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Sherry puts up 19 as Elon beats Drexel 65-54

AP
Jan 16, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Sam Sherry scored 19 points as Elon beat Drexel 65-54 on Thursday night.

Sherry had nine rebounds for the Phoenix (13-5, 4-1 Coastal Athletic Association). TJ Simpkins scored 15 points, shooting 5 of 6 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line. TK Simpkins went 5 of 13 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with 15 points.

The Dragons (10-8, 2-3) were led by Kobe Magee, who posted 17 points, six rebounds and two steals. Drexel also got 15 points from Jason Drake. Yame Butler also had 11 points.

Sherry led Elon with 13 points in the first half to help put them ahead 37-31 at the break. Elon used a 10-2 run in the second half to build a 47-37 lead with 11:15 left in the half.

Elon plays Saturday against Delaware on the road. Drexel hosts Hofstra on Monday.

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1st Half
ELON
Phoenix
37
DREX
Dragons
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Phoenix gains possession)
19:38		Victor Panov blocks Sam Sherry's two point layup
19:36		Victor Panov defensive rebound
19:38		Jump ball. (Dragons gains possession)
19:17	+3	Kobe MaGee makes three point jump shot (Yame Butler assists)	0-3
18:55	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point layup	2-3
18:41	+3	Jason Drake makes three point jump shot (Kobe MaGee assists)	2-6
18:18		Andrew King misses two point jump shot
18:16		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
18:15		Matthew Van Komen turnover (lost ball) (Kobe MaGee steals)
18:10		Kobe MaGee turnover (bad pass) (Andrew King steals)
18:05	+2	Andrew King makes two point layup	4-6
18:05		Jason Drake shooting foul (Andrew King draws the foul)
18:05		Andrew King misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:05		Cole Hargrove defensive rebound
17:43		Kobe MaGee misses three point jump shot
17:41		Phoenix defensive rebound
17:36		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
17:34		Nick Dorn offensive rebound
17:33		Nick Dorn misses two point layup
17:31		Nick Dorn offensive rebound
17:27		Nick Dorn turnover (traveling)
17:04		Yame Butler misses two point layup
17:02		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
17:00		Victor Panov shooting foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
17:00	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-6
17:00	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-6
16:41		Cole Hargrove misses three point jump shot
16:39		Dragons offensive rebound
16:25		Matthew Van Komen turnover (bad pass)
16:05	+2	Kobe MaGee makes two point jump shot	6-8
15:49		Andrew King turnover (bad pass) (Yame Butler steals)
15:49		TJ Simpkins personal foul (Yame Butler draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:42		Yame Butler turnover (lost ball) (TK Simpkins steals)
15:41		Yame Butler personal foul (TK Simpkins draws the foul)
15:25	+3	Sam Sherry makes three point jump shot (TK Simpkins assists)	9-8
15:07		Victor Panov misses three point jump shot
15:05		Cole Hargrove offensive rebound
14:42		Villiam Garcia Adsten misses three point jump shot
14:40		Kobe MaGee offensive rebound
14:39		Kobe MaGee misses two point layup
14:39		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
14:39		Jason Drake personal foul (Phoenix draws the foul)
14:20		TK Simpkins misses two point layup
14:18		Victor Panov defensive rebound
14:18		Kobe MaGee turnover (bad pass) (TJ Simpkins steals)
14:15	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point dunk (TJ Simpkins assists)	11-8
14:10		Kobe MaGee turnover (lost ball) (TJ Simpkins steals)
14:00	+3	TK Simpkins makes three point jump shot (TJ Simpkins assists)	14-8
13:09	+2	Victor Panov makes two point jump shot	14-10
12:32	+3	TK Simpkins makes three point jump shot (TJ Simpkins assists)	17-10
12:13	+3	Kobe MaGee makes three point jump shot (Cole Hargrove assists)	17-13
11:51		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
11:49		Cole Hargrove defensive rebound
11:34	+2	Victor Panov makes two point jump shot	17-15
10:59		Isaac Harrell misses two point jump shot
10:58		Phoenix offensive rebound
10:58		TV timeout
10:54	+3	TK Simpkins makes three point jump shot (Andrew King assists)	20-15
10:24		Kevon Vanderhorst misses two point jump shot
10:22		Villiam Garcia Adsten offensive rebound
10:06		Yame Butler misses three point jump shot
10:04		TK Simpkins defensive rebound
9:43		Matthew Van Komen turnover (traveling)
9:18		Victor Panov misses two point layup
9:16		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
8:59		Clem Edomwonyin blocks Nick Dorn's two point jump shot
8:57		Andrew King offensive rebound
8:54		Andrew King turnover (out of bounds)
8:31		Jason Drake misses three point jump shot
8:29		Yame Butler offensive rebound
8:24		Matthew Van Komen shooting foul (Clem Edomwonyin draws the foul)
8:24		Clem Edomwonyin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:24		Clem Edomwonyin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:24		Brayden Crump defensive rebound
7:57		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
7:55		Nick Dorn offensive rebound
7:54	+2	Nick Dorn makes two point layup	22-15
7:36		Jason Drake turnover (traveling)
7:36		TV timeout
7:09	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point layup (Andrew King assists)	24-15
6:39		Kobe MaGee misses two point layup
6:37		TK Simpkins defensive rebound
6:33	+2	Andrew King makes two point layup	26-15
5:56		Cole Hargrove misses two point jump shot
5:54		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
5:41		Andrew King turnover (bad pass)
5:26		Cole Hargrove misses two point jump shot
5:24		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
5:08		TK Simpkins misses two point layup
5:06		Victor Panov defensive rebound
4:48		TK Simpkins personal foul (Dragons draws the foul)
4:32	+2	Jason Drake makes two point jump shot	26-17
4:19		Andrew King turnover (bad pass) (Kobe MaGee steals)
4:13	+2	Kobe MaGee makes two point layup	26-19
3:55	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point dunk	28-19
3:55		Kobe MaGee shooting foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:55	+1	Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-19
3:23	+2	Kobe MaGee makes two point jump shot	29-21
2:57	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point layup	31-21
2:48	+2	Yame Butler makes two point jump shot (Cole Hargrove assists)	31-23
2:15		TJ Simpkins misses two point layup
2:13		Cole Hargrove defensive rebound
2:09		Andrew King shooting foul (Jason Drake draws the foul)
2:09	+1	Jason Drake makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-24
2:09	+1	Jason Drake makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-25
2:02		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
2:00		Andrew King offensive rebound
1:47		Shane Blakeney shooting foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul)
1:47		Sam Sherry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:47	+1	Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-25
1:27	+2	Yame Butler makes two point layup (Jason Drake assists)	32-27
1:27		Matthew Van Komen shooting foul (Yame Butler draws the foul)
1:27	+1	Yame Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-28
1:04	+3	TJ Simpkins makes three point jump shot (Sam Sherry assists)	35-28
0:50		Shane Blakeney misses three point jump shot
0:48		Andrew King defensive rebound
0:24	+2	Andrew King makes two point layup	37-28
0:21		Dragons 30 second timeout
0:01	+3	Jason Drake makes three point jump shot (Cole Hargrove assists)	37-31
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ELON
Phoenix
28
DREX
Dragons
23

