Sam Sherry scores 28 to lead Elon over UNC Greensboro 73-69
ELON, N.C. (AP) Sam Sherry scored 28 points to lead Elon and secured the victory with a hook shot with 29 seconds remaining as the Phoenix knocked off UNC Greensboro 73-69 on Saturday night.
Sherry added 14 rebounds for the Phoenix (8-4). TJ Simpkins scored 14 points and added five rebounds and three steals. Nick Dorn shot 4 for 10 (1 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points.
Kenyon Giles led the Spartans (6-6) with 24 points and two steals. Ronald Polite added 17 points and three steals, while Donovan Atwell scored nine.
Simpkins scored nine points in the first half and Elon went into the break trailing 44-30. Sherry scored a team-high 19 points for Elon in the second half.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Malik Henry vs. Matthew Van Komen (Spartans gains possession) | Â | |
19:41 | +3 | Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot | 3-0 | |
19:24 | Â | Sam Sherry misses two point layup | Â | |
19:22 | Â | Malik Henry defensive rebound | Â | |
19:06 | Â | Muon Reath misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:04 | Â | Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound | Â | |
18:51 | Â | Andrew King turnover (bad pass) (Joryam Saizonou steals) | Â | |
18:32 | Â | Nick Dorn shooting foul (Malik Henry draws the foul) | Â | |
18:32 | +1 | Malik Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-0 | |
18:32 | +1 | Malik Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-0 | |
18:09 | +3 | TJ Simpkins makes three point jump shot (Sam Sherry assists) | 5-3 | |
17:50 | Â | Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:48 | Â | Andrew King defensive rebound | Â | |
17:25 | Â | Sam Sherry misses two point layup | Â | |
17:23 | Â | Sam Sherry offensive rebound | Â | |
17:21 | Â | Sam Sherry misses two point layup | Â | |
17:19 | Â | Sam Sherry offensive rebound | Â | |
17:19 | Â | Sam Sherry misses two point layup | Â | |
17:17 | Â | Sam Sherry offensive rebound | Â | |
17:17 | Â | Muon Reath personal foul | Â | |
17:13 | Â | Andrew King turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Atwell steals) | Â | |
17:02 | +2 | Muon Reath makes two point layup (Kenyon Giles assists) | 7-3 | |
16:50 | Â | Donovan Atwell shooting foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul) | Â | |
16:50 | +1 | TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-4 | |
16:50 | +1 | TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-5 | |
16:34 | Â | Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:32 | Â | Andrew King defensive rebound | Â | |
16:19 | Â | TJ Simpkins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:17 | Â | Andrew King offensive rebound | Â | |
16:11 | +3 | Sam Sherry makes three point jump shot (Andrew King assists) | 7-8 | |
15:50 | +2 | Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot | 9-8 | |
15:19 | Â | Joryam Saizonou shooting foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul) | Â | |
15:19 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:19 | +1 | Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-9 | |
15:19 | Â | Sam Sherry misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
15:19 | Â | Miles Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
15:07 | Â | Brayden Crump blocks Jalen Breath's two point jump shot | Â | |
15:05 | Â | Brayden Crump defensive rebound | Â | |
14:57 | +2 | TJ Simpkins makes two point layup | 9-11 | |
14:42 | Â | Jalen Breath turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Harrell steals) | Â | |
14:22 | +3 | Sam Sherry makes three point jump shot (Andrew King assists) | 9-14 | |
13:55 | Â | Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:53 | Â | Isaac Harrell defensive rebound | Â | |
13:43 | Â | Brayden Crump misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:41 | Â | Isaac Harrell offensive rebound | Â | |
13:30 | Â | TJ Simpkins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:28 | Â | Kenyon Giles defensive rebound | Â | |
13:17 | Â | Ronald Polite III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:15 | Â | Spartans offensive rebound | Â | |
13:02 | +2 | Jalen Breath makes two point layup (Ronald Polite III assists) | 11-14 | |
12:39 | Â | Jalen Breath shooting foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul) | Â | |
12:39 | +1 | TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-15 | |
12:39 | +1 | TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-16 | |
12:23 | Â | Matthew Van Komen shooting foul (Jalen Breath draws the foul) | Â | |
12:23 | +1 | Jalen Breath makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-16 | |
12:23 | Â | Jalen Breath misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
12:23 | Â | Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound | Â | |
12:05 | Â | Isaac Harrell turnover (bad pass) (Miles Jones steals) | Â | |
11:51 | Â | Miles Jones misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:49 | Â | Nick Dorn defensive rebound | Â | |
11:38 | +2 | Nick Dorn makes two point jump shot | 12-18 | |
11:06 | +2 | Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot | 14-18 | |
10:49 | Â | Nick Dorn misses two point layup | Â | |
10:47 | Â | Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound | Â | |
10:43 | Â | Matthew Van Komen misses two point layup | Â | |
