Burford scores 27 to carry Elon past UNC Wilmington 78-65
ELON, N.C. (AP) Darius Burford matched his career high with a season-high 27 points as Elon topped UNC Wilmington 78-65 on Thursday night.
Burford hit 13 of 17 shots. Hunter McIntosh had 17 points for Elon (7-16, 4-6 Colonial Athletic Association). Michael Graham added 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Jaylen Sims had 18 points for the Seahawks (15-6, 9-1), whose 12-game winning streak came to an end. James Baker Jr. and Mike Okauru added 12 points apiece.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | James Baker Jr. vs. Michael Graham (Trazarien White gains possession) | Â | |
19:33 | Â | Mike Okauru misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:31 | Â | Hunter McIntosh defensive rebound | Â | |
19:03 | Â | Hunter Woods misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:01 | Â | Michael Graham offensive rebound | Â | |
19:01 | Â | Phoenix turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
18:45 | Â | Jaylen Sims misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:43 | Â | Mike Okauru offensive rebound | Â | |
18:34 | Â | Trazarien White misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:32 | Â | Hunter Woods defensive rebound | Â | |
18:26 | Â | Darius Burford misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:24 | Â | Seahawks defensive rebound | Â | |
18:04 | Â | Shykeim Phillips misses two point layup | Â | |
18:02 | Â | Seahawks offensive rebound | Â | |
17:57 | Â | James Baker Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:55 | Â | Seahawks offensive rebound | Â | |
17:49 | Â | Trazarien White misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:47 | Â | Michael Graham defensive rebound | Â | |
17:38 | Â | Chuck Hannah turnover (bad pass) (Shykeim Phillips steals) | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Shykeim Phillips misses two point layup | Â | |
17:25 | Â | Hunter Woods defensive rebound | Â | |
17:13 | Â | Hunter Woods turnover (James Baker Jr. steals) | Â | |
17:01 | +2 | James Baker Jr. makes two point dunk | 2-0 | |
16:48 | Â | Hunter McIntosh turnover (lost ball) (James Baker Jr. steals) | Â | |
16:48 | Â | Jaylen Sims misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:46 | Â | Phoenix defensive rebound | Â | |
16:25 | +2 | Darius Burford makes two point layup (Michael Graham assists) | 2-2 | |
15:56 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:51 | +3 | Jaylen Sims makes three point jump shot | 5-2 | |
15:24 | Â | Andrew Junkin misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:22 | Â | Jamahri Harvey defensive rebound | Â | |
15:03 | +2 | James Baker Jr. makes two point jump shot | 7-2 | |
14:32 | Â | Andrew Junkin offensive foul (Jamahri Harvey draws the foul) | Â | |
14:32 | Â | Andrew Junkin turnover | Â | |
14:21 | Â | Mike Okauru misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:19 | Â | Andrew Junkin defensive rebound | Â | |
14:01 | Â | Jaylen Fornes personal foul (Andrew Junkin draws the foul) | Â | |
13:56 | Â | Andrew Junkin turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Sims steals) | Â | |
13:55 | Â | Chuck Hannah shooting foul (Jaylen Sims draws the foul) | Â | |
13:55 | +1 | Jaylen Sims makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-2 | |
13:55 | +1 | Jaylen Sims makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-2 | |
13:39 | Â | Amari Kelly shooting foul (Zac Ervin draws the foul) | Â | |
13:39 | +1 | Zac Ervin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-3 | |
13:39 | +1 | Zac Ervin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-4 | |
13:18 | Â | Jaylen Sims misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:16 | Â | Shykeim Phillips offensive rebound | Â | |
13:10 | Â | Jaylen Fornes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:08 | Â | Michael Graham defensive rebound | Â | |
12:47 | Â | Michael Graham misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:45 | Â | Shykeim Phillips defensive rebound | Â | |
12:31 | +2 | Shykeim Phillips makes two point jump shot | 11-4 | |
12:19 | Â | Shykeim Phillips personal foul (Darius Burford draws the foul) | Â | |
12:10 | Â | Darius Burford misses two point layup | Â | |
12:08 | Â | Mike Okauru defensive rebound | Â | |
11:58 | Â | Jamahri Harvey misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:58 | Â | Darius Burford defensive rebound | Â | |
11:49 | Â | Mike Okauru blocks Zac Ervin's three point jump shot | Â | |
11:49 | Â | Phoenix offensive rebound | Â | |
11:49 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:47 | Â | Amari Kelly personal foul (Hunter Woods draws the foul) | Â | |
11:33 | +3 | Zac Ervin makes three point jump shot (Michael Graham assists) | 11-7 | |
11:14 | +2 | James Baker Jr. makes two point dunk (Shykeim Phillips assists) | 13-7 | |
10:46 | Â | Michael Graham misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:44 | Â | Phoenix offensive rebound | Â | |
10:42 | Â | Hunter McIntosh misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:40 | Â | Jaylen Fornes defensive rebound | Â | |
