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Simpkins' 19 help Elon defeat North Carolina A&T 75-67

AP
Jan 02, 2025

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) TJ Simpkins had 19 points in Elon's 75-67 win against North Carolina A&T on Thursday night.

Simpkins had seven rebounds for the Phoenix (10-4, 1-0 Coastal Athletic Association). Nick Dorn scored 13 points while going 4 of 13 from the floor, including 2 for 9 from 3-point range, and 3 for 3 from the line. Andrew King went 4 of 7 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points.

The Aggies (4-11, 0-2) were led in scoring by Landon Glasper, who finished with 22 points and two steals. Jahnathan Lamothe added 16 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. Nikolaos Chitikoudis also recorded 12 points, 15 rebounds and two blocks.

King led Elon with 11 points in the first half to help put them ahead 45-34 at the break. Elon went on an 8-0 run to make it a 58-42 lead with 14:25 left in the half. Simpkins scored 13 second-half points.

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1st Half
ELON
Phoenix
45
NCAT
Aggies
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Matthew Van Komen vs. Nikolaos Chitikoudis (Aggies gains possession)
19:41		Ryan Forrest misses two point jump shot
19:39		Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
19:33		Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point layup
19:31		Andrew King defensive rebound
19:25		Andrew King turnover (bad pass)
19:06		Landon Glasper misses three point jump shot
19:04		Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
19:01		Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point layup
18:59		Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
18:45	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point driving layup	0-2
18:23		Sam Sherry misses two point jump shot
18:21		Nick Dorn offensive rebound
18:17		Nikolaos Chitikoudis blocks Nick Dorn's two point layup
18:15		Camian Shell defensive rebound
18:09		Ryan Forrest misses two point layup
18:07		TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
18:00		TJ Simpkins turnover (lost ball) (Jahnathan Lamothe steals)
18:00	+2	Ryan Forrest makes two point dunk (Jahnathan Lamothe assists)	0-4
17:42		Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
17:40		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
17:37	+2	Matthew Van Komen makes two point putback layup	2-4
17:25	+3	Jahnathan Lamothe makes three point stepback jump shot	2-7
17:10		TJ Simpkins misses three point jump shot
17:08		Sam Sherry offensive rebound
16:56		TJ Simpkins misses two point jump shot
16:54		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
16:50		Nikolaos Chitikoudis shooting foul (Matthew Van Komen draws the foul)
16:50	+1	Matthew Van Komen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-7
16:50	+1	Matthew Van Komen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-7
16:39	+3	Landon Glasper makes three point stepback jump shot (Nikolaos Chitikoudis assists)	4-10
16:22	+2	Matthew Van Komen makes two point hook shot (Sam Sherry assists)	6-10
16:07	+3	Jahnathan Lamothe makes three point jump shot (Camian Shell assists)	6-13
15:50	+3	Andrew King makes three point jump shot (TJ Simpkins assists)	9-13
15:40		Landon Glasper misses two point layup
15:38		Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
15:30	+3	Landon Glasper makes three point jump shot (Camian Shell assists)	9-16
15:04		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
15:02		Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound
14:53		Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point layup
14:51		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
14:39		Andrew King misses two point jump shot
14:37		Andrew King offensive rebound
14:33	+2	Andrew King makes two point putback layup	11-16
14:08		Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point layup
14:06		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
13:47		TJ Simpkins turnover (lost ball) (Landon Glasper steals)
13:47		TV timeout
13:23	+2	Landon Glasper makes two point pullup jump shot (Jahnathan Lamothe assists)	11-18
13:02	+3	Brayden Crump makes three point jump shot (Andrew King assists)	14-18
12:44		Ryan Forrest misses two point jump shot
12:42		Efstratios Kalliontzis offensive rebound
12:37	+3	Landon Glasper makes three point jump shot (Efstratios Kalliontzis assists)	14-21
12:19		Brayden Crump misses three point jump shot
12:17		Isaac Harrell offensive rebound
12:16	+2	Isaac Harrell makes two point putback layup	16-21
12:10		Jahnathan Lamothe turnover (out of bounds)
11:54	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point turnaround hook shot (Nick Dorn assists)	18-21
11:39	+3	Landon Glasper makes three point pullup jump shot	18-24
11:16	+2	Nick Dorn makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	20-24
10:54		Ryan Forrest misses two point jump shot
10:52		Phoenix defensive rebound
10:52		TV timeout
10:36	+2	Matthew Van Komen makes two point cutting dunk (Nick Dorn assists)	22-24
10:20		Landon Glasper misses three point jump shot
10:18		Brayden Crump defensive rebound
10:09	+3	Nick Dorn makes three point jump shot (TJ Simpkins assists)	25-24
9:47		Jahnathan Lamothe misses three point jump shot
9:45		Landon Glasper offensive rebound
9:41	+3	Landon Glasper makes three point jump shot	25-27
9:23		TJ Simpkins misses three point jump shot
9:21		Jahnathan Lamothe defensive rebound
9:21		Brayden Crump personal foul (Jahnathan Lamothe draws the foul)
8:55		Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point layup
8:53		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
8:46		Landon Glasper shooting foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
8:46	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-27
8:46	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-27
8:39		Landon Glasper misses three point jump shot
8:37		Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
8:35		Jump ball. Nikolaos Chitikoudis vs. Sam Sherry (Phoenix gains possession)
8:20		Nikolaos Chitikoudis turnover (Sam Sherry steals)
8:20		Nick Dorn turnover (lost ball) (Nikolaos Chitikoudis steals)
7:55	+3	Jalal McKie makes three point jump shot (Jahnathan Lamothe assists)	27-30
7:31		Landon Glasper personal foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
7:31		TV timeout
7:28	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point cutting layup (Andrew King assists)	29-30
7:11		Jahnathan Lamothe misses two point jump shot
7:09		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
6:52	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point turnaround hook shot	31-30
6:24		Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point layup
6:22		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
6:10		Nikolaos Chitikoudis shooting foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
6:10	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-30
6:10	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-30
5:53		Jalal McKie misses three point jump shot
5:53		Jason Murphy offensive rebound
5:53		Sam Sherry personal foul
5:38	+2	Jahnathan Lamothe makes two point jump shot (Ryan Forrest assists)	33-32
5:18		Andrew King misses three point jump shot
5:16		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
5:05		TJ Simpkins misses two point jump shot
5:03		Isaac Harrell offensive rebound
5:00		Jason Murphy shooting foul (Isaac Harrell draws the foul)
5:00	+1	Isaac Harrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-32
5:00	+1	Isaac Harrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-32
4:42		Matthew Van Komen blocks Jason Murphy's two point layup
4:40		Aggies offensive rebound
4:37		Jahnathan Lamothe misses three point jump shot
4:35		TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
4:23		Brayden Crump misses two point hook shot
4:21		Brayden Crump offensive rebound
4:10	+2	Brayden Crump makes two point layup	37-32
3:53		TV timeout
3:32		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
3:19		Jason Murphy shooting foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul)
3:19		Sam Sherry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:19		Sam Sherry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:19		Jalal McKie defensive rebound
3:08		Sam Sherry personal foul
3:04		Camian Shell misses two point jump shot
3:02		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
2:43		Jahnathan Lamothe personal foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul)
2:43	+1	Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-32
2:43	+1	Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-32
2:28		Ryan Forrest misses two point layup
2:26		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
2:15		Sam Sherry misses two point jump shot
2:13		Ryan Forrest defensive rebound
2:07		Ryan Forrest misses two point layup
2:05		Phoenix defensive rebound
1:55		Sam Sherry misses two point jump shot
1:53		Nick Dorn offensive rebound
1:48		Nick Dorn turnover (traveling)
1:20		Jahnathan Lamothe misses three point jump shot
1:18		Andrew King defensive rebound
1:04	+3	Andrew King makes three point jump shot (Nick Dorn assists)	42-32
0:53	+2	Camian Shell makes two point driving layup	42-34
0:33	+3	Andrew King makes three point jump shot (Sam Sherry assists)	45-34
0:05		Landon Glasper misses three point jump shot
0:03		Brayden Crump defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ELON
Phoenix
30
NCAT
Aggies
33

Time		Play	Score
19:32		Matthew Van Komen blocks Nikolaos Chitikoudis's two point dunk
19:30		TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
19:18		TJ Simpkins misses two point layup
19:16		Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound
19:06	+2	Ryan Forrest makes two point pullup jump shot	45-36
18:57		Andrew King misses three point jump shot
18:55		Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound
18:44		Matthew Van Komen shooting foul (Ryan Forrest draws the foul)
18:44	+1	Ryan Forrest makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-37
18:44	+1	Ryan Forrest makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-38
18:20	+2	Matthew Van Komen makes two point hook shot (TJ Simpkins assists)	47-38
18:11		Landon Glasper misses two point jump shot
18:09		Phoenix defensive rebound
17:41		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
17:39		Andrew King offensive rebound
17:32	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point hook shot	49-38
17:15		Matthew Van Komen shooting foul (Ryan Forrest draws the foul)
17:15	+1	Ryan Forrest makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-39
17:15	+1	Ryan Forrest makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-40
16:55		Ryan Forrest personal foul (Nick Dorn draws the foul)
16:40		Camian Shell shooting foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
16:40	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-40
16:40		TJ Simpkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:40		Aggies defensive rebound
16:19	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point layup (Landon Glasper assists)	50-42
16:03	+3	TJ Simpkins makes three point jump shot	53-42
15:52		Landon Glasper misses three point jump shot
15:50		Nick Dorn defensive rebound
15:36	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point hook shot	55-42
15:18		Matthew Van Komen blocks Ryan Forrest's two point layup
15:16		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
15:15		Nikolaos Chitikoudis personal foul (Matthew Van Komen draws the foul)
15:15		TV timeout
14:55		TJ Simpkins turnover (bad pass) (Landon Glasper steals)
14:49		Landon Glasper misses two point layup
14:47		TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
14:32		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
14:30		Isaac Harrell offensive rebound
14:25	+3	Nick Dorn makes three point jump shot (Isaac Harrell assists)	58-42
14:07	+3	Jahnathan Lamothe makes three point jump shot (Camian Shell assists)	58-45
13:51		Sam Sherry turnover (lost ball) (Jahnathan Lamothe steals)
13:31		Sam Sherry shooting foul (Ryan Forrest draws the foul)
13:31		Ryan Forrest misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:31	+1	Ryan Forrest makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-46
13:02		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
13:00		Aggies defensive rebound
12:43		Landon Glasper misses two point jump shot
12:41		Phoenix defensive rebound
12:13		Phoenix 30 second timeout
12:13		TV timeout
12:10		Brayden Crump misses two point layup
12:08		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
12:08		Phoenix turnover (shot clock violation)
11:59		Landon Glasper misses three point jump shot
11:57		TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
11:50		TJ Simpkins misses three point jump shot
11:48		Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound
11:34	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point layup (Jahnathan Lamothe assists)	58-48
11:09		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
11:07		Brayden Crump offensive rebound
11:05		Camian Shell shooting foul (Brayden Crump draws the foul)
11:05		TV timeout
11:05	+1	Brayden Crump makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-48
11:05	+1	Brayden Crump makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-48
10:56	+3	Jahnathan Lamothe makes three point jump shot (Ryan Forrest assists)	60-51
10:45		TJ Simpkins turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Forrest steals)
10:29		Ryan Forrest misses two point layup
10:27		Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
10:23	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point putback layup	60-53
10:15		TJ Simpkins misses three point jump shot
10:13		Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound
10:00		Sam Sherry shooting foul (Nikolaos Chitikoudis draws the foul)
10:00		Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:00		Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:00		Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
9:33		Brayden Crump misses two point layup
9:31		Nick Dorn offensive rebound
9:26		Ryan Forrest shooting foul (Nick Dorn draws the foul)
9:26	+1	Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 1 of 3	61-53
9:26	+1	Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 2 of 3	62-53
9:26	+1	Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 3 of 3	63-53
9:03		Andrew King personal foul
8:57	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point layup	63-55
