Anthony Minor scored 15 points and had nine rebounds to lead Hartford to a 58-46 victory over Brown on Thursday night.
Morgan Sabia added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Hawks (2-5), who built a 31-22 halftime lead and held on for the victory despite shooting 37.9 percent from the field (11 of 29) in the second half.
Brown (3-3) cut the lead to 41-38 on Matt Sullivan's jumper with 13:31 left in the game, but Sabia countered with a 3-pointer.
Minor's layup gave the Hawks a 52-43 advantage with 7:28 to play.
He also finished with four blocks, four steals and three assists.
Sullivan was 7 for 8 from the field, including 5 of 6 on 3-pointers, to finish with 19 points to lead the Bears, but they shot 34.8 percent from the field (16 for 46) as a team.
Peter Sullivan added 11 points for Brown, which had 16 turnovers.
