). Assists: Alfred 5 (Chris Lemasters, Quentin Bryant 2), Hartwick 14 (Tim Kindlon 4). Total Fouls: Alfred 15, Hartwick 21.