Ayesa's 23 lead William & Mary past Elon in CAA tourney
AP
Mar 04, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) Miguel Ayesa had 23 points in William & Mary Tribe's 73-51 win over Elon Phoenix on Saturday in the second round of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament.
Ayesa shot 8 for 15, including 7 for 14 from beyond the arc for the Tribe (13-19). Matteus Case scored 11 points while going 4 of 10 (2 for 3 from distance), and added seven rebounds. Tyler Rice recorded 11 points and shot 2 for 4 from beyond the arc and 5 of 5 from the free throw line.
Sam Sherry led the way for the Phoenix (8-24) with 15 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks. Elon also got 14 points from Sean Halloran. Torrence Watson also had seven points.
William & Mary led 34-27 at halftime, with Ayesa racking up 14 points. William & Mary pulled away with a 15-1 run in the second half to extend a 10-point lead to 24 points.
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1st Half
ELON
Phoenix
27
W&M
Tribe
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Sam Sherry vs. Ben Wight (Sean Halloran gains possession)
19:38
Jerald Gillens-Butler turnover (bad pass)
19:20
Ben Wight misses two point hook shot
19:18
Max Mackinnon defensive rebound
18:49
Torrence Watson misses two point jump shot
18:47
Ben Wight defensive rebound
18:32
Matteus Case misses two point driving layup
18:30
Ben Wight offensive rebound
18:18
+3
Miguel Ayesa makes three point jump shot (Chris Mullins assists)
0-3
17:45
Jerald Gillens-Butler misses three point jump shot
17:43
Sam Sherry offensive rebound
17:42
Phoenix turnover (shot clock violation)
17:30
Chris Mullins misses three point jump shot
17:28
Matteus Case offensive rebound
17:21
Chris Mullins turnover (bad pass)
16:59
+3
Sean Halloran makes three point jump shot (John Bowen III assists)
3-3
16:35
+3
Miguel Ayesa makes three point jump shot (Ben Wight assists)
3-6
16:07
Sean Halloran misses two point driving layup
16:03
Tribe defensive rebound
15:47
Ben Wight misses two point layup
15:45
Ben Wight offensive rebound
15:44
John Bowen III shooting foul (Ben Wight draws the foul)
15:44
TV timeout
15:44
+1
Ben Wight makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-7
15:44
Ben Wight misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:44
Jerald Gillens-Butler defensive rebound
15:21
Sean Halloran turnover (bad pass)
15:07
Jerald Gillens-Butler personal foul (Matteus Case draws the foul)
14:50
Anders Nelson misses three point jump shot
14:48
Ben Wight offensive rebound
14:42
Miguel Ayesa misses three point jump shot
14:40
Jerald Gillens-Butler defensive rebound
14:37
Torrence Watson misses three point jump shot
14:35
Anders Nelson defensive rebound
14:22
+3
Jack Karasinski makes three point jump shot (Anders Nelson assists)
3-10
14:04
Chris Mullins personal foul (Jerald Gillens-Butler draws the foul)
13:56
Torrence Watson misses two point layup
13:54
Sam Sherry offensive rebound
13:54
+2
Sam Sherry makes two point layup
5-10
13:34
Anders Nelson misses three point jump shot
13:32
Jake Milkereit offensive rebound
13:31
Jake Milkereit turnover (traveling)
13:13
Max Mackinnon misses two point jump shot
13:11
Tribe defensive rebound
13:00
Anders Nelson misses two point jump shot
12:58
John Bowen III defensive rebound
12:50
Tyler Rice shooting foul (John Bowen III draws the foul)
12:50
John Bowen III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:50
John Bowen III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:50
Charlie Williams defensive rebound
12:34
Jake Milkereit misses three point jump shot
12:32
Torrence Watson defensive rebound
12:23
+2
Max Mackinnon makes two point layup
