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Elon gives coach Billy Taylor an 84-77 win over his alma mater Notre Dame

AP
Nov 22, 2024

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Nick Dorn scored 24 points and made 5 of 6 3-pointers, TK Simpkins added 17 points and Elon closed on a 10-2 run to give coach Billy Taylor an 84-77 win over his alma mater Notre Dame on Friday night.

Taylor was a member of the Fighting Irish from 1992-95, appearing in 112 career games while serving as a team captain his senior year. Taylor's last meeting with Notre Dame came on Nov. 27, 2006, as the head coach at Lehigh, when the Fighting Irish won 93-87.

Isaac Harrell made a contested layup in the lane with 1:03 remaining - for his only points of the game - to give Elon a 78-75 lead and Notre Dame called a timeout at the other end. The Irish got into the lane on their next possession, but Sam Sherry forced a bad shot and the Phoenix grabbed the rebound.

TK Simpkins found brother TJ Simpkins under the basket for an 80-75 lead and the Phoenix made four free throws to seal it.

TJ Simpkins scored 16 points off the bench and Sherry had 13 points and seven rebounds for Elon (3-2).

Markus Burton and Braeden Shrewsberry combined for 47 points and nine 3-pointers for Notre Dame (4-1). Burton was 10 of 18 from the field, with four makes from 3, to score 25 points. Shrewsberry made five of his 11 3-pointers to finish with 22 points.

The Phoenix has a week off before facing Maine on Nov. 29 in Philadelphia at the Cathedral Classic Invitational. Notre Dame faces ranked opponents on back-to-back nights in Las Vegas next week, beginning with No. 24 Rutgers on Tuesday.

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1st Half
ELON
Phoenix
41
ND
Fighting Irish
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Matthew Van Komen vs. Kebba Njie (Tae Davis gains possession)
19:39		Kebba Njie turnover (Matthew Van Komen steals)
19:14		Sam Sherry misses two point jump shot
19:12		Matt Allocco defensive rebound
18:43	+3	Matt Allocco makes three point jump shot	0-3
18:29	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point layup (Andrew King assists)	2-3
18:29		Matt Allocco shooting foul (TK Simpkins draws the foul)
18:29	+1	TK Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	3-3
18:07	+2	Tae Davis makes two point driving layup	3-5
18:04		Kebba Njie personal foul
17:49		Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
17:47		Tae Davis defensive rebound
17:36	+2	Markus Burton makes two point floating jump shot	3-7
17:15	+2	Matthew Van Komen makes two point cutting layup (Nick Dorn assists)	5-7
16:50		Matt Allocco misses three point jump shot
16:48		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
16:27		Matthew Van Komen misses two point hook shot
16:25		Nick Dorn offensive rebound
16:25		Markus Burton shooting foul (Nick Dorn draws the foul)
16:25		Nick Dorn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:25	+1	Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-7
16:09		Matthew Van Komen blocks Kebba Njie's two point layup
16:07		Phoenix defensive rebound
15:37	+2	Andrew King makes two point jump shot	8-7
15:13		Tae Davis misses three point jump shot
15:11		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
14:57	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point jump shot	10-7
14:38		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
14:36		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
14:13		Nick Dorn misses two point jump shot
14:11		Matt Allocco defensive rebound
13:58		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
13:56		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
13:37	+3	Andrew King makes three point jump shot (Sam Sherry assists)	13-7
13:18	+3	Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	13-10
13:03	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point jump shot (Matthew Van Komen assists)	15-10
12:51		Markus Burton turnover
12:51		TV timeout
12:32	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point floating jump shot	17-10
12:10	+3	Burke Chebuhar makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	17-13
11:46	+2	Brayden Crump makes two point layup (TJ Simpkins assists)	19-13
11:46		Tae Davis shooting foul (Brayden Crump draws the foul)
11:46		TV timeout
11:46	+1	Brayden Crump makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-13
11:17	+3	Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)	20-16
11:04	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point jump shot	22-16
10:55	+3	Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)	22-19
10:44		Brayden Crump misses three point jump shot
10:42		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
10:28	+2	Burke Chebuhar makes two point layup (Markus Burton assists)	22-21
10:13		Julian Roper II personal foul (Brayden Crump draws the foul)
10:08		Matthew Van Komen turnover (lost ball) (Julian Roper II steals)
10:04		Isaac Harrell shooting foul (Braeden Shrewsberry draws the foul)
10:04	+1	Braeden Shrewsberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-22
10:04	+1	Braeden Shrewsberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-23
9:50		TJ Simpkins misses two point floating jump shot
9:48		Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
9:39		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
9:37		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
9:27		TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot
9:25		Phoenix offensive rebound
9:24		Nikita Konstantynovskyi personal foul
9:22		TJ Simpkins misses two point jump shot
9:20		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
9:03	+2	Nikita Konstantynovskyi makes two point hook shot (Burke Chebuhar assists)	22-25
8:45	+3	Sam Sherry makes three point jump shot (TJ Simpkins assists)	25-25
8:08	+2	Burke Chebuhar makes two point cutting layup (J.R. Konieczny assists)	25-27
7:54		TV timeout
7:39		Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
7:37		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
7:13		Burke Chebuhar misses two point jump shot
7:11		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
6:59		Matthew Van Komen turnover (lost ball) (Nikita Konstantynovskyi steals)
6:43		J.R. Konieczny misses three point jump shot
6:41		J.R. Konieczny offensive rebound
6:33	+2	Nikita Konstantynovskyi makes two point turnaround hook shot	25-29
6:17		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
6:15		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
6:11		Nikita Konstantynovskyi personal foul (Matthew Van Komen draws the foul)
6:11		Matthew Van Komen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:11		TK Simpkins offensive rebound
6:05		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
6:03		Matt Allocco defensive rebound
5:56	+2	Matt Allocco makes two point running layup	25-31
5:32	+3	Nick Dorn makes three point jump shot (TK Simpkins assists)	28-31
5:24		Matthew Van Komen blocks Matt Allocco's two point layup
5:22		TK Simpkins defensive rebound
5:21		TK Simpkins turnover (double dribble)
5:07	+2	Kebba Njie makes two point hook shot	28-33
4:53	+3	Nick Dorn makes three point jump shot (Sam Sherry assists)	31-33
4:31		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
4:29		Tae Davis offensive rebound
4:29		Isaac Harrell personal foul
4:15	+2	Markus Burton makes two point jump shot	31-35
4:00	+3	Nick Dorn makes three point jump shot (TK Simpkins assists)	34-35
3:36	+3	Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)	34-38
3:14		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
3:12		Phoenix offensive rebound
3:12		Tae Davis personal foul
3:12		TV timeout
3:12		Brayden Crump misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:12		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
2:48	+2	Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point jump shot	34-40
2:26		TK Simpkins misses two point driving layup
2:24		Matt Allocco defensive rebound
2:16		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
1:57		Brayden Crump defensive rebound
1:57	+2	Nick Dorn makes two point layup (TK Simpkins assists)	36-40
1:41	+3	Matt Allocco makes three point jump shot (Julian Roper II assists)	36-43
1:21		Braeden Shrewsberry shooting foul (Nick Dorn draws the foul)
1:21	+1	Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-43
1:21	+1	Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-43
1:05		Matthew Van Komen blocks Braeden Shrewsberry's three point jump shot
1:03		Nick Dorn defensive rebound
0:59	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point driving dunk (Nick Dorn assists)	40-43
0:42	+3	Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Burke Chebuhar assists)	40-46
0:18		Burke Chebuhar shooting foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
0:18	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-46
0:18		TJ Simpkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:18		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
0:00		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ELON
Phoenix
43
ND
Fighting Irish
31

Time		Play	Score
19:39	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point layup	43-46
19:21	+2	Tae Davis makes two point jump shot	43-48
18:56	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point layup	45-48
18:46		Matt Allocco misses three point jump shot
18:44		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
18:44		Sam Sherry personal foul
18:42		Andrew King personal foul
18:28	+3	Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)	45-51
18:00		Matthew Van Komen turnover (bad pass) (Markus Burton steals)
17:53	+2	Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	45-53
17:34	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point jump shot (Andrew King assists)	47-53
17:17		Matthew Van Komen blocks Tae Davis's two point layup
17:15		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
16:49		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
16:47		Nick Dorn offensive rebound
16:43	+3	Nick Dorn makes three point jump shot	50-53
16:21		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
16:19		Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
16:12		Matt Allocco blocks TK Simpkins's two point layup
16:10		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
16:05		Isaac Harrell shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
16:05	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-54
16:05		Markus Burton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:05		TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
15:50	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point jump shot	52-54
15:18		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
15:16		Nick Dorn defensive rebound
15:04	+2	Nick Dorn makes two point jump shot (TJ Simpkins assists)	54-54
14:45		Nick Dorn personal foul (Nikita Konstantynovskyi draws the foul)
14:45		TV timeout
14:42		Burke Chebuhar turnover (lost ball) (TJ Simpkins steals)
14:33		TK Simpkins turnover (bad pass) (Burke Chebuhar steals)
14:05	+2	Markus Burton makes two point jump shot	54-56
13:44		TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot
13:42		Sam Sherry offensive rebound
13:35	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point layup	56-56
13:23		Julian Roper II turnover (lost ball) (TJ Simpkins steals)
13:11	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point alley-oop dunk (TK Simpkins assists)	58-56
12:53	+3	Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	58-59
12:50		TJ Simpkins shooting foul (Braeden Shrewsberry draws the foul)
12:50	+1	Braeden Shrewsberry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-60
12:26		TJ Simpkins turnover (lost ball) (Julian Roper II steals)
12:09		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point jump shot
12:07		Brayden Crump defensive rebound
11:43		TV timeout
11:41	+3	Nick Dorn makes three point jump shot (Andrew King assists)	61-60
11:17	+2	Markus Burton makes two point jump shot	61-62
11:02	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point layup	63-62
11:02		Julian Roper II shooting foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
11:02	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	64-62
10:46	+3	Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Matt Allocco assists)	64-65
10:22		TJ Simpkins misses two point jump shot
10:20		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
10:17		Tae Davis personal foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
10:17		Tae Davis technical foul
10:17		TJ Simpkins technical foul
10:17		TJ Simpkins turnover
10:01		Nick Dorn turnover (lost ball) (Braeden Shrewsberry steals)
9:55		Matt Allocco misses three point jump shot
9:53		Brayden Crump defensive rebound
9:32	+2	Brayden Crump makes two point layup (Andrew King assists)	66-65
9:11		Matt Allocco misses three point jump shot
9:09		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
8:57		Markus Burton personal foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
8:46		Burke Chebuhar personal foul (Matthew Van Komen draws the foul)
8:45		Matthew Van Komen offensive foul
8:45		Matthew Van Komen turnover (offensive foul)
8:35		J.R. Konieczny misses two point jump shot
8:33		Brayden Crump defensive rebound
8:11		Sam Sherry misses two point hook shot
8:08		Phoenix offensive rebound
7:52		J.R. Konieczny personal foul
7:52		TV timeout
7:45	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point hook shot	68-65
7:28		Cole Certa misses three point jump shot
7:26		Phoenix defensive rebound
6:58		Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
6:56		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
6:49	+2	Markus Burton makes two point driving layup	68-67
6:27		TJ Simpkins misses two point jump shot
6:25		Markus Burton defensive rebound
6:03		Kebba Njie misses two point layup
6:01		Nick Dorn defensive rebound
5:44		J.R. Konieczny shooting foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul)
5:44	+1	Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-67
5:44	+1	Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-67
5:26	+3	Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Cole Certa assists)	70-70
5:05		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
5:03		Sam Sherry offensive rebound
5:01	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point layup	72-70
4:45		Kebba Njie misses two point hook shot
4:45		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
4:45		Isaac Harrell shooting foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul)
4:45	+1	Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-71
4:45	+1	Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-72
4:29		Nick Dorn turnover (lost ball) (Tae Davis steals)
4:22		Matthew Van Komen shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
4:22	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-73
4:22		Tae Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:22		TK Simpkins defensive rebound
4:07		Brayden Crump misses three point jump shot
4:05		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
3:51		Tae Davis misses two point jump shot
3:49		Tae Davis offensive rebound
3:33		Matt Allocco misses three point jump shot
3:31		TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
3:09		Kebba Njie blocks Brayden Crump's two point layup
3:07		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
2:57		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
2:55		Brayden Crump defensive rebound
2:52		Phoenix 30 second timeout
2:52		TV timeout
2:30		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
2:28		Markus Burton defensive rebound
2:17		Matt Allocco turnover (bad pass) (TJ Simpkins steals)
2:11	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point driving layup	74-73
1:50		Markus Burton misses two point layup
1:48		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
1:44	+2	Kebba Njie makes two point tip layup	74-75
1:35	+2	Nick Dorn makes two point layup (TK Simpkins assists)	76-75
1:23		Tae Davis misses two point jump shot
1:21		TK Simpkins defensive rebound
1:04	+2	Isaac Harrell makes two point cutting layup (Sam Sherry assists)	78-75
0:57		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
0:57		TV timeout
0:50		Markus Burton misses two point layup
0:48		Nick Dorn defensive rebound
0:40		Phoenix 60 second timeout
0:26	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point layup (TK Simpkins assists)	80-75
0:20		Markus Burton misses two point driving layup
0:18		Markus Burton offensive rebound
0:18		Fighting Irish 60 second timeout
0:14		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
0:10		Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (bad pass)
0:10		Phoenix 30 second timeout
0:09		Braeden Shrewsberry personal foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
0:09	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-75
0:09	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-75
0:07	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	82-77
0:04		Tae Davis personal foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
0:04	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-77
0:04	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-77
0:00		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Markus Burton misses two point jump shot