8:34		TJ Simpkins misses two point driving layup
8:32		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
8:23		Jalal McKie personal foul (Matthew Van Komen draws the foul)
8:20	+2	Nick Dorn makes two point jump shot (Andrew King assists)	65-55
8:02		Jahnathan Lamothe misses two point layup
8:00		Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
7:52	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point putback layup	65-57
7:42		TJ Simpkins misses two point layup
7:41		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
7:41		Jahnathan Lamothe personal foul (Matthew Van Komen draws the foul)
7:41		TV timeout
7:41		Matthew Van Komen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:41		Jahnathan Lamothe defensive rebound
7:25		TJ Simpkins shooting foul (Landon Glasper draws the foul)
7:25	+1	Landon Glasper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-58
7:25	+1	Landon Glasper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-59
7:00		Nikolaos Chitikoudis blocks Nick Dorn's two point layup
6:58		Jalal McKie defensive rebound
6:56		Matthew Van Komen personal foul (Jalal McKie draws the foul)
6:56	+1	Jalal McKie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-60
6:56		Jalal McKie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:56		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
6:26		Sam Sherry misses two point jump shot
6:24		Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound
6:14		Isaac Harrell shooting foul (Ryan Forrest draws the foul)
6:14	+1	Ryan Forrest makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-61
6:14	+1	Ryan Forrest makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-62
5:53		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
5:51		Ryan Forrest defensive rebound
5:42		Ryan Forrest misses two point layup
5:40		Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
5:33		Landon Glasper misses three point jump shot
5:31		Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
5:18		Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
5:16		Jahnathan Lamothe defensive rebound
4:47		Ryan Forrest misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
4:45		Andrew King defensive rebound
4:30		Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
4:28		Phoenix offensive rebound
4:16		Sam Sherry misses two point hook shot
4:14		Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound
4:03		Camian Shell turnover (lost ball)
3:53	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point driving layup	67-62
3:53		Nikolaos Chitikoudis shooting foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
3:53		TV timeout
3:53	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	68-62
3:40		Jalal McKie personal foul
3:40		Landon Glasper turnover (bad pass) (Sam Sherry steals)
3:14		Sam Sherry misses two point hook shot
3:12		Jahnathan Lamothe defensive rebound
2:59		Landon Glasper misses two point layup
2:57		Andrew King defensive rebound
2:38		Isaac Harrell misses three point jump shot
2:36		Isaac Harrell offensive rebound
2:16	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point pullup jump shot	70-62
2:06		Aggies 30 second timeout
2:01	+2	Jahnathan Lamothe makes two point driving layup	70-64
1:36		TJ Simpkins misses two point layup
1:34		Jalal McKie defensive rebound
1:27		Landon Glasper turnover (bad pass)
1:06		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
1:04		Jahnathan Lamothe defensive rebound
0:58		Jahnathan Lamothe turnover (lost ball)
0:34		Nikolaos Chitikoudis shooting foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
0:34	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-64
0:34	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-64
0:29		Jahnathan Lamothe misses three point jump shot
0:27		Aggies offensive rebound
0:24		Ryan Forrest misses three point jump shot
0:22		Jahnathan Lamothe offensive rebound
0:21		Nick Dorn shooting foul (Jahnathan Lamothe draws the foul)
0:21		Jahnathan Lamothe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:21		Jahnathan Lamothe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:21		TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
0:18		Landon Glasper personal foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
0:18	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-64
0:18	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-64
0:13	+3	Landon Glasper makes three point pullup jump shot (Jahnathan Lamothe assists)	74-67
0:12		Aggies 60 second timeout
0:09		Jahnathan Lamothe personal foul (Isaac Harrell draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Isaac Harrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-67
0:09		Isaac Harrell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:09		Jalal McKie defensive rebound
0:06		Landon Glasper misses three point jump shot
0:04		Jahnathan Lamothe offensive rebound
0:01		Jahnathan Lamothe misses three point jump shot
0:00		TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

TJ Simpkins defensive rebound