ELON

HOFSTRA

Burford lifts Elon past Hofstra 76-58 in CAA tourney

AP
Mar 08, 2021

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) Darius Burford had 19 points to lead five Elon Phoenix players in double figures as the eighth-seeded Phoenix upset fourth-seeded Hofstra Pride 76-58 in the semifinals of the Colonial Athletic Association tourney on Monday night.

Elon, which upended top-seeded James Madison 72-71 on Sunday, will face No. 6 Drexel or No. 2 Northeastern in the championship on Tuesday.

Hunter Woods and Ikenna Ndugba added 14 points apiece for the Phoenix (10-8). Hunter McIntosh and Simon Wright chipped in 10 points each. Woods also had seven rebounds, while Ndugba posted 10 rebounds.

Jalen Ray had 20 points for the Pride (13-10). Caleb Burgess added 16 points. Isaac Kante had 10 points.

Tareq Coburn, whose 16 points per game heading into the contest ranked second on the Pride, scored only 6 points. He hit 20 percent from 3-point range (1 of 5).

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1st Half
ELON
Phoenix
33
HOFS
Pride
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Chuck Hannah vs. Isaac Kante (Phoenix gains possession)
19:31		Simon Wright misses three point jump shot
19:29		Kvonn Cramer defensive rebound
19:03	+2	Jalen Ray makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:38		Simon Wright misses three point jump shot
18:36		Phoenix offensive rebound
18:27	+2	Darius Burford makes two point layup	2-2
18:17	+3	Jalen Ray makes three point jump shot (Caleb Burgess assists)	2-5
17:54		Ikenna Ndugba misses three point jump shot
17:52		Jalen Ray defensive rebound
17:43		Caleb Burgess misses three point jump shot
17:41		Darius Burford defensive rebound
17:25	+2	Simon Wright makes two point jump shot (Ikenna Ndugba assists)	4-5
17:07		Isaac Kante turnover (lost ball)
16:54		Hunter McIntosh misses three point jump shot
16:52		Kvonn Cramer defensive rebound
16:46		Jalen Ray misses three point jump shot
16:44		Ikenna Ndugba defensive rebound
16:38		Hunter McIntosh turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Ray steals)
16:30		Ikenna Ndugba shooting foul (Tareq Coburn draws the foul)
16:30	+1	Tareq Coburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-6
16:30	+1	Tareq Coburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-7
16:10	+3	Ikenna Ndugba makes three point jump shot (Hunter McIntosh assists)	7-7
15:51	+2	Isaac Kante makes two point layup (Kvonn Cramer assists)	7-9
15:32		Darius Burford misses two point jump shot
15:30		Chuck Hannah offensive rebound
15:21		Kvonn Cramer blocks Chuck Hannah's two point layup
15:19		Simon Wright offensive rebound
15:10		Hunter McIntosh misses three point jump shot
15:08		Jalen Ray defensive rebound
15:01		Kvonn Cramer misses three point jump shot
14:59		Ikenna Ndugba defensive rebound
14:50		Hunter McIntosh misses three point jump shot
14:48		Darius Burford offensive rebound
14:43		Darius Burford misses two point jump shot
14:41		Pride defensive rebound
14:41		TV timeout
14:29	+2	Isaac Kante makes two point layup (Jalen Ray assists)	7-11
14:15		Hunter Woods turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Burgess steals)
14:09		Caleb Burgess turnover (lost ball)
13:51		Ikenna Ndugba misses two point jump shot
13:49		Ikenna Ndugba offensive rebound
13:36	+2	Hunter McIntosh makes two point jump shot (Hunter Woods assists)	9-11
13:25		Jalen Ray misses three point jump shot
13:23		Hunter McIntosh defensive rebound
13:15	+2	Hunter Woods makes two point jump shot	11-11
12:56		Tareq Coburn misses three point jump shot
12:54		Kvonn Cramer offensive rebound
12:48		Kvonn Cramer turnover (lost ball) (Michael Graham steals)
12:31	+3	Hunter McIntosh makes three point jump shot	14-11
12:12	+2	Caleb Burgess makes two point layup	14-13
12:01		Kvonn Cramer blocks Hunter McIntosh's three point jump shot
11:59		Jalen Ray defensive rebound
11:54	+2	Jalen Ray makes two point layup	14-15
11:41		Hunter Woods turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Burgess steals)
11:41		TV timeout
11:29		Michael Graham blocks Caleb Burgess's two point jump shot
11:27		Kevin Schutte offensive rebound
11:12		Omar Silverio misses two point jump shot
11:10		Kris Wooten defensive rebound
11:04	+2	Hunter McIntosh makes two point layup	16-15
