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WEST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Sophomore point guard Adrian Torres registered a double-double with 21 points and 10 steals to lead the University of New England Nor'easters to an 89-80 men's basketball victory over the University of Hartford on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 17) at Chase Arena.

The Nor'easters, who picked up three consecutive wins to end their schedule, finish the season with a mark of 8-17.

Torres' 10 steals were the fourth-highest total in known program history, trailing only UNE Hall of Fame inductee Jay Corey, who had 14 steals and 13 (twice) in games during the 1986-87 season. Torres was 9 of 12 from the floor and added six rebounds in 40 minutes of action.

Adam Lux also posted a double-double for UNE, finishing with 19 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Lux converted 8 of 10 field goal attempts (3 of 4 from beyond the arc) on his way to his eighth double-double. Kyle Lombardi shot a tidy 6-for-9 and finished with 16 points, while Jack Pyzynski contributed 15, and Jayden Thornton came off the bench to score 10.

Trayon Rumley and Henry Herman paced five Hawks (7-18) in double figures with 15 points apiece. Kaosi Chijioke (14), Jaylen Brown (13) and Beluolisah Oranye (11) rounded out the double-digit scorers.

Torres piled up nine of his steals before halftime, as the Nor'easters took a 46-40 advantage into intermission. UNE made 21 of 36 (55.3 percent) of their field goal attempts in the opening frame to help forge their lead.

UNE continued its hot shooting in final 20 minutes, canning 6 of 7 attempts from beyond the arc while shooting 55.3 percent (16 for 30) on all of its attempts.

The Nor'easters led the entire second half with their lead cresting at 14 (65-51) with 12:42 remaining. UHart rattled off eight unanswered points to get within six at 65-59, but UNE responded with a 13-5 run to regain control (78-64). Pyzynski tallied five points during the spurt.

Hartford was unable to get any closer than nine the rest of the way.