Game Notes

ELON, N.C. – The Elon men’s basketball team will look to string together back-to-back victories when it hosts Lynchburg College on Sunday, December 12 at 2 p.m. in Alumni Gym. The Phoenix is in the midst of a four-game home stretch and is coming off a 90-82 win over Gardner-Webb this past Tuesday. This is the first-ever meeting between Elon and Lynchburg.

Site: Elon, N.C.
Arena: Alumni Gym
Radio: WPCM 920 AM — Taylor Durham (play-by-play) and Dick Stewart (color)
Live Statistics: elonphoenix.com
Video Streaming: elonphoenix.com
Series: First meeting

FREE THROWS
• In the last three games, Drew Spradlin is averaging 21 ppg and shooting 57 percent from the field. He has been the leading scorer in two of those contests.
• Drew Spradlin moved into 10th place on the school’s career three-point chart with 99.
• Chris Long is third on Elon’s all-time career assists list with 373 helpers. He has been Elon’s assist leader in three of the last four contests.
• Chris Long also moved up the career three-point list, tying for fifth place all-time with 130 treys.
• Elon had four players in double figures for the first time this year in the win over Gardner-Webb on Tuesday.
• The Phoenix ranks third in the Southern Conference in scoring offense, averaging 75.6 ppg. On the contrary, Elon ranks ninth in scoring defense, allowing 77.5 ppg.
• Elon’s four scholarship freshmen are all averaging double-figure minutes.
• Elon is third in the league in assists (14.8) and second in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1).

LAST TIME OUT
• High-powered offenses were featured in Alumni Gym on Tuesday night as Elon got back in the win column with a 90-82 victory over Gardner-Webb. The win was the Phoenix’s second straight against the Bulldogs.
• Both teams shot above 50 percent — GWU knocked down 61.4 percent of its field goals and Elon connected on 54.5 percent.
• Drew Spradlin had a game-high 23 points and sophomore Roger Dugas stole the show with a career-best 21 points and 10 boards.
• Elon had its best performance from the free throw line, drilling 18-of-21 (85.7 percent). The Phoenix is shooting 79.4 percent from the stripe in the last three games.
•Elon nailed 12 three-pointers — the Phoenix ranks second in the league with 9.3 triples per game.

THE HORNETS
• Lynchburg College, located in Lynchburg, Va., competes at the NCAA Division III level in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Elon is the lone Division I opponent for the Hornets this year.
• Lynchburg is coming off an 89-55 loss to Randolph Macon.