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Ervin scores 12 off the bench, Elon knocks off N.C. A&T 69-65

AP
Feb 03, 2024

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Zac Ervin's 12 points off of the bench led Elon to a 69-65 victory against N.C. A&T on Saturday night.

Ervin shot 4 for 4 from beyond the arc for the Phoenix (10-13, 3-7 Coastal Athletic Association). Max Mackinnon scored 10 points while shooting 3 for 9 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line. Sam Sherry had 10 points and shot 4 of 8 from the field and 2 for 4 from the foul line.

Jalal McKie finished with 23 points for the Aggies (7-16, 5-5). Camian Shell added 22 points and seven assists for N.C. A&T. In addition, Nikolaos Chitikoudis finished with six points and nine rebounds.

Sherry put up 10 points in the first half for Elon, who led 42-26 at halftime. Elon used an 8-0 run in the second half to build a 19-point lead at 50-31 with 16:53 left in the half before finishing off the win.

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1st Half
ELON
Phoenix
42
NCAT
Aggies
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Sam Sherry vs. Jason Murphy (TK Simpkins gains possession)
19:47	+3	Max Mackinnon makes three point jump shot	3-0
19:12		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
18:41		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
18:39		Kyle Duke defensive rebound
18:22		Jalal McKie misses three point jump shot
18:20		Phoenix defensive rebound
17:56		Jason Murphy shooting foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul)
17:56	+1	Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-0
17:56	+1	Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-0
17:42	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point alley-oop layup (Camian Shell assists)	5-2
17:22	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point layup	7-2
16:55	+2	Jalal McKie makes two point jump shot (Camian Shell assists)	7-4
16:35	+3	Isaac Harrell makes three point jump shot (TK Simpkins assists)	10-4
16:11	+3	Jalal McKie makes three point jump shot (Camian Shell assists)	10-7
15:51		Jason Murphy personal foul (TK Simpkins draws the foul)
15:51		TV timeout
15:40		TK Simpkins misses two point layup
15:40		Isaac Harrell offensive rebound
15:39		Jump ball. Isaac Harrell vs. Evan Joyner (Evan Joyner gains possession)
15:39		Isaac Harrell turnover (lost ball) (Evan Joyner steals)
15:22		Evan Joyner misses two point jump shot
15:20		Zac Ervin defensive rebound
14:56		Nikolaos Chitikoudis shooting foul (Max Mackinnon draws the foul)
14:56		Max Mackinnon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:56		Max Mackinnon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:56		Camian Shell defensive rebound
14:50		Camian Shell misses two point layup
14:48		Deandre Smart defensive rebound
14:43		Evan Joyner blocks Rob Higgins's two point layup
14:41		TK Simpkins offensive rebound
14:41		Evan Joyner shooting foul (TK Simpkins draws the foul)
14:41	+1	TK Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-7
14:41	+1	TK Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-7
14:24		Jalal McKie misses three point jump shot
14:22		Max Mackinnon defensive rebound
14:10		Deandre Smart misses two point layup
14:08		Evan Joyner defensive rebound
14:05		Uchenna Kellman-Nicholes turnover (bad pass) (TK Simpkins steals)
13:59		Max Mackinnon misses three point jump shot
13:57		Zac Ervin offensive rebound
13:55		TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot
13:53		Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound
13:46		Deandre Smart personal foul
13:26	+3	Jalal McKie makes three point jump shot (Camian Shell assists)	12-10
13:03	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point jump shot (LA Pratt assists)	14-10
12:55		Camian Shell turnover (lost ball) (LA Pratt steals)
12:50	+2	Rob Higgins makes two point layup	16-10
12:31		Jalal McKie misses two point jump shot
12:29		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
12:12		Sam Sherry misses two point layup
12:10		Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound
11:49		Jalal McKie misses three point jump shot
11:47		Evan Joyner offensive rebound
11:44	+3	Camian Shell makes three point jump shot (Evan Joyner assists)	16-13
11:20	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point jump shot (Rob Higgins assists)	18-13
11:00		Evan Joyner misses three point jump shot
10:58		Rob Higgins defensive rebound
10:45	+3	LA Pratt makes three point jump shot (Rob Higgins assists)	21-13
10:41		Aggies 30 second timeout
10:41		TV timeout
10:27		Jalal McKie misses three point jump shot
10:25		Nick Dorn defensive rebound
10:11		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
10:09		Kyle Duke defensive rebound
9:56	+3	Jalal McKie makes three point jump shot (Evan Joyner assists)	21-16
9:36	+2	Nick Dorn makes two point dunk	23-16
9:13		Jalal McKie misses two point jump shot
9:11		Nick Dorn defensive rebound
8:56		LA Pratt misses two point layup
8:54		Uchenna Kellman-Nicholes defensive rebound
8:45	+3	Jalal McKie makes three point jump shot (Evan Joyner assists)	23-19
8:30		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
8:28		Evan Joyner defensive rebound
8:17		Evan Joyner misses two point jump shot
8:15		Evan Joyner offensive rebound
8:04		Uchenna Kellman-Nicholes misses three point jump shot
8:02		Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
7:40		Max Mackinnon turnover (traveling)
7:40		TV timeout
7:30		Camian Shell turnover (bad pass) (Sam Sherry steals)
7:17	+2	LA Pratt makes two point layup (TK Simpkins assists)	25-19
6:47		Kyle Duke misses three point jump shot
6:45		Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
6:28		Uchenna Kellman-Nicholes personal foul
6:26		TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot
6:24		Kyle Duke defensive rebound
6:14		Camian Shell misses two point jump shot
6:12		Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
5:55	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point layup (LA Pratt assists)	27-19
5:39		Uchenna Kellman-Nicholes misses three point jump shot
5:37		Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
5:10		Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
5:08		Kyle Duke defensive rebound
5:00		Jalal McKie misses three point jump shot
4:58		Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
4:53		Uchenna Kellman-Nicholes misses three point jump shot
4:51		TK Simpkins defensive rebound
4:28		Kyle Duke shooting foul (TK Simpkins draws the foul)
4:28	+1	TK Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-19
4:28	+1	TK Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-19
4:08		Deandre Smart personal foul
3:47	+3	Uchenna Kellman-Nicholes makes three point jump shot (Kyle Duke assists)	29-22
3:25	+2	Max Mackinnon makes two point jump shot	31-22
3:09		Uchenna Kellman-Nicholes misses three point jump shot
3:07		Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
3:07		Zac Ervin personal foul
3:07		TV timeout
3:02		Uchenna Kellman-Nicholes turnover (bad pass) (Max Mackinnon steals)
2:57	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point layup (Max Mackinnon assists)	33-22
2:14		Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point layup
2:13		Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
2:13		Nikolaos Chitikoudis turnover (lost ball) (Sam Sherry steals)
1:53	+3	Zac Ervin makes three point jump shot (Max Mackinnon assists)	36-22
1:38	+2	Kyle Duke makes two point jump shot	36-24
1:13	+3	Zac Ervin makes three point jump shot (Max Mackinnon assists)	39-24
0:54		Kyle Duke misses two point layup
0:52		Aggies offensive rebound
0:47		Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point jump shot
0:45		Zac Ervin defensive rebound
0:26		Max Mackinnon misses two point layup
0:24		Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound
0:17	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point layup (Camian Shell assists)	39-26
0:08		Phoenix 30 second timeout
0:03	+3	Zac Ervin makes three point jump shot (Rob Higgins assists)	42-26
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ELON
Phoenix
27
NCAT
Aggies
39

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Sam Sherry personal foul
19:46	+2	Jalal McKie makes two point jump shot (Kyle Duke assists)	42-28
19:26		Sam Sherry misses two point layup
19:24		Isaac Harrell offensive rebound
19:21		TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot
19:19		Jalal McKie defensive rebound
19:01	+3	Jalal McKie makes three point jump shot (Nikolaos Chitikoudis assists)	42-31
18:40	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point layup (Max Mackinnon assists)	44-31
18:10		Jason Murphy misses two point layup
18:08		Jason Murphy offensive rebound
18:05		Jason Murphy misses two point layup
18:03		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
17:46		Max Mackinnon misses three point jump shot
17:44		Jalal McKie defensive rebound
17:29		Isaac Harrell shooting foul (Jason Murphy draws the foul)
17:29		Jason Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:29		Jason Murphy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:29		Nick Dorn defensive rebound
17:10		Camian Shell shooting foul (Nick Dorn draws the foul)
17:10	+1	Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 1 of 3	45-31
17:10	+1	Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 2 of 3	46-31
17:10	+1	Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 3 of 3	47-31
17:03		Jalal McKie misses three point jump shot
17:01		Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
17:01		Kyle Duke personal foul
16:53	+3	Nick Dorn makes three point jump shot (Deandre Smart assists)	50-31
16:32		Camian Shell misses three point jump shot
16:30		Kyle Duke offensive rebound
16:29		Nick Dorn shooting foul (Kyle Duke draws the foul)
16:29	+1	Kyle Duke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-32
16:29	+1	Kyle Duke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-33
16:11		Deandre Smart offensive foul
16:11		Deandre Smart turnover (offensive foul)
15:59		Kyle Duke turnover (bad pass) (TK Simpkins steals)
15:53		TK Simpkins misses two point layup
15:51		Uchenna Kellman-Nicholes defensive rebound
15:47	+2	Camian Shell makes two point layup	50-35
15:20		Max Mackinnon misses two point jump shot
15:18		Camian Shell defensive rebound
15:14	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point layup (Camian Shell assists)	50-37
15:13		Phoenix 30 second timeout
15:13		TV timeout
15:11		Zac Ervin turnover (lost ball) (Camian Shell steals)
15:05	+2	Jalal McKie makes two point jump shot (Kyle Duke assists)	50-39
14:54		Rob Higgins misses two point jump shot
14:52		Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound
14:38	+2	Camian Shell makes two point jump shot (Nikolaos Chitikoudis assists)	50-41
14:38		Rob Higgins shooting foul (Camian Shell draws the foul)
14:38		TV timeout
14:38	+1	Camian Shell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-42
14:12		Kyle Duke shooting foul (Rob Higgins draws the foul)
14:12	+1	Rob Higgins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-42
14:12	+1	Rob Higgins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-42
13:55		Uchenna Kellman-Nicholes misses two point layup
13:53		Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
13:47		Uchenna Kellman-Nicholes misses three point jump shot
13:45		Rob Higgins defensive rebound
13:20		Sam Sherry offensive foul
13:20		Sam Sherry turnover (offensive foul)
12:39		Kyle Duke turnover (lost ball) (TK Simpkins steals)
12:18	+3	Zac Ervin makes three point jump shot (Sam Sherry assists)	55-42
11:50		Jason Murphy misses two point jump shot
11:48		TK Simpkins defensive rebound
11:41		Jason Murphy shooting foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul)
11:41		TV timeout
11:41		Sam Sherry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:41		Sam Sherry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:41		Uchenna Kellman-Nicholes defensive rebound
11:21	+2	Jason Murphy makes two point layup	55-44
10:47		Phoenix turnover (shot clock violation)
10:28	+3	Camian Shell makes three point jump shot	55-47
10:00		Deandre Smart turnover (traveling)
9:44	+2	Camian Shell makes two point layup	55-49
9:23	+2	Rob Higgins makes two point layup	57-49
9:03		Kyle Duke misses two point layup
9:01		TK Simpkins defensive rebound
8:50		Deandre Smart offensive foul
8:50		Deandre Smart turnover (offensive foul)
8:28		Jalal McKie misses three point jump shot
8:26		Phoenix defensive rebound
8:13		Max Mackinnon turnover (bad pass) (Uchenna Kellman-Nicholes steals)
7:54		Jalal McKie misses three point jump shot
7:52		Rob Higgins defensive rebound
7:37		Uchenna Kellman-Nicholes personal foul
7:37		TV timeout
7:07		TK Simpkins turnover (bad pass)
6:52		Jalal McKie misses two point layup
6:50		Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
6:47		Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point layup
6:45		Max Mackinnon defensive rebound
6:36	+2	LA Pratt makes two point layup (Sam Sherry assists)	59-49
6:23		TK Simpkins personal foul (Kyle Duke draws the foul)
6:23	+1	Kyle Duke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-50
6:23	+1	Kyle Duke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-51
6:17		LA Pratt offensive foul
6:17		LA Pratt turnover (offensive foul)
6:02	+3	Camian Shell makes three point jump shot (Kyle Duke assists)	59-54
5:41		Nick Dorn offensive foul
5:41		Nick Dorn turnover (offensive foul)
5:27	+2	Jalal McKie makes two point jump shot (Camian Shell assists)	59-56
5:16		Phoenix 60 second timeout
4:58		Max Mackinnon misses two point jump shot
4:56		Aggies defensive rebound
4:39		Camian Shell misses two point jump shot
4:37		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
4:37		Nikolaos Chitikoudis personal foul
4:19		LA Pratt misses three point jump shot
4:17		Camian Shell defensive rebound
4:10		Jalal McKie misses two point jump shot
4:08		Max Mackinnon defensive rebound
3:47		Nikolaos Chitikoudis blocks Sam Sherry's two point layup
3:45		Camian Shell defensive rebound
3:41		Max Mackinnon shooting foul
3:41		TV timeout
3:41	+1	Camian Shell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-57
3:41	+1	Camian Shell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-58
3:24		Max Mackinnon misses three point jump shot
3:22		Isaac Harrell offensive rebound
3:07	+2	Isaac Harrell makes two point layup (Sam Sherry assists)	61-58
2:40		Jalal McKie turnover (lost ball) (Rob Higgins steals)
2:36	+3	Max Mackinnon makes three point jump shot (LA Pratt assists)	64-58
2:09		Camian Shell misses three point jump shot
2:07		Jason Murphy offensive rebound
2:06		LA Pratt shooting foul (Jason Murphy draws the foul)
2:06		Jason Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:06	+1	Jason Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-59
1:40		Rob Higgins misses three point jump shot
1:38		Jalal McKie defensive rebound
1:30		LA Pratt shooting foul (Camian Shell draws the foul)
1:30	+1	Camian Shell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-60
1:30	+1	Camian Shell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-61
1:10		Uchenna Kellman-Nicholes personal foul
1:10	+1	Max Mackinnon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-61
1:10	+1	Max Mackinnon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-61
0:56	+2	Camian Shell makes two point jump shot	66-63
0:55		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:24	+2	Rob Higgins makes two point jump shot	68-63
0:12		Kyle Duke turnover (traveling)
0:11		Uchenna Kellman-Nicholes personal foul (Rob Higgins draws the foul)
0:11		Rob Higgins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:11		Kyle Duke defensive rebound
0:09		Camian Shell misses two point jump shot
0:07		Jason Murphy offensive rebound
0:06	+2	Jason Murphy makes two point layup	68-65
0:06		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:05		Phoenix 30 second timeout
0:04		Ahmad Hamilton personal foul (LA Pratt draws the foul)
0:04	+1	LA Pratt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-65
0:04		LA Pratt misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:04		Camian Shell defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Camian Shell defensive rebound