Time		Play	Score
19:35		Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
19:34		Phoenix offensive rebound
19:34		Cole Hargrove personal foul (Phoenix draws the foul)
19:30		Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
19:28		Kobe MaGee defensive rebound
19:05		Kobe MaGee misses three point jump shot
19:03		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
18:54		Yame Butler personal foul (Phoenix draws the foul)
18:34		Matthew Van Komen misses two point layup
18:33		Dragons defensive rebound
18:33		Matthew Van Komen personal foul (Dragons draws the foul)
18:12		Cole Hargrove misses two point jump shot
18:10		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
17:44		Cole Hargrove blocks Andrew King's two point layup
17:42		Victor Panov defensive rebound
17:17		Yame Butler misses two point jump shot
17:15		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
17:09		Victor Panov blocks Nick Dorn's two point layup
17:07		Phoenix offensive rebound
17:00		Sam Sherry turnover (bad pass) (Jason Drake steals)
16:40		Jason Drake misses two point layup
16:39		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
16:39		Cole Hargrove personal foul (Matthew Van Komen draws the foul)
16:27		Jason Drake personal foul (Phoenix draws the foul)
16:27		TV timeout
16:13		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
16:11		Kobe MaGee defensive rebound
15:54		Kobe MaGee misses two point jump shot
15:52		Cole Hargrove offensive rebound
15:50	+2	Cole Hargrove makes two point layup	37-33
15:29		TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot
15:27		Yame Butler defensive rebound
15:04	+2	Kevon Vanderhorst makes two point layup	37-35
14:48		TK Simpkins turnover (bad pass)
14:29		Victor Panov misses two point layup
14:27		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
14:18	+2	Kendall Campbell makes two point layup	39-35
13:46		Victor Panov misses three point jump shot
13:44		Kobe MaGee offensive rebound
13:24		Kobe MaGee misses three point jump shot
13:22		TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
13:17	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point layup	41-35
13:17		Victor Panov shooting foul (TK Simpkins draws the foul)
13:17	+1	TK Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-35
12:53	+2	Kevon Vanderhorst makes two point jump shot	42-37
12:28		Cole Hargrove personal foul (Phoenix draws the foul)
12:24	+3	TK Simpkins makes three point jump shot (Andrew King assists)	45-37
12:03		Isaac Harrell personal foul (Dragons draws the foul)
11:46		Jason Drake misses three point jump shot
11:44		Dragons offensive rebound
11:42		Dragons turnover (shot clock violation)
11:42		TV timeout
11:17		TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot
11:15		Brayden Crump offensive rebound
11:15		Kobe MaGee shooting foul (Brayden Crump draws the foul)
11:15	+1	Brayden Crump makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-37
11:15	+1	Brayden Crump makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-37
11:01		Horace Simmons Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:59		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
10:46		Brayden Crump misses three point jump shot
10:44		Jason Drake defensive rebound
10:17		Horace Simmons Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:15		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
9:51		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
9:49		Yame Butler defensive rebound
9:34		Kobe MaGee turnover (out of bounds)
9:14		Matthew Van Komen misses two point layup
9:13		Dragons defensive rebound
9:13		Matthew Van Komen personal foul
9:00		Horace Simmons Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:58		Cole Hargrove offensive rebound
8:53	+2	Jason Drake makes two point layup	47-39
8:35	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point layup	49-39
8:14	+3	Kobe MaGee makes three point jump shot (Horace Simmons Jr. assists)	49-42
7:46		TK Simpkins misses two point layup
7:44		Horace Simmons Jr. defensive rebound
7:31	+3	Yame Butler makes three point jump shot (Jason Drake assists)	49-45
7:18		Phoenix 30 second timeout
7:08		Yame Butler personal foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
7:08		TV timeout
7:08	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-45
7:08	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-45
6:40	+2	Kobe MaGee makes two point jump shot	51-47
6:18		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
6:16		TJ Simpkins offensive rebound
6:11	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point layup	53-47
6:00		Horace Simmons Jr. turnover (lost ball)
5:31		Cole Hargrove blocks Nick Dorn's two point layup
5:29		Kobe MaGee defensive rebound
5:23	+3	Yame Butler makes three point jump shot (Kobe MaGee assists)	53-50
5:01		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
4:59		Kobe MaGee defensive rebound
4:50		Cole Hargrove turnover (bad pass) (Brayden Crump steals)
4:22	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point layup	55-50
4:13		Dragons 30 second timeout
4:13		TV timeout
3:57		Cole Hargrove misses two point jump shot
3:55		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
3:38		Yame Butler personal foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul)
3:38	+1	Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-50
3:38	+1	Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-50
3:11		Kobe MaGee misses three point jump shot
3:09		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
2:55		Horace Simmons Jr. personal foul (Nick Dorn draws the foul)
2:55	+1	Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-50
2:55	+1	Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-50
2:32	+3	Jason Drake makes three point jump shot (Horace Simmons Jr. assists)	59-53
1:56	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point layup	61-53
1:48		Jason Drake turnover (lost ball) (TK Simpkins steals)
1:43	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point layup (TK Simpkins assists)	63-53
1:14		Kobe MaGee misses two point layup
1:12		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
0:44		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
0:42		Jason Drake defensive rebound
0:39		TK Simpkins personal foul (Horace Simmons Jr. draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Horace Simmons Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-54
0:39		Horace Simmons Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:39		Nick Dorn defensive rebound
0:37		Kevon Vanderhorst personal foul (Nick Dorn draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-54
0:37	+1	Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-54
0:28		Jason Drake misses two point layup
0:28		Dragons offensive rebound
0:28		Nick Dorn personal foul (Dragons draws the foul)
0:24		Dragons 60 second timeout
0:11		Kobe MaGee misses three point jump shot
0:09		Nick Dorn defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Nick Dorn defensive rebound