The Hawks, who led 24-23 at the half, led by only a point with 10:46 remaining in the game before a jumper by junior forward Pat Dunnigan ignited a 13-1 run by Hartwick. A three-pointer by senior guard Tim Kindlon gave the Hawks a commanding 55-43 lead and they never looked back.
Freshman guard Jan Cocozziello scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the winners. Kindlon finished with 14 points, while Dunnigan chipped in with seven points and seven boards.
Senior center Micah Owens led the Soaring Eagles with 23 points and five rebounds. Junior forward Matt Keating and junior guard Joe Prunier each had eight points for Elmira, who fell to 3-13, 0-5 in the Empire 8 with the loss.
Hartwick improves to 7-9, 1-4 in the Empire 8 with the victory and will travel to RIT for an Empire 8 Conference game at 8 p.m. Friday.
HARTWICK 65, ELMIRA 54 ELMIRA (3-13, 0-5 E8) James Brown 2-3 0-1 4, Matt Keating 3-12 0-0 8, Micah Owens 8-12 7-10 23, Nick Molak 1-5 4-4 6, Joe Prunier 3-11 1-4 8, Blaise Dafoe 0-0 0-0 0, David Needham 0-0 0-0 0, Shanon Harmon 0-0 0-0 0, Ryan Gilmour 1-1 0-0 3, Tim Ingalls 0-2 2-2 2. Totals: 18-46 14-21 54. HARTWICK (7-9, 1-4 E8) Pat Dunnigan 3-7 1-2 7, Ramon Doyley 2-3 2-4 6, A.J. Beaulieu 3-5 2-2 8, John Montana 0-3 0-0 0, Jan Cocozziello 9-15 6-6 24, Mike Tracy 0-0 0-0 0, Kevin Ryan 0-0 0-0 0, Tim Kindlon 6-12 0-0 14, Josh MacKenzie 0-1 0-0 0, Alex Lanfear 1-1 0-0 2, Albe Hulick 1-5 0-0 2, Greg Bankowski 1-3 0-0 2, Jay Hori 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 26-55 11-14 65. Elmira 23-31—543 Hartwick 24-41—65 Three Point Goals: Elmira 4-20 (Matt Keating 2, Joe Prunier 1, Ryan Gilmour 1), Hartwick 2-19 (Tim Kindlon 2).