10:56		Jalen Ray misses two point jump shot
10:54		Kvonn Cramer offensive rebound
10:47		Kvonn Cramer misses two point layup
10:45		Michael Graham defensive rebound
10:35		Michael Graham misses two point layup
10:33		Kvonn Cramer defensive rebound
10:22		Jalen Ray misses three point jump shot
10:20		Michael Graham defensive rebound
9:51		Kris Wooten turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Schutte steals)
9:39		Jalen Ray misses three point jump shot
9:37		Hunter Woods defensive rebound
9:28	+2	Hunter Woods makes two point jump shot (Hunter McIntosh assists)	18-15
9:03		Kvonn Cramer misses three point jump shot
9:01		Hunter McIntosh defensive rebound
8:53		Hunter McIntosh misses two point jump shot
8:51		Michael Graham offensive rebound
8:51	+2	Michael Graham makes two point tip shot	20-15
8:51		Kvonn Cramer shooting foul (Michael Graham draws the foul)
8:51		Michael Graham misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:51		Tareq Coburn defensive rebound
8:40	+2	Isaac Kante makes two point layup (Omar Silverio assists)	20-17
8:19	+2	Simon Wright makes two point jump shot (Darius Burford assists)	22-17
7:52		Michael Graham personal foul (Isaac Kante draws the foul)
7:52		TV timeout
7:38		Simon Wright shooting foul (Tareq Coburn draws the foul)
7:38	+1	Tareq Coburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-18
7:38		Tareq Coburn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:38		Ikenna Ndugba defensive rebound
7:26		Isaac Kante personal foul (Simon Wright draws the foul)
7:23		Simon Wright turnover (bad pass) (Tareq Coburn steals)
7:20		Omar Silverio offensive foul (Simon Wright draws the foul)
7:20		Omar Silverio turnover
7:00		Ikenna Ndugba offensive foul (Jalen Ray draws the foul)
7:00		Ikenna Ndugba turnover
6:45		David Green misses three point jump shot
6:43		Hunter Woods defensive rebound
6:37		Hunter Woods misses three point jump shot
6:35		Pride defensive rebound
6:23		Hunter McIntosh shooting foul (Jalen Ray draws the foul)
6:23	+1	Jalen Ray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-19
6:23		Jalen Ray misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:23		Simon Wright defensive rebound
6:09		Simon Wright misses two point jump shot
6:07		Isaac Kante defensive rebound
5:52	+2	Isaac Kante makes two point layup (Kvonn Cramer assists)	22-21
5:39		Caleb Burgess personal foul (Federico Poser draws the foul)
5:33		Darius Burford misses two point layup
5:31		Chuck Hannah offensive rebound
5:21	+2	Chuck Hannah makes two point layup	24-21
5:12	+3	Caleb Burgess makes three point jump shot (Isaac Kante assists)	24-24
5:00		Kris Wooten turnover (bad pass) (Kvonn Cramer steals)
4:41	+2	Caleb Burgess makes two point layup	24-26
4:41		Phoenix 30 second timeout
4:25	+3	Darius Burford makes three point jump shot	27-26
4:00		Simon Wright shooting foul (Kvonn Cramer draws the foul)
4:00	+1	Kvonn Cramer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-27
4:00		Kvonn Cramer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:00		Chuck Hannah defensive rebound
3:49		Hunter Woods turnover (bad pass)
3:28		Chuck Hannah shooting foul (Isaac Kante draws the foul)
3:28	+1	Isaac Kante makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-28
3:28	+1	Isaac Kante makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-29
3:08	+3	Hunter Woods makes three point jump shot (Ikenna Ndugba assists)	30-29
2:45		Caleb Burgess misses three point jump shot
2:43		Hunter McIntosh defensive rebound
2:10		Chuck Hannah misses two point jump shot
2:08		Isaac Kante defensive rebound
1:57	+3	Jalen Ray makes three point jump shot	30-32
1:35	+3	Ikenna Ndugba makes three point jump shot (Darius Burford assists)	33-32
1:16		Hunter Woods personal foul (Isaac Kante draws the foul)
1:16		Isaac Kante misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:16		Ikenna Ndugba defensive rebound
0:55		Hunter Woods misses three point jump shot
0:53		Caleb Burgess defensive rebound
0:37		Caleb Burgess turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Woods steals)
0:29		Jalen Ray blocks Hunter Woods's two point layup
0:27		Caleb Burgess defensive rebound
0:21	+2	Caleb Burgess makes two point layup	33-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ELON
Phoenix
43
HOFS
Pride
24

Time		Play	Score
19:54	+2	Kvonn Cramer makes two point layup	33-36
19:22		Darius Burford misses two point jump shot
19:20		Tareq Coburn defensive rebound
19:13	+3	Jalen Ray makes three point jump shot (Caleb Burgess assists)	33-39
18:42		Simon Wright misses three point jump shot
18:40		Chuck Hannah offensive rebound
18:29	+2	Ikenna Ndugba makes two point jump shot	35-39
18:13		Jalen Ray misses three point jump shot
18:11		Simon Wright defensive rebound
18:00		Ikenna Ndugba misses three point jump shot
17:58		Simon Wright offensive rebound
17:54		Simon Wright misses two point layup
17:52		Chuck Hannah offensive rebound
17:47		Chuck Hannah misses two point layup
17:45		Pride defensive rebound
17:36		Tareq Coburn misses three point jump shot
17:34		Ikenna Ndugba defensive rebound
17:17	+2	Darius Burford makes two point jump shot	37-39
17:07		Chuck Hannah shooting foul (Caleb Burgess draws the foul)
17:07		Caleb Burgess misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:07		Caleb Burgess misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:07		Ikenna Ndugba defensive rebound
16:53		Ikenna Ndugba misses two point jump shot
16:51		Darius Burford offensive rebound
16:45	+2	Darius Burford makes two point tip shot	39-39
16:30		Darius Burford personal foul (Caleb Burgess draws the foul)
16:16		Tareq Coburn misses three point jump shot
16:14		Pride offensive rebound
16:12		TV timeout
16:06		Isaac Kante misses two point hook shot
16:04		Darius Burford defensive rebound
15:47	+2	Darius Burford makes two point jump shot	41-39
15:39		Caleb Burgess turnover (bad pass) (Simon Wright steals)
15:30	+2	Darius Burford makes two point layup	43-39
15:19	+3	Caleb Burgess makes three point jump shot (Jalen Ray assists)	43-42
14:45		Tareq Coburn blocks Darius Burford's three point jump shot
14:43		Phoenix offensive rebound
14:36	+3	Simon Wright makes three point jump shot (Darius Burford assists)	46-42
14:11		Jalen Ray misses two point jump shot
14:09		Phoenix defensive rebound
14:01		Simon Wright misses three point jump shot
13:59		Chuck Hannah offensive rebound
13:53	+3	Simon Wright makes three point jump shot (Darius Burford assists)	49-42
13:30		Jalen Ray turnover (lost ball) (Chuck Hannah steals)
13:25		Tareq Coburn blocks Ikenna Ndugba's two point layup
13:23		Phoenix offensive rebound
13:20	+3	Ikenna Ndugba makes three point jump shot (Hunter McIntosh assists)	52-42
13:19		Pride 30 second timeout
13:19		TV timeout
13:07		Caleb Burgess turnover (lost ball) (Ikenna Ndugba steals)
12:40		Ikenna Ndugba misses three point jump shot
12:38		Pride defensive rebound
12:21		Jalen Ray misses three point jump shot
12:19		Ikenna Ndugba defensive rebound
11:49		Ikenna Ndugba misses two point layup
11:47		Simon Wright offensive rebound
11:41		Kevin Schutte blocks Kris Wooten's two point layup
11:39		Kvonn Cramer defensive rebound
11:34		Simon Wright shooting foul (Kvonn Cramer draws the foul)
11:34		TV timeout
11:34	+1	Kvonn Cramer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-43
11:34		Kvonn Cramer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:34		Hunter Woods defensive rebound
11:14		Kris Wooten misses three point jump shot
11:12		Simon Wright offensive rebound
10:58		Simon Wright misses three point jump shot
10:56		Jalen Ray defensive rebound
10:48	+3	Jalen Ray makes three point jump shot	52-46
10:27	+3	Ikenna Ndugba makes three point jump shot	55-46
10:06		Jalen Ray misses three point jump shot
10:04		Kevin Schutte offensive rebound
9:59		Ikenna Ndugba shooting foul (Kevin Schutte draws the foul)
9:59	+1	Kevin Schutte makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-47