10:41 | Â | Brayden Crump offensive rebound | Â | |
10:37 | +2 | Brayden Crump makes two point layup | 14-20 | |
10:29 | +3 | Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot (Miles Jones assists) | 17-20 | |
10:11 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:01 | +2 | Matthew Van Komen makes two point dunk (Kendall Campbell assists) | 17-22 | |
9:42 | Â | Miles Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:40 | Â | Andrew King defensive rebound | Â | |
9:28 | Â | TJ Simpkins misses two point layup | Â | |
9:26 | Â | Miles Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
9:15 | +2 | Malik Henry makes two point layup (Miles Jones assists) | 19-22 | |
8:40 | Â | Andrew King misses two point layup | Â | |
8:38 | Â | Kendall Campbell offensive rebound | Â | |
8:33 | +2 | Kendall Campbell makes two point putback dunk | 19-24 | |
8:11 | Â | Malik Henry misses two point layup | Â | |
8:09 | Â | Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound | Â | |
8:02 | Â | TJ Simpkins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:00 | Â | Ronald Polite III defensive rebound | Â | |
7:52 | +2 | Ronald Polite III makes two point layup | 21-24 | |
7:36 | Â | Donovan Atwell personal foul (Nick Dorn draws the foul) | Â | |
7:36 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:34 | Â | Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:32 | Â | Kenyon Giles defensive rebound | Â | |
7:22 | +3 | Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot | 24-24 | |
6:44 | Â | Andrew King turnover (lost ball) (Kenyon Giles steals) | Â | |
6:38 | +2 | Akrum Ahemed makes two point layup | 26-24 | |
6:24 | Â | Brayden Crump misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:22 | Â | Kenyon Giles defensive rebound | Â | |
6:21 | Â | Nick Dorn personal foul | Â | |
6:07 | Â | Malik Henry misses two point layup | Â | |
6:05 | Â | Brayden Crump defensive rebound | Â | |
5:43 | Â | TJ Simpkins misses two point layup | Â | |
5:41 | Â | Brayden Crump offensive rebound | Â | |
5:40 | Â | Joryam Saizonou shooting foul (Brayden Crump draws the foul) | Â | |
5:40 | +1 | Brayden Crump makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-25 | |
5:40 | Â | Brayden Crump misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
5:40 | Â | Demetrius Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
5:11 | +3 | Ronald Polite III makes three point jump shot | 29-25 | |
4:47 | Â | Trey O'Neil misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:45 | Â | Spartans defensive rebound | Â | |
4:25 | Â | Demetrius Davis turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Harrell steals) | Â | |
4:15 | Â | Trey O'Neil misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:13 | Â | Muon Reath defensive rebound | Â | |
4:05 | +2 | Ronald Polite III makes two point layup | 31-25 | |
3:49 | Â | Isaac Harrell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Akrum Ahemed defensive rebound | Â | |
3:38 | Â | Ronald Polite III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:36 | Â | Spartans offensive rebound | Â | |
3:35 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:25 | Â | Jump ball. Jalen Breath vs. Matthew Van Komen (Spartans gains possession) | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Akrum Ahemed misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:21 | Â | TJ Simpkins defensive rebound | Â | |
2:55 | Â | TJ Simpkins turnover (bad pass) (Ronald Polite III steals) | Â | |
2:43 | +2 | Jalen Breath makes two point layup (Akrum Ahemed assists) | 33-25 | |
2:29 | Â | Demetrius Davis shooting foul (Kendall Campbell draws the foul) | Â | |
2:29 | Â | Kendall Campbell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
2:29 | +1 | Kendall Campbell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-26 | |
2:16 | +3 | Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot (Akrum Ahemed assists) | 36-26 | |
2:16 | Â | Andrew King shooting foul (Kenyon Giles draws the foul) | Â | |
2:16 | +1 | Kenyon Giles makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 37-26 | |
2:01 | +2 | Sam Sherry makes two point hook shot | 37-28 | |
1:41 | Â | Demetrius Davis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:39 | Â | Sam Sherry defensive rebound | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Sam Sherry turnover (bad pass) (Akrum Ahemed steals) | Â | |
1:22 | +2 | Ronald Polite III makes two point jump shot | 39-28 | |
1:02 | Â | Demetrius Davis shooting foul (Nick Dorn draws the foul) | Â | |
1:02 | +1 | Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-29 | |
1:02 | +1 | Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-30 | |
0:50 | +2 | Ronald Polite III makes two point jump shot | 41-30 | |
0:41 | Â | TJ Simpkins turnover (lost ball) (Kenyon Giles steals) | Â | |
0:36 | Â | Sam Sherry blocks Ronald Polite III's two point layup | Â | |
0:34 | Â | Ronald Polite III offensive rebound | Â | |
0:32 | Â | Miles Jones misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:30 | Â | Akrum Ahemed offensive rebound | Â | |
0:07 | +3 | Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot | 44-30 | |
0:04 | Â | Spartans 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:06 | Â | Spartans 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Andrew King misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |