Brown made 8 of 12 shots from the floor and contributed six rebounds for the Pioneers (7-4, 3-0 Empire 8). Junior guard Justin Cechon (New Hartford/New Hartford, N.Y.) had 14 points, and senior guard Ricky Adames (Marta Valley/New York, N.Y.) added nine points.
Freshman guard/forward Greg Betancourt (Northern Highlands/Allendale, N.J.) scored a game-high 20 points on 8 of 14 shooting for the Hawks (1-10, 0-3 Empire 8). He scored 12 points in the first half, including a layup with eight seconds left to pull Hartwick within 38-28 heading into halftime.
Freshman forward Josh Mackenzie (Mount St. Joseph Academy/Springfield, Vt.) had eight points and three rebounds, and freshman forward Eddie McAdoo (LaSalle Institute/Troy, N.Y.) finished with seven points, six rebounds and four assists for Hartwick. Junior guard John Montana (Alfred-Almond/Alfred, N.Y.) added seven points.
The Hawks will play host to Bard College for a non-conference game at 3 p.m. Sunday.
UTICA 71, HARTWICK 58 HARTWICK (1-10) Zach Turner 0-1 0-0 0, Tim Kindlon 1-7 2-2 5, Greg Betancourt 8-14 2-3 20, Mike Wawrzonek 2-4 0-0 5, Josh Mackenzie 3-12 0-0 8, Matt Simoneschi 0-0 0-0 0, John Montana 2-2 1-2 7, Christopher Ward 1-1 2-4 4, Eddie McAdoo 2-6 1-6 7, Sterling Green 0-1 0-0 0, Mike Leighton 0-1 2-2 2, James Watkins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-49 10-19 58. UTICA (7-4) Shawn Brown 8-12 0-0 16, Brian Collier 0-5 2-2 2, Justin Cichon 4-5 4-4 14, Ricky Adames 3-6 2-2 9, Tim Troy 4-9 3-4 11, Brian Barnett 0-3 0-0 0, Edgar Acevedo 1-2 0-0 2, Chris Bitetto 1-4 0-0 3, Jemar Bryant 2-5 0-2 6, Jack Lighthall 3-4 0-2 6, Gary Graham 0-0 2-3 2, Ryan Taylor 0-2 0-0 0, Rocco Cordato 0-0 0-0 0, Sam Akinyooye 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 26-57 13-20 71. Hartwick 28-30--58 Utica 38-33--71 3-Point Goals: Hartwick 10-23 (Tim Kindlon 1-6, Greg Betancourt 2-3, Mike Wawrzonek 1-2, Josh Mackenzie 2-7, John Montana 2-2, Eddie McAdoo 2-3), Utica 6-14 (Brian Collier 0-2, Justin Cichon 2-3, Ricky Adames 1-3, Brian Barnett 0-2, Edgar Acevedo 0-1, Chris Bitetto 1-1, Jemar Bryant 2-2). Fouled Out: None. Rebounds: Hartwick 24 (Eddie McAdoo 6), Utica 42 (Tim Troy 17). Assists: Hartwick 9 (Eddie McAdoo 4), Utica 16 (Brian Collier 6). Total Fouls: Hartwick 16, Utica 15.