Elon gives coach Billy Taylor an 84-77 win over his alma mater Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Nick Dorn scored 24 points and made 5 of 6 3-pointers, TK Simpkins added 17 points and Elon closed on a 10-2 run to give coach Billy Taylor an 84-77 win over his alma mater Notre Dame 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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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Matthew Van Komen vs. Kebba Njie (Tae Davis gains possession) | Â | |
19:39 | Â | Kebba Njie turnover (Matthew Van Komen steals) | Â | |
19:14 | Â | Sam Sherry misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:12 | Â | Matt Allocco defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Matt Allocco shooting foul (TK Simpkins draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | Kebba Njie personal foul | Â | |
17:49 | Â | Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:47 | Â | Tae Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Matt Allocco misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:48 | Â | Sam Sherry defensive rebound | Â | |
16:27 | Â | Matthew Van Komen misses two point hook shot | Â | |
16:25 | Â | Nick Dorn offensive rebound | Â | |
16:25 | Â | Markus Burton shooting foul (Nick Dorn draws the foul) | Â | |
16:25 | Â | Nick Dorn misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
16:25 | +1 | Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-7 | |
16:09 | Â | Matthew Van Komen blocks Kebba Njie's two point layup | Â | |
16:07 | Â | Phoenix defensive rebound | Â | |
15:37 | +2 | Andrew King makes two point jump shot | 8-7 | |
15:13 | Â | Tae Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:11 | Â | Sam Sherry defensive rebound | Â | |
14:57 | +2 | TK Simpkins makes two point jump shot | 10-7 | |
14:38 | Â | Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:36 | Â | Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound | Â | |
14:13 | Â | Nick Dorn misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:11 | Â | Matt Allocco defensive rebound | Â | |
13:58 | Â | Markus Burton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:56 | Â | Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Markus Burton turnover | Â | |
12:51 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
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 | Â | Tae Davis shooting foul (Brayden Crump draws the foul) | Â | |
11:46 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
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 | Â | Brayden Crump misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:42 | Â | Fighting Irish defensive rebound | Â | |
10:28 | +2 | Burke Chebuhar makes two point layup (Markus Burton assists) | 22-21 | |
10:13 | Â | Julian Roper II personal foul (Brayden Crump draws the foul) | Â | |
10:08 | Â | Matthew Van Komen turnover (lost ball) (Julian Roper II steals) | Â | |
10:04 | Â | Isaac Harrell shooting foul (Braeden Shrewsberry draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | TJ Simpkins misses two point floating jump shot | Â | |
9:48 | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound | Â | |
9:39 | Â | Markus Burton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:37 | Â | Sam Sherry defensive rebound | Â | |
9:27 | Â | TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:25 | Â | Phoenix offensive rebound | Â | |
9:24 | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi personal foul | Â | |
9:22 | Â | TJ Simpkins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:20 | Â | J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:39 | Â | Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:37 | Â | Fighting Irish defensive rebound | Â | |
7:13 | Â | Burke Chebuhar misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:11 | Â | Sam Sherry defensive rebound | Â | |
6:59 | Â | Matthew Van Komen turnover (lost ball) (Nikita Konstantynovskyi steals) | Â | |
6:43 | Â | J.R. Konieczny misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:41 | Â | J.R. Konieczny offensive rebound | Â | |
6:33 | +2 | Nikita Konstantynovskyi makes two point turnaround hook shot | 25-29 | |
6:17 | Â | Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:15 | Â | Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound | Â | |
6:11 | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi personal foul (Matthew Van Komen draws the foul) | Â | |
6:11 | Â | Matthew Van Komen misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
6:11 | Â | TK Simpkins offensive rebound | Â | |
6:05 | Â | TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:03 | Â | Matt Allocco defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Matthew Van Komen blocks Matt Allocco's two point layup | Â | |
5:22 | Â | TK Simpkins defensive rebound | Â | |
5:21 | Â | TK Simpkins turnover (double dribble) | Â | |
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 | Â | Markus Burton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:29 | Â | Tae Davis offensive rebound | Â | |
4:29 | Â | Isaac Harrell personal foul | Â | |
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 | Â | TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:12 | Â | Phoenix offensive rebound | Â | |
3:12 | Â | Tae Davis personal foul | Â | |
3:12 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:12 | Â | Brayden Crump misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
3:12 | Â | Kebba Njie defensive rebound | Â | |
2:48 | +2 | Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point jump shot | 34-40 | |
2:26 | Â | TK Simpkins misses two point driving layup | Â | |
2:24 | Â | Matt Allocco defensive rebound | Â | |
2:16 | Â | Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:57 | Â | Brayden Crump defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Braeden Shrewsberry shooting foul (Nick Dorn draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | Matthew Van Komen blocks Braeden Shrewsberry's three point jump shot | Â | |
1:03 | Â | Nick Dorn defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Burke Chebuhar shooting foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul) | Â | |
0:18 | +1 | TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-46 | |
0:18 | Â | TJ Simpkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
0:18 | Â | Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |