WEST HARTFORD, Conn.- Senior Joey Reilly scored a career-high 23 points to lead Sacred Heart men's basketball to a 77-70 victory over Hartford to open the season on the road on Tuesday evening. The Pioneers had four players in double figures in the win. 

Records:
Sacred Heart: 1-0
Hartford: 0-1
  
Top Performers:
Joey Reilly: 23 points 
Aidan Carpenter: 15 points
Nico Galette: 13 points, 7 rebounds 
Raheem Solomon: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals 
Bryce Johnson: 8 rebounds 
  
Of Note:
Sacred Heart had four players in double figures, and Reilly tallied a career-high in points with 23.  Sophomore Raymond Espinal-Guzman recorded his first career points for Sacred Heart with six.

Hartford had a five-point lead over the Pioneers 10 minutes into play, 21-16. Sacred Heart answered with an 8-2 run to take a 24-23 lead with 7:03 left, in the half. 

The Pioneers closed out the first half with an 8-0 run for a 44-35 lead at halftime, the largest SHU lead of the game. 

With just over eight minutes remaining in the second half, Hartford knocked down a three to tie the game 60-60. 

Reilly sparked an 8-2 run beginning at 6:02 for Sacred Heart as him and Johnson connected for the eight points to give the Pioneers a 73-66 advantage. Hartford made a layup at 1:19 to bring the Hawks within three, 73-70, but Galette and Solomon put away their free-throws to close out the game for Sacred Heart's first win of the season, 77-70. 

Up Next:
The Pioneers are on road on Thursday, November 10th, at Rutgers at 7:00 PM.