CAA Men’s Basketball Recap – Feb. 7
Drexel 82, Elon 77
Box Score
Drexel (13-11, 7-5 CAA) picked up its fourth win in its final 5 video games with an 82-77 victory over Elon (13-11, 5-7 CAA). Eli Beard went 6-of-7 from the ground and 4-of-5 from distance en path to 16 factors and three assists. Victor Panov and Shane Blakeney additionally tallied an an identical 15 factors with a trio of 3-pointers and 4 rebounds to their last strains. Garfield Turner chipped in a 14-point, 12-rebound double-double, whereas including three assists. Drexel’s reserves outscored its opposition’s bench, 26-3, within the victory.
Aside from a 4-0 lead from Drexel out of the gate, neither workforce led by greater than 4 on the first media timeout. The Dragons’ Panov hit a pair of 3-pointers and a floater within the paint to spark an 11-2 run that put the guests forward by eight, 14-6, with 15:23 to play. The Phoenix retaliated shortly after as Isaac Harrell and Randall Pettus II went back-to-back from deep to cap off an eight-point run and pull inside one, 17-16. The Dragons labored its lead again to eight, 27-19, as one other skip cross throughout the baseline discovered an open Beard for a nook triple to complete off a 10-3 spurt with eight minutes to play. The spree of triples continued down the stretch as each applications completed the body with six 3-pointers apiece. The Dragons closed out the opening stanza on a 10-4 run to take an eight-point edge, 46-38, into the intermission.
Shane Blakeney scored 10 of the primary 14 factors, together with a pair of 3-pointers, that helped Drexel safe a 60-48 benefit simply six minutes into the second half. Bryson Cokley took over and helped the Phoenix slash their deficit right down to as few as 4 after a private 6-0 spurt on the halfway level of the body. The Phoenix’s guard completed with 19 factors and 5 boards. The Dragons prevented Elon from making it a one-possession recreation down the stretch, having a response for nearly all of their makes from the ground and the charity stripe earlier than securing the five-point win. Harrell led all scorers with 25 factors after 5 of his seven makes got here from distance and logged a 6-for-6 exhibiting from the ground, including seven boards to his last line. Chandler Cuthrell produced a 15-point, nine-rebound effort within the setback.
Campbell 79, North Carolina A&T 71
Box Score
A 24-point, eight-rebound exhibiting from Jeremiah Johnson propelled Campbell (12-13, 6-6 CAA) to a 79-71 victory at North Carolina A&T (9-14, 2-10 CAA). The sophomore guard went 8-of-12 from the ground with three triples, whereas dispensing 4 assists. Dovydas Butka notched his ninth double-double of the season, with 9 of his 17 factors coming on the charity stripe and knocking down 10 boards alongside the way in which. DJ Smith rounded out these in double figures with 14 factors. The Camels outscored the Aggies on the fastbreak, 23-12, and sank 47.3% of their photographs from the sphere (26-55 FG).
There had been 4 ties and three lead adjustments within the opening 5:10 of the competition en path to a 12-12 impasse. Smith related on a triple 15 seconds later that sparked a 10-0 spree for the Camels to take a 22-12 lead. The Aggies retaliated with eight unanswered factors, led by a pair of layups from Will Felton to drag inside two, 22-20, with underneath 9 minutes to play. After A&T made it a one-point recreation, Butka guided the Camels out to a 10-2 run with 4 of his six factors coming on the charity stripe to take a 33-24 lead with 6:19 to play. The Aggies minimize the deficit to as few as two down the stretch earlier than a midrange make from Chris Fields Jr. gave Campbell a 40-36 lead on the break.
It remained a two-possession recreation till Fields took management of the sport with underneath quarter-hour to play in regulation. The Camels’ ahead capped off a 12-3 run with a formidable acrobatic and-one on the rim to offer Campbell a 63-50 benefit on the 11:50 mark. Felton scored 10 of the following 12 factors for the Aggies to carry the deficit again right down to single digits, 69-61, with seven minutes to go. The redshirt junior heart completed with 15 factors and 6 boards off the bench. The Camels’ Johnson sank a triple to spark a 7-2 run earlier than closing out the sport with 4 of the ultimate six factors to safe an eight-point victory. A&T’s Lewis Walker notched a team-best 17 factors, whereas Dwayne Pierce chipped in 10 factors.
Hampton 77, William & Mary 74
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Hampton (12-13, 6-6 CAA) continued to be among the finest groups at residence after shifting to 9-1 at Convocation Center following a 77-74 victory over William & Mary (15-9, 6-6 CAA). Etienne Strothers noticed 4 of his 5 makes come from distance and knocked down 4 free throws en path to an 18-point efficiency. Elijah Kennedy and Xzavier Long chipped in 13 factors apiece, with the latter knocking down 14 boards. Josh Ogundele scored six of his 10 factors from the charity stripe.
The Pirates’ Strothers sank a pair of early treys to assist safe a 10-6 lead 5 minutes into the competition. The Tribe countered with 5 factors in 13 seconds to take an 11-10 edge. The Pirates ultimately broke a 12-12 tie with back-to-back finishes on the rim by Long, adopted by a triple from Aidan Haskins to take a 19-12 lead with underneath 12 minutes to play. After the Tribe made it a one-possession recreation, Daniel Johnson hit consecutive 3-pointers to assist Hampton reclaim a six-point edge, 31-25, with 6:50 to play. W&M tied the sport at 31 after Ryan Jackson Jr. sparked a 6-0 spurt over the following 2:10 earlier than the Tribe took a 39-35 edge into the intermission.
The two groups exchanged blows from the free-throw line to open the second half. Hampton’s Long and Kennedy sank back-to-back treys to make it a two-point recreation, 53-51, with 12:32 remaining. A 5-0 run by the Tribe was rapidly diminished by 9 straight factors from the Pirates, together with a breakaway slam from Strothers to information Hampton to a 60-58 lead with 8:19 to play. Neither workforce noticed a lead higher than 4 down the stretch, exchanging two ties and three lead adjustments over the ultimate 4 minutes. Hampton sealed the sport with a wing trifecta from Strothers earlier than a steal-and-slam completed off by Kennedy to place the sport away. W&M’s Jackson led with a team-best 18 factors, whereas Kyle Pulliam registered seven of his 13 factors from the road.
Stony Brook 69, Northeastern 55
Box Score
Stony Brook (15-10, 7-5 CAA) earned its sixth win in its final seven video games following a 69-55 residence victory over Northeastern (6-17, 2-10 CAA). Erik Pratt went 6-for-11 from the ground to complete with 13 factors and 5 boards. Jonah Butler and Andrej Shoshkikj chipped in 10 factors and 4 rebounds apiece, seeing the latter notch a team-high 5 assists. Nine gamers scored within the successful effort, serving to the Seawolves shoot 48.0% from the ground (24-50 FG).
Northeastern’s Mike Loughnane and JB Frankel each hit early 3-pointers earlier than Stony Brook began to seek out its rhythm. Rob Brown III completed in transition earlier than Tomas Valentiny related from distance that jumpstarted a 16-2 run that put the Seawolves forward by eight, 16-8, with underneath seven minutes to play. Stony Brook almost doubled its lead with a 9-2 spree completed off by Erik Pratt on the rim to take a 25-11 lead with 4:42 to play. Frankel sank back-to-back triples on the following possessions, just for Seawolves to take care of a double-digit edge, 29-19, on the break.
Pratt picked up the tempo within the second half, scoring seven of the primary 12 factors for Stony Brook to safe a 41-25 benefit on the under-16 media timeout. The Huskies continued to battle as Loughnane scored six straight factors for the Huskies earlier than sinking a trey to complete off a 14-9 spurt to drag inside 13. The Huskies’ main scorer completed with 17 factors and 5 boards. The Seawolves’ Shoshkikj and Butler every scored seven factors apiece within the second stanza alone. The two groups went backwards and forwards down the stretch till Stony Brook prevailed with a 14-point win.
Hofstra 71, Towson 49
Box Score
A 20-point exhibiting from Biggie Patterson led Hofstra (16-9, 7-5 CAA) to a season sweep of Towson (13-12, 5-7 CAA) with a 71-49 victory on Long Island. The senior guard went 6-for-10 from the ground and matched a season excessive with three trifectas. Cruz Davis chipped in 16 factors, 5 boards, 5 helpers and a pair of steals within the win. Preston Edmead almost registered a double-double with 13 factors, 9 assists and 5 rebounds. The Pride captured its first true home-and-home season sweep of the Tigers for the reason that 2019 marketing campaign.
It was a back-and-forth affair to open the competition earlier than Hofstra broke out for a double-digit lead. Edmead sank a triple close to the halfway level of the opening stanza earlier than Joshua DeCady downed a two-handed slam and Patterson capped off the 8-0 run with a trey of his personal. After a Tyler Tejada midrange jumper, Patterson continued to attain at a excessive clip as he went on a private six-point spurt and completed the bigger 23-5 run in near take a 36-16 lead with 5:13 to play. Patterson and Edmead related on back-to-back trifectas within the last two minutes of the primary half to assist the Pride take a 46-20 lead into the intermission. It was a lot of the identical within the second half as Cruz Davis scored 5 of the primary eight Hofstra factors of the body and by no means regarded again. The Pride proved to be an excessive amount of for the Tigers, regardless of a 17-point, six-rebound effort from their prime scorer, Tejada.