The Elon men’s basketball team shot a blistering 59 percent from three-point land and managed to stave off a late-game Lipscomb rally to knock off the host Bisons, 91-86, giving coach Matt Matheny his first win as a head coach on Saturday evening at Allen Arena. Sophomores Drew Spradlin and Josh Bonney turned in career performances, each surpassing the 20-point mark for the first time while wearing the maroon and gold.

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The Elon men’s basketball team struggled from the field and couldn’t overcome the physical Charlotte frontcourt as the Phoenix fell, 75-61, to the 49ers in the opening round of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off at Duke University’s Cameron Indoor Stadium on Monday night. The loss was the first of the year for the Phoenix (1-1) while Charlotte improved to 2-0 on the young season. Elon will battle Coastal Carolina in second-round action tomorrow at 8:30 p.m.

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Playing three games in four days seemed to have an impact on the Elon men’s basketball team as several lengthy scoring droughts coupled with the hot hands of Coastal Carolina left the Phoenix on the losing end of a 69-46 score in the second round of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday night. Elon dropped to 1-2 on the young season while Coastal Carolina improved to 2-1 overall.

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Sophomores Josh Bonney and Drew Spradlin each eclipsed the 20-point barrier for the second time this season as the Elon men’s basketball team cruised to a 102-68 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham in the Phoenix’s home opener at Alumni Gym on Friday night. Bonney led the team for the fourth consecutive game, dumping in 23 points on 8-of-12 from the field. Spradlin added 22 points behind the strength of three triples.

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The Elon men’s basketball team suffered a 70-46 loss to the host Hofstra Pride at Mack Sports Complex in the consolation round of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament on Monday night. The Pride saw three players score in double figures as Hofstra improved to 3-2 on the season. Elon dropped to 2-3 overall and will play its final contest in the NIT tomorrow against Yale at 4:30 p.m.

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Two free throws by Porter Braswell with 13 seconds to play gave the Yale Bulldogs their first advantage since the opening minutes of the game as the Bulldogs battled back from a nine-point second-half deficit to hand the Elon men’s basketball team a 69-65 loss in the final consolation game of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off at Mack Sports Complex on Tuesday afternoon. The Phoenix will look to rebound when it hosts UNC Wilmington on Sunday, November 29 at 5 p.m.

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The Elon men’s basketball team struggled from the field in the opening half and couldn’t dig out of a 22-point hole as the Phoenix fell to the visiting UNC Wilmington Seahawks, 86-56, in non-conference action from Alumni Gym on Sunday night. Elon (2-5) was led by sophomore Terrance Birdette’s 13 points, while UNCW (3-4) had five players score in double figures. Elon will begin Southern Conference play at Samford on Thursday, December 3 at 8:30 p.m.

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The Elon men’s basketball team struggled to find its scoring touch, falling to the host Samford Bulldogs, 55-31, in the Southern Conference opener for both squads on Thursday night at the Pete Hanna Center. The Phoenix dropped to 2-6 overall, 0-1 in conference action. Samford remained unbeaten at home this year, improving to 2-5 on the season and 1-0 in the SoCon. Elon heads to Chattanooga for a 7:30 p.m. tip on Saturday evening.

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Junior guard Chris Long dropped a career-high 20 points to lead the Elon men’s basketball team to an 82-63 victory over the host Chattanooga Mocs in Saturday night Southern Conference action from McKenzie Arena. The sharpshooter connected on five of the team’s 13 three-pointers, helping Elon avenge last year’s one-point loss to the Mocs in the league tournament. The Phoenix (3-6, 1-1) halted a four-game losing skid, improving to 2-0 in the state of Tennessee this season.

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The Elon men’s basketball team could not overcome the inside presence of host Wake Forest as five Demon Deacons scored in double figures to earn a 90-50 victory over the Phoenix on Sunday afternoon in non-conference action from the Lawrence Joel Coliseum. Wake Forest (6-2) scored 52 points in the paint and got a game-high 16 points from freshman Ari Stewart. Elon, facing the first of two Atlantic Coast Conference opponents in the next five days, dropped to 3-7 on the season.

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Adam Constantine battled for a career-high 26 points and added 10 rebounds but the Elon men’s basketball team came up just short, falling to North Carolina State, 79-76, in non-conference action at the RBC Center on Thursday night. The Phoenix (3-8) led by as many as 11 points in the contest and put itself in position to win the game in the closing minutes. The Pack’s Tracy Smith and Dennis Horner each posted 20-plus point performances to help NC State move to 8-1 on the year.

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Drew Spradlin posted his first career double-double and Adam Constantine added 19 points and 14 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as the Elon men’s basketball team dropped a 71-59 decision to the Ohio Bobcats at The Convo in Elon’s final contest of 2009 on Tuesday night. Ohio’s Armon Bassett scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half as the Bobcats overcame a one-point halftime deficit and improved to 8-4 on the season. Elon dropped to 3-9 overall.

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Junior Chris Long netted a career-high 25 points on 5-of-6 from three-point territory, but the Elon men’s basketball team came up just short, falling 79-73 to the host Navy Midshipmen at Alumni Hall on Saturday night. The two teams combined for 20 buckets from beyond the arc as Navy won its second straight contest to improve to 6-8 on the season. Elon fell to 3-10 in its final non-conference game prior to the heart of Southern Conference play.

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The Elon men’s basketball team posted a strong defensive effort in its first game in Alumni Gym in nearly 40 days, but the Phoenix struggled from the field as it fell, 53-48, to the visiting Furman Paladins in Southern Conference action on Thursday night. Despite scoreless stretches to begin both halves, Elon (3-11, 1-2) found itself with a chance to tie the game with 20 seconds on the clock.

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The Elon Phoenix dropped a 72-55 decision to the visiting Wofford Terriers in Southern Conference men’s basketball action from Alumni Gym on Saturday night. Wofford (10-7, 2-2) scored 31 of its points from the charity stripe in a game that featured a combined total of 72 free throw attempts. Elon dropped to 3-12 on the season and 1-3 in league play.

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An impressive second-half performance by the Appalachian State Mountaineers lifted the home team to an 89-65 victory over the Elon Phoenix in Southern Conference men’s basketball action from the Holmes Center on Wednesday evening. With the game tied at 50 with 11 minutes to play, the Mountaineers (9-7, 3-2) nailed nine of their final 11 field goal attempts and hit 18-of-21 from the free throw line over the remainder of the game to win their second straight conference game.

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A last second heave by Adam Constantine fell short and with it the chance of victory for the Elon men’s basketball team as the Phoenix lost a heartbreaker, 83-81, to the Southern Conference North Division leading Western Carolina Catamounts at the Ramsey Center on Saturday night. Elon’s TJ Douglas shot lights out, nailing a career-high 7-of-9 from three-point territory for 21 points, but it wasn’t enough to put the Phoenix (3-14, 1-5) back in the win column.

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The Elon men’s basketball team battled back from a double-digit deficit to take a late-game lead, but it was Samford’s Kaylin Johnson who hit the game-winning three-pointer to lift the Bulldogs to a 50-49 victory over the host Phoenix at Alumni Gym in Southern Conference action on Thursday night. Down five with just under two minutes to play, Samford drained back-to-back triples to improve to 8-10 overall, 2-4 in league play.

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Drew Spradlin and Chris Long combined for 55 points as the Elon Phoenix outlasted the visiting Chattanooga Mocs, 83-80, in Southern Conference men’s basketball action from Alumni Gym on Saturday night. Spradlin knocked down 8-of-13 from three-point land en route to a career-high 30 points. Long tied his personal-best with 25, as Elon (4-15, 2-6) put an end to a nine-game losing streak. Both of Elon’s SoCon victories have come against the Mocs (11-9, 3-4).

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A second-half rally by the Elon men’s basketball team fell short on Thursday night as the Phoenix dropped a 62-55 decision to the host UNC Greensboro Spartans in Southern Conference action from the Greensboro Coliseum. The Phoenix managed to cut a 15-point deficit to a single point with 5:31 to go, but Elon (4-17, 2-7) couldn’t convert down the stretch. The Spartans improved to 5-16 overall, 4-6 in league action.

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A late first-half scoring drought was too much to overcome as the Elon Phoenix dropped a 72-56 decision to the Wofford Terriers in Southern Conference men’s basketball action from Ben Johnson Arena on Wednesday night. Elon went scoreless over the final four minutes of the first period as Wofford (16-8, 8-3) tacked on nine unanswered points to take an 11-point lead into the break. The Phoenix (4-17, 2-8) would never get closer than seven for the remainder of the contest.

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Senior TJ Douglas was a perfect 5-of-5 from beyond the arc, matching his career-high with 21 points and corralling a personal-best 13 rebounds to lead the Elon men’s basketball team to a 66-55 victory against the host Furman Paladins in Southern Conference action from Timmons Arena on Saturday night. Elon (5-17, 3-8) held a 10-point halftime advantage and never trailed again as the Phoenix ended a two-game losing skid.

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The Elon men’s basketball team staved off a furious Western Carolina comeback to knock off the Southern Conference North Division leader, 81-76, on Monday night at Alumni Gym. The Phoenix (6-17, 4-8) has won its last two contests and six straight home games against the Catamounts. Western Carolina (18-7, 8-5) dropped back-to-back contests for the first time this season. Elon had five players in double figures.

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