7-10
12:03
+2
Charlie Williams makes two point layup (Jake Milkereit assists)
7-12
11:52
Max Mackinnon turnover (bad pass) (Anders Nelson steals)
11:49
Jack Karasinski offensive foul (Zac Ervin draws the foul)
11:49
Jack Karasinski turnover (offensive foul)
11:49
TV timeout
11:36
+3
Zac Ervin makes three point jump shot (Max Mackinnon assists)
10-12
11:17
Miguel Ayesa misses three point jump shot
11:15
Sean Halloran defensive rebound
11:00
Torrence Watson misses three point jump shot
10:58
Chris Mullins defensive rebound
10:33
+3
Matteus Case makes three point jump shot
10-15
10:26
Tyler Rice personal foul (Sean Halloran draws the foul)
10:16
Max Mackinnon turnover (lost ball) (Anders Nelson steals)
10:11
+2
Miguel Ayesa makes two point driving layup (Anders Nelson assists)
10-17
9:51
Sam Sherry misses two point hook shot
9:49
Ben Wight defensive rebound
9:44
+3
Miguel Ayesa makes three point jump shot (Anders Nelson assists)
10-20
9:42
Phoenix 30 second timeout
9:23
+2
Sam Sherry makes two point dunk (Sean Halloran assists)
12-20
9:00
Miguel Ayesa misses three point jump shot
8:58
Jerald Gillens-Butler defensive rebound
8:41
+2
Sam Sherry makes two point alley-oop layup (Jerald Gillens-Butler assists)
14-20
8:25
+3
Jack Karasinski makes three point jump shot (Matteus Case assists)
14-23
7:53
Jack Karasinski shooting foul (Zac Ervin draws the foul)
7:53
TV timeout
7:53
Zac Ervin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:53
+1
Zac Ervin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-23
7:34
Torrence Watson shooting foul (Jack Karasinski draws the foul)
7:34
Jack Karasinski misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:34
+1
Jack Karasinski makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-24
7:10
+3
Jerald Gillens-Butler makes three point jump shot (Torrence Watson assists)
18-24
6:57
+2
Matteus Case makes two point layup (Anders Nelson assists)
18-26
6:35
+2
Sam Sherry makes two point layup (Torrence Watson assists)
20-26
6:14
Zac Ervin personal foul (Ben Wight draws the foul)
6:08
Jack Karasinski misses two point jump shot
6:06
Matteus Case offensive rebound
6:02
+2
Matteus Case makes two point putback layup
20-28
5:40
Jump ball. Sam Sherry vs. Ben Wight (Tribe gains possession)
5:40
Sean Halloran turnover (bad pass) (Ben Wight steals)
5:19
John Bowen III shooting foul (Ben Wight draws the foul)
5:19
+1
Ben Wight makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-29
5:19
Ben Wight misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:19
Jerald Gillens-Butler defensive rebound
4:56
+3
Sean Halloran makes three point jump shot (Torrence Watson assists)
23-29
4:41
Sam Sherry blocks Matteus Case's two point jump shot
4:39
Sean Halloran defensive rebound
4:34
+2
Sean Halloran makes two point driving layup
25-29
4:32
Tribe 30 second timeout
4:16
Jake Milkereit misses two point jump shot
4:14
Sam Sherry defensive rebound
4:06
Jerald Gillens-Butler misses two point layup
4:04
Sam Sherry offensive rebound
4:04
Miguel Ayesa personal foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul)
3:55
Charlie Williams shooting foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul)
3:55
TV timeout
3:55
Sam Sherry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:55
Sam Sherry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:55
Ben Wight defensive rebound
3:32
Ben Wight turnover (bad pass) (Sam Sherry steals)
3:15
Torrence Watson misses three point jump shot
3:13
Ben Wight defensive rebound
3:06
Miguel Ayesa misses three point jump shot
3:04
Miguel Ayesa offensive rebound
2:49
Anders Nelson misses two point jump shot
2:47
Sam Sherry defensive rebound
2:32