10:32 | Â | Shykeim Phillips misses two point layup | Â | |
10:30 | Â | Darius Burford defensive rebound | Â | |
10:22 | +3 | Zac Ervin makes three point jump shot (Hunter McIntosh assists) | 13-10 | |
9:55 | Â | Mike Okauru misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:53 | Â | Darius Burford defensive rebound | Â | |
9:47 | +2 | Darius Burford makes two point layup | 13-12 | |
9:26 | Â | Jaylen Fornes misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:24 | Â | Michael Graham defensive rebound | Â | |
9:13 | Â | Zac Ervin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:11 | Â | James Baker Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
8:58 | Â | Hunter McIntosh personal foul | Â | |
8:58 | +2 | Jaylen Fornes makes two point jump shot | 15-12 | |
8:27 | +2 | Hunter McIntosh makes two point layup | 15-14 | |
8:11 | Â | Jaylen Fornes misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:09 | Â | Michael Graham defensive rebound | Â | |
7:58 | Â | James Baker Jr. personal foul (Hunter Woods draws the foul) | Â | |
7:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:42 | Â | Hunter McIntosh misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Mike Okauru defensive rebound | Â | |
7:33 | Â | Mike Okauru misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:31 | Â | Chuck Hannah defensive rebound | Â | |
7:09 | Â | Hunter McIntosh misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:07 | Â | Phoenix offensive rebound | Â | |
7:02 | Â | Hunter McIntosh misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:00 | Â | Chuck Hannah offensive rebound | Â | |
6:58 | Â | Jamahri Harvey shooting foul (Chuck Hannah draws the foul) | Â | |
6:58 | Â | Chuck Hannah misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
6:58 | +1 | Chuck Hannah makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-15 | |
6:58 | +1 | Chuck Hannah makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-15 | |
6:38 | Â | Jaylen Sims misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:36 | Â | Zac Ervin defensive rebound | Â | |
6:16 | Â | Hunter McIntosh misses two point layup | Â | |
6:14 | Â | Michael Graham offensive rebound | Â | |
6:05 | +2 | Michael Graham makes two point layup | 15-17 | |
6:00 | Â | Hunter McIntosh shooting foul (Shykeim Phillips draws the foul) | Â | |
6:00 | +1 | Shykeim Phillips makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-17 | |
6:00 | +1 | Shykeim Phillips makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-17 | |
5:37 | Â | Jamahri Harvey personal foul (Michael Graham draws the foul) | Â | |
5:37 | +1 | Michael Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-18 | |
5:37 | +1 | Michael Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-19 | |
5:18 | Â | James Baker Jr. turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
5:06 | +2 | Darius Burford makes two point layup | 17-21 | |
4:36 | +3 | Mike Okauru makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Fornes assists) | 20-21 | |
4:16 | +2 | Darius Burford makes two point layup | 20-23 | |
3:59 | +3 | Jaylen Fornes makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Sims assists) | 23-23 | |
3:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:36 | Â | James Baker Jr. personal foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul) | Â | |
3:36 | +1 | Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-24 | |
3:36 | +1 | Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-25 | |
3:16 | +3 | Jaylen Sims makes three point jump shot | 26-25 | |
2:56 | +2 | Darius Burford makes two point layup | 26-27 | |
2:31 | +2 | Jaylen Sims makes two point jump shot | 28-27 | |
2:06 | Â | Jaylen Sims personal foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul) | Â | |
2:06 | +1 | Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-28 | |
2:06 | +1 | Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-29 | |
1:53 | Â | Shykeim Phillips misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:51 | Â | Jaylen Sims offensive rebound | Â | |
1:45 | Â | Jaylen Sims misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:43 | Â | Amari Kelly offensive rebound | Â | |
1:38 | Â | Michael Graham shooting foul (Amari Kelly draws the foul) | Â | |
1:38 | +1 | Amari Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-29 | |
1:38 | Â | Amari Kelly misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
1:38 | Â | Zac Ervin defensive rebound | Â | |
1:13 | +2 | Michael Graham makes two point layup (Kris Wooten assists) | 29-31 | |
0:46 | +2 | Mike Okauru makes two point layup | 31-31 | |
0:30 | Â | Darius Burford turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Fornes steals) | Â | |
0:08 | Â | Hunter Woods personal foul (Jaylen Sims draws the foul) | Â | |
0:08 | Â | Hunter Woods personal foul (Jaylen Sims draws the foul) | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Jaylen Fornes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Hunter Woods defensive rebound | Â |