Men's Basketball

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SPORTS 2/14/16 11:30am

Men's basketball cannot finish comeback, loses third straight close game

By Alex Simon

The Elon University men’s basketball team continued an undesirable trend Saturday night, losing by four points in a close Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game — this time, 66-62 to the College of Charleston. “We’ve had so many close games,” Matheny said, with the tone of his voice emphasizing his frustration.

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SPORTS 2/12/16 12:34pm

Men's basketball keeps close but falls at UNCW

By Alex Simon

The Elon University men’s basketball team stayed within five points of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in the final seven minutes of the game, but could not take the lead, dropping 86-82 Thursday night in Colonial Athletic Association action. The Phoenix cut the deficit to one at four different moments in the second half and led for a grand total of 15 seconds in the game. The Seahawks were able to keep Elon away, answering nearly every Elon basket with a basket on the other end to extend their win streak to a school-record 10 straight victories. “We’re a better team now than when we got [to Trask Coliseum],” said head coach Matt Matheny, who turned 46 Thursday.

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SPORTS 2/10/16 6:00pm

Men’s basketball overcoming challenges with high IQ

By Wesley Share

Sports are, in a lot of ways, about finding competitive advantages.

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SPORTS 2/7/16 11:20am

Towson slips past men's basketball late

By Jordan Spritzer

 It was a case of too, little too late for the Elon University men’s basketball team in its 81-77 loss to Towson University Feb.

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SPORTS 2/5/16 12:12pm

Men's basketball stomps on winless Blue Hens, 83-56

By Alex Simon

The Elon University men’s basketball team did what it should do, beating the winless-in-conference University of Delaware 83-56 Thursday night in Colonial Athletic Association play. The Blue Hens (5-17 overall, 0-11 CAA) struggled mightily in the first half, scoring just 11 points on 5-23 shooting.

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SPORTS 1/30/16 9:57pm

Phoenix earns comeback victory at Northeastern

By Tommy Hamzik

Sophomore guard Dmitri Thompson had 19 points and freshman forward Tyler Seibring hit a go-ahead jumper in the lane with a little more than a minute left as the Elon University men's basketball team edged Northeastern University 71-67 on Saturday, Jan.

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SPORTS 1/30/16 9:26am

Men's basketball edged by Hofstra, 66-64

By Wesley Share

The Elon University men's basketball continued its Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference skid, falling to Hofstra University 66-64 Thursday evening. The loss was Elon's third straight and fifth in six contests, as the Phoenix tumbles down the standings to eighth place, touting a 3-6 record in conference play thus far.

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NEWS 1/23/16 11:23pm

Veering off path, Elon assesses offense after loss to James Madison

By Tommy Hamzik

Holding his head in his hands, rubbing his eyes at times, sophomore guard Dmitri Thompson seemed at a loss for words as he tried to describe Saturday night’s 82-64 loss to James Madison University in Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball. There was the blooming first half where the Elon University men’s basketball team shot 60.7 percent from the field and 69.2 percent from 3-point range. But there also was the 25 percent clip — and the dim 6.3 percent (1 of 16) performance from long distance — in the second half.

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SPORTS 1/23/16 9:00pm

Men's basketball can't keep up first half pace in loss to JMU

By Alex Simon

The Elon University men’s basketball team couldn’t continue the offensive assault it had in the first half, scoring just 21 points as the Phoenix fell to James Madison University 82-64 Saturday night in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) contest. Elon held a 43-42 lead at halftime but scored 12 points in the first 16:24 of the second half, shooting 8-32 from the field and an abysmal 4-13 from the line.

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SPORTS 1/21/16 10:31pm

William & Mary buries men's basketball, 89-67

By Wesley Share

The Elon University men's basketball team travelled to Williamsburg, Virginia, where they fell to the College of William & Mary, 89-67 Thursday night in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game. Tribe sophomore guard Connor Burchfield eviscerated Elon, going for 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting on 6-of-7 from long range. Freshman forward Tyler Seibring meanwhile led the way for Elon with 18 points, four rebounds, three assists on 5-of-5 from deep. Junior guard Luke Eddy added 13 points, while freshman guard Dainin Swoope contribute 12 on 3-of-12 shooting from the field.

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SPORTS 1/20/16 12:00pm

With stout preparation, freshman sees success

By Alex Simon

Elon University men’s basketball coach Matt Matheny finished his interviews after the team’s Jan. 9 loss to Hofstra University just more than 20 minutes after the game ended. Matheny walked out of the interview room and was greeted by one of his team managers catching shots and passing to an Elon player, still wearing his game shorts and undershirt.

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SPORTS 1/16/16 10:04pm

Late 3-pointer elevates men's basketball over College of Charleston

By Alex Simon

Freshman forward Tyler Seibring finished his career night with an offensive rebound and an assist, finding freshman guard Dainan Swoope for a 3-pointer to lift the Elon University men’s basketball team over Colonial Athletic Association rival College of Charleston 65-64 Saturday afternoon. Swoope’s basket from behind-the-arc with 20 seconds left meant Elon needed one final stop, which it got thanks to sophomore guard Dmitri Thompson’s efforts on the defensive end.

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SPORTS 1/14/16 11:35pm

Men's basketball falls to in-state rival UNCW, 91-82

By Jordan Spritzer

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington pulled away late in the second half to knock off the Elon University men’s basketball team 91-82 in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play Jan.

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SPORTS 1/10/16 1:00pm

Men's basketball falls late to Hofstra 80-76

By Jordan Spritzer

When freshman guard Steven Santa Ana’s corner three rimmed out with 30 seconds left in regulation, the air got sucked out of Alumni Gym, as well as the Elon University men’s basketball team’s chance of victory over Hofstra University. The Pride hit its free throws at the other end to close out an 80-76 victory at Elon in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play.

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SPORTS 1/8/16 11:19am

Men's basketball pulls off road upset at JMU 79-73

By Alex Simon

Freshman guard Steven Santa Ana set a career-high in scoring for the second consecutive game, dropping 19 points as the Elon University men’s basketball team defeated host James Madison University 79-73 Thursday night. In the first Colonial Athletic Association road game for the Phoenix, Santa Ana also grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds, recording his first double-double. Elon (11-5 overall, 2-1 CAA), picked to finish last in the CAA before the season, trailed for less than 10 minutes of game time and never trailed in the second half against the Dukes, who were picked second preseason. A 9-0 run in a 2:05 stretch early in the second half built the lead for Elon to 14 points, which was the highest lead of the night for either team. When James Madison (11-5, 1-2) cut the lead to six points, the Dukes started fouling Elon, challenging the Phoenix to make free throws.

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SPORTS 1/3/16 12:05am

Freshman's shooting sparks men's basketball win over Drexel

By Alex Simon

Freshman guard Steven Santa Ana set a career-high with 18 points as the Elon University men’s basketball team defeated Colonial Athletic Association opponent Drexel University 83-78 Saturday afternoon. “There are a lot of things to love about [Santa Ana],” said head coach Matt Matheny.

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SPORTS 12/31/15 7:38pm

Men's basketball sees close game slip away to Northeastern

By Alex Simon

The Elon University men’s basketball team kept close to defending Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) champion Northeastern University, but lost the opening game of conference play 86-79 Thursday afternoon at Alumni Gym. “This was a game very much like we expected against a very good Northeastern team, and we knew it was gonna be a tough, physical game,” said Elon head coach Matt Matheny.

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SPORTS 12/28/15 2:49pm

Men's basketball blown out at Duke 105-66

By Alex Simon

DURHAM — At the first media timeout, the Elon University men’s basketball team was encouraged with their play, staying within a point of Duke University. “We started well, and it was a one-point game because we did some of the little things well,” said head coach Matt Matheny.

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SPORTS 12/23/15 12:35pm

Men's basketball extends win streak to six at UNC-Asheville

By Alex Simon

The Elon University men's basketball team continued its winning ways, extending its win streak to six in a 86-81 victory over the University of North Carolina at Asheville Monday. The Phoenix made six straight free throws in the final 15 seconds to ice the tightly-contested game over the Bulldogs, who also entered Monday with a five-game winning streak.

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SPORTS 12/16/15 6:36pm

Men's basketball storms out to early lead in 4th straight win

By Alex Simon

The Elon University men’s basketball team stormed out of the gates against Alabama State University Wednesday, scoring the first 14 points of the game en route to a 91-74 victory. The win is the fourth straight for Elon and fifth in the last six games, Senior guard Tanner Samson hit four straight 3-pointers to start the game, building the lead out to 12-0 in just 130 seconds. Junior guard Luke Eddy added a layup to make it 14-0 before the Hornets scored their first points of the game.

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