9:59	+1	Kevin Schutte makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-48
9:50		Kris Wooten misses three point jump shot
9:48		Phoenix offensive rebound
9:38		Darius Burford misses two point jump shot
9:36		Isaac Kante defensive rebound
9:26		Isaac Kante offensive foul (Hunter McIntosh draws the foul)
9:26		Isaac Kante turnover
9:10		Hunter Woods misses three point jump shot
9:08		Pride defensive rebound
8:56	+3	Tareq Coburn makes three point jump shot (Caleb Burgess assists)	55-51
8:33		Jalen Ray personal foul (Chuck Hannah draws the foul)
8:29		Hunter McIntosh misses three point jump shot
8:27		Isaac Kante defensive rebound
8:27		Simon Wright personal foul (Isaac Kante draws the foul)
8:15	+3	Caleb Burgess makes three point jump shot (Jalen Ray assists)	55-54
8:05		Phoenix 30 second timeout
8:05		TV timeout
7:49	+3	Hunter McIntosh makes three point jump shot (Darius Burford assists)	58-54
7:31		Caleb Burgess turnover (bad pass)
7:14	+2	Darius Burford makes two point hook shot	60-54
6:59		Isaac Kante misses two point jump shot
6:57		Hunter Woods defensive rebound
6:41		Jalen Ray shooting foul (Darius Burford draws the foul)
6:41	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-54
6:41	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-54
6:34	+3	Jalen Ray makes three point jump shot (Isaac Kante assists)	62-57
6:11		Darius Burford misses two point hook shot
6:09		Isaac Kante defensive rebound
5:55		Jalen Ray turnover (bad pass) (Chuck Hannah steals)
5:55		Official timeout
5:37		Jalen Ray shooting foul (Hunter Woods draws the foul)
5:37	+1	Hunter Woods makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-57
5:37	+1	Hunter Woods makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-57
5:29		Jalen Ray misses three point jump shot
5:27		Ikenna Ndugba defensive rebound
5:24		Jalen Ray personal foul (Hunter Woods draws the foul)
5:15		Ikenna Ndugba offensive foul (Tareq Coburn draws the foul)
5:15		Ikenna Ndugba turnover
5:03		Isaac Kante misses two point layup
5:01		Hunter Woods defensive rebound
4:51	+3	Hunter Woods makes three point jump shot (Darius Burford assists)	67-57
4:42		Pride 30 second timeout
4:28		Tareq Coburn misses three point jump shot
4:26		Phoenix defensive rebound
4:14	+2	Darius Burford makes two point layup	69-57
3:58		Jalen Ray turnover (bad pass) (Darius Burford steals)
3:58		TV timeout
3:48	+2	Hunter Woods makes two point jump shot	71-57
3:30		Kvonn Cramer misses two point layup
3:28		Pride offensive rebound
3:21		Simon Wright shooting foul (Caleb Burgess draws the foul)
3:21		Caleb Burgess misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:21	+1	Caleb Burgess makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-58
2:56		Ikenna Ndugba turnover (double dribble)
2:47		Tareq Coburn misses two point jump shot
2:45		Chuck Hannah defensive rebound
2:20		Hunter McIntosh misses three point jump shot
2:18		Isaac Kante defensive rebound
2:10		Jalen Ray misses three point jump shot
2:08		Chuck Hannah defensive rebound
1:56		Phoenix 30 second timeout
1:44	+2	Chuck Hannah makes two point layup (Ikenna Ndugba assists)	73-58
1:27		Jalen Ray misses three point jump shot
1:25		Ikenna Ndugba defensive rebound
1:02		Tareq Coburn blocks Darius Burford's two point jump shot
1:00		Hunter Woods offensive rebound
1:00		Phoenix turnover (shot clock violation)
0:55		Caleb Burgess misses three point jump shot
0:53		Hunter Woods defensive rebound
0:32	+3	Chuck Hannah makes three point jump shot (Hunter McIntosh assists)	76-58
0:16		Jalen Ray misses three point jump shot
0:14		Chuck Hannah defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Chuck Hannah defensive rebound