Elon gives coach Billy Taylor an 84-77 win over his alma mater Notre Dame
AP
Nov 22, 2024
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Nick Dorn scored 24 points and made 5 of 6 3-pointers, TK Simpkins added 17 points and Elon Phoenix closed on a 10-2 run to give coach Billy Taylor an 84-77 win over his alma mater Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Friday night.
Taylor was a member of the Fighting Irish from 1992-95, appearing in 112 career games while serving as a team captain his senior year. Taylor's last meeting with Notre Dame came on Nov. 27, 2006, as the head coach at Lehigh, when the Fighting Irish won 93-87.
Isaac Harrell made a contested layup in the lane with 1:03 remaining - for his only points of the game - to give Elon a 78-75 lead and Notre Dame called a timeout at the other end. The Irish got into the lane on their next possession, but Sam Sherry forced a bad shot and the Phoenix grabbed the rebound.
TK Simpkins found brother TJ Simpkins under the basket for an 80-75 lead and the Phoenix made four free throws to seal it.
TJ Simpkins scored 16 points off the bench and Sherry had 13 points and seven rebounds for Elon (3-2).
Markus Burton and Braeden Shrewsberry combined for 47 points and nine 3-pointers for Notre Dame (4-1). Burton was 10 of 18 from the field, with four makes from 3, to score 25 points. Shrewsberry made five of his 11 3-pointers to finish with 22 points.
The Phoenix has a week off before facing Maine on Nov. 29 in Philadelphia at the Cathedral Classic Invitational. Notre Dame faces ranked opponents on back-to-back nights in Las Vegas next week, beginning with No. 24 Rutgers on Tuesday.
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1st Half
ELON
Phoenix
41
ND
Fighting Irish
46
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Matthew Van Komen vs. Kebba Njie (Tae Davis gains possession)
19:39
Kebba Njie turnover (Matthew Van Komen steals)
19:14
Sam Sherry misses two point jump shot
19:12
Matt Allocco defensive rebound
18:43
+3
Matt Allocco makes three point jump shot
0-3
18:29
+2
TK Simpkins makes two point layup (Andrew King assists)
2-3
18:29
Matt Allocco shooting foul (TK Simpkins draws the foul)
18:29
+1
TK Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1
3-3
18:07
+2
Tae Davis makes two point driving layup
3-5
18:04
Kebba Njie personal foul
17:49
Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
17:47
Tae Davis defensive rebound
17:36
+2
Markus Burton makes two point floating jump shot
3-7
17:15
+2
Matthew Van Komen makes two point cutting layup (Nick Dorn assists)
5-7
16:50
Matt Allocco misses three point jump shot
16:48
Sam Sherry defensive rebound
16:27
Matthew Van Komen misses two point hook shot
16:25
Nick Dorn offensive rebound
16:25
Markus Burton shooting foul (Nick Dorn draws the foul)
16:25
Nick Dorn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:25
+1
Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-7
16:09
Matthew Van Komen blocks Kebba Njie's two point layup
16:07
Phoenix defensive rebound
15:37
+2
Andrew King makes two point jump shot
8-7
15:13
Tae Davis misses three point jump shot
15:11
Sam Sherry defensive rebound
14:57
+2
TK Simpkins makes two point jump shot
10-7
14:38
Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
14:36
Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
14:13
Nick Dorn misses two point jump shot
14:11
Matt Allocco defensive rebound
13:58
Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
13:56
Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
13:37
+3
Andrew King makes three point jump shot (Sam Sherry assists)
13-7
13:18
+3
Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)
13-10
13:03
+2
TK Simpkins makes two point jump shot (Matthew Van Komen assists)
15-10
12:51
Markus Burton turnover
12:51
TV timeout
12:32
+2
TJ Simpkins makes two point floating jump shot
17-10
12:10
+3
Burke Chebuhar makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)
17-13
11:46
+2
Brayden Crump makes two point layup (TJ Simpkins assists)
19-13
11:46
Tae Davis shooting foul (Brayden Crump draws the foul)
11:46
TV timeout
11:46
+1
Brayden Crump makes regular free throw 1 of 1
20-13
11:17
+3
Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)
20-16
11:04
+2
TK Simpkins makes two point jump shot
22-16
10:55
+3
Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)
22-19
10:44
Brayden Crump misses three point jump shot
10:42
Fighting Irish defensive rebound
10:28
+2
Burke Chebuhar makes two point layup (Markus Burton assists)
22-21
10:13
Julian Roper II personal foul (Brayden Crump draws the foul)
10:08
Matthew Van Komen turnover (lost ball) (Julian Roper II steals)
10:04
Isaac Harrell shooting foul (Braeden Shrewsberry draws the foul)
10:04
+1
Braeden Shrewsberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-22
10:04
+1
Braeden Shrewsberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-23
9:50
TJ Simpkins misses two point floating jump shot
9:48
Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
9:39
Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
9:37
Sam Sherry defensive rebound
9:27
TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot
9:25
Phoenix offensive rebound
9:24
Nikita Konstantynovskyi personal foul
9:22
TJ Simpkins misses two point jump shot
9:20
J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
9:03
+2
Nikita Konstantynovskyi makes two point hook shot (Burke Chebuhar assists)
22-25
8:45
+3
Sam Sherry makes three point jump shot (TJ Simpkins assists)
25-25
8:08
+2
Burke Chebuhar makes two point cutting layup (J.R. Konieczny assists)
25-27
7:54
TV timeout
7:39
Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
7:37
Fighting Irish defensive rebound
7:13
Burke Chebuhar misses two point jump shot
7:11
Sam Sherry defensive rebound
6:59
Matthew Van Komen turnover (lost ball) (Nikita Konstantynovskyi steals)
6:43
J.R. Konieczny misses three point jump shot
6:41
J.R. Konieczny offensive rebound
6:33
+2
Nikita Konstantynovskyi makes two point turnaround hook shot
25-29
6:17
Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
6:15
Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
6:11
Nikita Konstantynovskyi personal foul (Matthew Van Komen draws the foul)
6:11
Matthew Van Komen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:11
TK Simpkins offensive rebound
6:05
TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
6:03
Matt Allocco defensive rebound
5:56
+2
Matt Allocco makes two point running layup
25-31
5:32
+3
Nick Dorn makes three point jump shot (TK Simpkins assists)
28-31
5:24
Matthew Van Komen blocks Matt Allocco's two point layup
5:22
TK Simpkins defensive rebound
5:21
TK Simpkins turnover (double dribble)
5:07
+2
Kebba Njie makes two point hook shot
28-33
4:53
+3
Nick Dorn makes three point jump shot (Sam Sherry assists)
31-33
4:31
Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
4:29
Tae Davis offensive rebound
4:29
Isaac Harrell personal foul
4:15
+2
Markus Burton makes two point jump shot
31-35
4:00
+3
Nick Dorn makes three point jump shot (TK Simpkins assists)
34-35
3:36
+3
Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)
34-38
3:14
TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
3:12
Phoenix offensive rebound
3:12
Tae Davis personal foul
3:12
TV timeout
3:12
Brayden Crump misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:12
Kebba Njie defensive rebound
2:48
+2
Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point jump shot
34-40
2:26
TK Simpkins misses two point driving layup
2:24
Matt Allocco defensive rebound
2:16
Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
1:57
Brayden Crump defensive rebound
1:57
+2
Nick Dorn makes two point layup (TK Simpkins assists)
36-40
1:41
+3
Matt Allocco makes three point jump shot (Julian Roper II assists)
36-43
1:21
Braeden Shrewsberry shooting foul (Nick Dorn draws the foul)
1:21
+1
Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-43
1:21
+1
Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-43
1:05
Matthew Van Komen blocks Braeden Shrewsberry's three point jump shot
1:03
Nick Dorn defensive rebound
0:59
+2
TK Simpkins makes two point driving dunk (Nick Dorn assists)
40-43
0:42
+3
Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Burke Chebuhar assists)
40-46
0:18
Burke Chebuhar shooting foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
0:18
+1
TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2
41-46
0:18
TJ Simpkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:18
Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
0:00
Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
ELON
Phoenix
43
ND
Fighting Irish
31
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:39
+2
TK Simpkins makes two point layup
43-46
19:21
+2
Tae Davis makes two point jump shot
43-48
18:56
+2
Sam Sherry makes two point layup
45-48
18:46
Matt Allocco misses three point jump shot
18:44
Kebba Njie offensive rebound
18:44
Sam Sherry personal foul
18:42
Andrew King personal foul
18:28
+3
Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)
45-51
18:00
Matthew Van Komen turnover (bad pass) (Markus Burton steals)
17:53
+2
Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)
45-53
17:34
+2
TK Simpkins makes two point jump shot (Andrew King assists)
47-53
17:17
Matthew Van Komen blocks Tae Davis's two point layup
17:15
Sam Sherry defensive rebound
16:49
TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
16:47
Nick Dorn offensive rebound
16:43
+3
Nick Dorn makes three point jump shot
50-53
16:21
Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
16:19
Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
16:12
Matt Allocco blocks TK Simpkins's two point layup
16:10
Kebba Njie defensive rebound
16:05
Isaac Harrell shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
16:05
+1
Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2
50-54
16:05
Markus Burton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:05
TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
15:50
+2
TK Simpkins makes two point jump shot
52-54
15:18
Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
15:16
Nick Dorn defensive rebound
15:04
+2
Nick Dorn makes two point jump shot (TJ Simpkins assists)
54-54
14:45
Nick Dorn personal foul (Nikita Konstantynovskyi draws the foul)