Jerald Gillens-Butler turnover (lost ball) (Matteus Case steals)
2:26
Matteus Case misses two point layup
2:24
Ben Wight offensive rebound
2:22
+3
Miguel Ayesa makes three point jump shot (Ben Wight assists)
25-32
1:52
Sean Halloran misses two point jump shot
1:50
Sam Sherry offensive rebound
1:48
+2
Sam Sherry makes two point layup
27-32
1:21
Matteus Case misses three point stepback jump shot
1:19
Sean Halloran defensive rebound
1:13
Sean Halloran misses two point jump shot
1:11
Ben Wight defensive rebound
1:03
Max Mackinnon personal foul (Matteus Case draws the foul)
0:50
Chris Mullins misses two point jump shot
0:46
Tribe offensive rebound
0:44
Ben Wight misses two point hook shot
0:42
Sam Sherry defensive rebound
0:33
Jerald Gillens-Butler misses two point driving reverse layup
0:31
Sam Sherry offensive rebound
0:26
Jerald Gillens-Butler misses three point jump shot
0:24
Matteus Case defensive rebound
0:02
+2
Chris Mullins makes two point jump shot
27-34
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
ELON
Phoenix
24
W&M
Tribe
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:39
+2
Sean Halloran makes two point driving layup
29-34
19:22
Sam Sherry shooting foul (Matteus Case draws the foul)
19:22
Matteus Case misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:22
+1
Matteus Case makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-35
18:54
Jerald Gillens-Butler misses three point jump shot
18:52
Chris Mullins defensive rebound
18:35
Matteus Case offensive foul (Sean Halloran draws the foul)
18:35
Matteus Case turnover (offensive foul)
18:15
Ben Wight blocks Sam Sherry's two point layup
18:13
Sam Sherry offensive rebound
18:12
+2
Torrence Watson makes two point layup (Sean Halloran assists)
31-35
17:46
+3
Miguel Ayesa makes three point stepback jump shot
31-38
17:21
Max Mackinnon misses two point layup
17:19
Torrence Watson offensive rebound
17:15
+2
Torrence Watson makes two point layup
33-38
16:59
Matteus Case misses two point jump shot
16:57
Ben Wight offensive rebound
16:57
Sam Sherry personal foul (Ben Wight draws the foul)
16:51
+3
Anders Nelson makes three point jump shot (Chris Mullins assists)
33-41
16:30
+2
Jerald Gillens-Butler makes two point jump shot
35-41
16:09
+3
Matteus Case makes three point jump shot (Anders Nelson assists)
35-44
15:46
Jerald Gillens-Butler misses two point turnaround jump shot
15:44
Anders Nelson defensive rebound
15:37
John Bowen III blocks Matteus Case's two point layup
15:35
John Bowen III defensive rebound
15:26
+2
Zac Ervin makes two point jump shot
37-44
15:09
+3
Miguel Ayesa makes three point jump shot (Ben Wight assists)
37-47
14:58
Jerald Gillens-Butler misses two point jump shot
14:56
Anders Nelson defensive rebound
14:41
Anders Nelson misses three point jump shot
14:39
Jerald Gillens-Butler defensive rebound
14:15
+2
Jerald Gillens-Butler makes two point layup
39-47
14:05
Tribe 30 second timeout
14:05
TV timeout
13:55
Jack Karasinski misses three point jump shot
13:53
Miguel Ayesa offensive rebound
13:46
Miguel Ayesa misses three point jump shot
13:44
Charlie Williams offensive rebound
13:41
Charlie Williams turnover (out of bounds)
13:41
TV timeout
13:23
John Bowen III turnover (bad pass) (Chris Mullins steals)
13:10
Sean Halloran personal foul (Chris Mullins draws the foul)
13:01
Jerald Gillens-Butler personal foul (Charlie Williams draws the foul)
12:46
Tyler Rice misses three point jump shot
12:44
Sam Sherry defensive rebound
12:34
Jerald Gillens-Butler misses three point jump shot
12:32
Chris Mullins defensive rebound
12:25
Miguel Ayesa misses three point jump shot
12:23
Torrence Watson defensive rebound
12:21
Charlie Williams personal foul (Torrence Watson draws the foul)
