Hartford squares up against Merrimack

Hartford (0-4) vs. Merrimack (3-3)

Hammel Court, North Andover, Massachusetts; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Hartford and Merrimack look to bounce back from losses. Both teams are coming off of losses in their last game. Merrimack lost 72-43 on the road to Virginia Tech on Sunday, while Hartford came up short in a 75-70 game at home to Boston University on Thursday.

SUPER SENIORS: Hartford has benefited heavily from its seniors. Hunter Marks, Jared Kimbrough, D.J. Mitchell and David Shriver have collectively accounted for 53 percent of all Hawks points this season.MIGHTY MOSES: Moses Flowers has connected on 29.4 percent of the 17 3-pointers he's attempted and has gone 5 for 14 over the last three games. He's also converted 76.5 percent of his free throws this season.

ASSIST DISTRIBUTION: The Hawks have recently created buckets via assists more often than the Warriors. Merrimack has 26 assists on 58 field goals (44.8 percent) over its previous three contests while Hartford has assists on 44 of 79 field goals (55.7 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: The disruptive Merrimack defense has forced opponents to turn the ball over on 28.7 percent of all possessions, the 14th-best rate among Division I teams. Hartford has a forced-turnover percentage of only 15 percent through four games (ranking the Hawks 340th).

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