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Ayesa's 23 lead William & Mary past Elon in CAA tourney
WASHINGTON (AP) Miguel Ayesa had 23 points in William & Mary's 73-51 win over Elon 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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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Sam Sherry vs. Ben Wight (Sean Halloran gains possession) | Â |
| 19:38 |  | Â | Jerald Gillens-Butler turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 19:20 | | Â | Ben Wight misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 19:18 | | Â | Max Mackinnon defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:49 | | Â | Torrence Watson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:47 | | Â | Ben Wight defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:32 | | Â | Matteus Case misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 18:30 | | Â | Ben Wight offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:18 | | +3 | Miguel Ayesa makes three point jump shot (Chris Mullins assists) | 0-3 |
| 17:45 | | Â | Jerald Gillens-Butler misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:43 | | Â | Sam Sherry offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:42 | | Â | Phoenix turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 17:30 | | Â | Chris Mullins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:28 | | Â | Matteus Case offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:21 | | Â | Chris Mullins turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Sean Halloran misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 16:03 | | Â | Tribe defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:47 | | Â | Ben Wight misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:45 | | Â | Ben Wight offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:44 | | Â | John Bowen III shooting foul (Ben Wight draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:44 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:44 | | +1 | Ben Wight makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-7 |
| 15:44 | | Â | Ben Wight misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 15:44 | | Â | Jerald Gillens-Butler defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:21 | | Â | Sean Halloran turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 15:07 | | Â | Jerald Gillens-Butler personal foul (Matteus Case draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:50 | | Â | Anders Nelson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:48 | | Â | Ben Wight offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:42 | | Â | Miguel Ayesa misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:40 | | Â | Jerald Gillens-Butler defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:37 | | Â | Torrence Watson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:35 | | Â | Anders Nelson defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:22 | | +3 | Jack Karasinski makes three point jump shot (Anders Nelson assists) | 3-10 |
| 14:04 | | Â | Chris Mullins personal foul (Jerald Gillens-Butler draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:56 | | Â | Torrence Watson misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:54 | | Â | Sam Sherry offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:54 | | +2 | Sam Sherry makes two point layup | 5-10 |
| 13:34 | | Â | Anders Nelson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:32 | | Â | Jake Milkereit offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:31 | | Â | Jake Milkereit turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 13:13 | | Â | Max Mackinnon misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:11 | | Â | Tribe defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:00 | | Â | Anders Nelson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:58 | | Â | John Bowen III defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:50 | | Â | Tyler Rice shooting foul (John Bowen III draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:50 | | Â | John Bowen III misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 12:50 | | Â | John Bowen III misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 12:50 | | Â | Charlie Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:34 | | Â | Jake Milkereit misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:32 | | Â | Torrence Watson defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Max Mackinnon turnover (bad pass) (Anders Nelson steals) | Â |
| 11:49 | | Â | Jack Karasinski offensive foul (Zac Ervin draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:49 | | Â | Jack Karasinski turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 11:49 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:36 | | +3 | Zac Ervin makes three point jump shot (Max Mackinnon assists) | 10-12 |
| 11:17 | | Â | Miguel Ayesa misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:15 | | Â | Sean Halloran defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:00 | | Â | Torrence Watson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:58 | | Â | Chris Mullins defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:33 | | +3 | Matteus Case makes three point jump shot | 10-15 |
| 10:26 | | Â | Tyler Rice personal foul (Sean Halloran draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:16 | | Â | Max Mackinnon turnover (lost ball) (Anders Nelson steals) | Â |
| 10:11 | | +2 | Miguel Ayesa makes two point driving layup (Anders Nelson assists) | 10-17 |
| 9:51 | | Â | Sam Sherry misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 9:49 | | Â | Ben Wight defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:44 | | +3 | Miguel Ayesa makes three point jump shot (Anders Nelson assists) | 10-20 |
| 9:42 | | Â | Phoenix 30 second timeout | Â |
| 9:23 | | +2 | Sam Sherry makes two point dunk (Sean Halloran assists) | 12-20 |
| 9:00 | | Â | Miguel Ayesa misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:58 | | Â | Jerald Gillens-Butler defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Jack Karasinski shooting foul (Zac Ervin draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:53 | | Â | Zac Ervin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 7:53 | | +1 | Zac Ervin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-23 |
| 7:34 | | Â | Torrence Watson shooting foul (Jack Karasinski draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:34 | | Â | Jack Karasinski misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Zac Ervin personal foul (Ben Wight draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:08 | | Â | Jack Karasinski misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:06 | | Â | Matteus Case offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:02 | | +2 | Matteus Case makes two point putback layup | 20-28 |
| 5:40 | | Â | Jump ball. Sam Sherry vs. Ben Wight (Tribe gains possession) | Â |
| 5:40 | | Â | Sean Halloran turnover (bad pass) (Ben Wight steals) | Â |
| 5:19 | | Â | John Bowen III shooting foul (Ben Wight draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:19 | | +1 | Ben Wight makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-29 |
| 5:19 | | Â | Ben Wight misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 5:19 | | Â | Jerald Gillens-Butler defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:56 | | +3 | Sean Halloran makes three point jump shot (Torrence Watson assists) | 23-29 |
| 4:41 | | Â | Sam Sherry blocks Matteus Case's two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:39 | | Â | Sean Halloran defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:34 | | +2 | Sean Halloran makes two point driving layup | 25-29 |
| 4:32 | | Â | Tribe 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:16 | | Â | Jake Milkereit misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | Sam Sherry defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:06 | | Â | Jerald Gillens-Butler misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:04 | | Â | Sam Sherry offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:04 | | Â | Miguel Ayesa personal foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:55 | | Â | Charlie Williams shooting foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:55 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:55 | | Â | Sam Sherry misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 3:55 | | Â | Sam Sherry misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 3:55 | | Â | Ben Wight defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:32 | | Â | Ben Wight turnover (bad pass) (Sam Sherry steals) | Â |
| 3:15 | | Â | Torrence Watson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:13 | | Â | Ben Wight defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:06 | | Â | Miguel Ayesa misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:04 | | Â | Miguel Ayesa offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:49 | | Â | Anders Nelson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:47 | | Â | Sam Sherry defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:32 | | Â | Jerald Gillens-Butler turnover (lost ball) (Matteus Case steals) | Â |
| 2:26 | | Â | Matteus Case misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:24 | | Â | Ben Wight offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:22 | | +3 | Miguel Ayesa makes three point jump shot (Ben Wight assists) | 25-32 |
| 1:52 | | Â | Sean Halloran misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:50 | | Â | Sam Sherry offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:48 | | +2 | Sam Sherry makes two point layup | 27-32 |
| 1:21 | | Â | Matteus Case misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 1:19 | | Â | Sean Halloran defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Sean Halloran misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:11 | | Â | Ben Wight defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:03 | | Â | Max Mackinnon personal foul (Matteus Case draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:50 | | Â | Chris Mullins misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:46 | | Â | Tribe offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:44 | | Â | Ben Wight misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Sam Sherry defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:33 | | Â | Jerald Gillens-Butler misses two point driving reverse layup | Â |
| 0:31 | | Â | Sam Sherry offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:26 | | Â | Jerald Gillens-Butler misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:24 | | Â | Matteus Case defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:02 | | +2 | Chris Mullins makes two point jump shot | 27-34 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |