Elon, N.C. – The Elon men's basketball team (5-3) pulled in front of Warren Wilson College (1-6) and never looked back in a 127-56 victory Thursday night. The 127-point performance is the highest scoring output in the history of the Elon program and the 71-point margin of victory shattered the previous record of 50.
 
Elon used an all-around effort with eight different Phoenix scoring in double figures. Deandre Smart led the way for the Phoenix with 14 points of the bench. Max Mackinnon secured the first Elon double-double of the year with 12 points and ten boards.  
 
How It Happened
 

• Elon jumped on the Owls with a quick 8-0 run thanks to a number of Sam Sherry field goals and offensive rebounds.
• Following five straight points from Warren Wilson, the Phoenix would go on another 8-0 spurt thanks to a pair of field goals from TK Simpkins and a Nick Dorn dunk.
• The bench continued to produce in the first eight minutes with Zac Ervin and Deandre Smart finding the bottom of the bucket in the early going.
• Ervin would find success again from long range in the first ten minutes, extending Elon's lead to 20 within eight minutes of play.
• Isaac Harrell would continue the Phoenix's points in the paint barrage with a field goal and a free throw to push Elon's lead to 34-11.
• Warren Wilson would get the lead down to 20, before a 14-2 run from the Phoenix featuring slams from both Sherry and Simpkins to push Elon's lead to 32.
• The Phoenix continued to pull away in the final five minutes of the first half, concluding with a 12-0 run to end the first frame, punctuated by six straight points from LA Pratt to end the first 20 minutes of play.
• In the second half, Elon picked up right where they left off with a set play that resulted in a Simpkins dunk to open the scoring. The two teams would trade baskets until the combination of Rob Higgins and Pratt began to get downhill towards the basket.
• Smart and Kendall Campbell began to show their size inside with a number of powerful finishes around the bucket to push Elon's lead to over 50 for just the second time in program history.
• Campbell and Smart would continue to punish inside with a number of layups and trips to the foul line. The pair would combine for 17 straight Phoenix points that pushed Elon over the century mark in points.
• Harrell and Pratt would combine for more points before Elon emptied the bench and Phoenix sophomore's Otto Luessenhop punctuated the night with an Otto hook shot and a pair of layups from Austin Williams.
• The final margin of victory would be 71 on the night with the Phoenix vanquishing the Owls 127-56.

 
Notes and Stats
 

• Elon picked up win number one against Warren Wilson in their first ever meeting with the Owls.
• A number of Phoenix secured season highs and career highs in points in the victory. Sam Sherry and Deandre Smart finished with season highs. Sherry finished with 12 points and Smart concluded with 14 points.
• Five Phoenix would finish the night with a career high in points including Kendall Campbell, Isaac Harrell, Ned Hull, Otto Luessenhop and Austin Williams all reaching new career highs in the maroon and gold.
• Max Mackinnon secured the first Elon double-double of the year finishing with 12 points and ten rebounds against the Owls with nine rebounds coming in the first half.
• The Phoenix numbers on the night were staggering with Elon finishing with 28 points off turnovers, 90 points in the paint, 26 fast break points and 67 points from the bench unit.
• Elon outrebounded the Owls 57-26 with 19 of those 57 rebounds coming on the offensive end.
• Five different Phoenix finished with multiple steals while TK Simpkins led the way with three takeaways.
• Elon finished 19-25 from the line making it the third straight game where the Phoenix have made 19 or more free throws while shooting greater than 76% from the line.
• For the third time this season, the Phoenix have scored 55 points in a half or more with 67 first half points and 60 in the second half. It was Elon's first 60-point half since Elon's 2014 contest with Central Pennsylvania and the 67 points is the most in a half since the Phoenix put up 70 in the second half against Central Pennsylvania in 2013.
• The 127 points are a school record at all levels breaking the previous record of 126 points against Central Pennsylvania in 2013. 127 points is the fifth most points scored by a Division I team this season.
• The Phoenix made 52 field goals which is also a school record and the second-most made field goals in a game in Division I this season.
• The 71-point margin of victory is the largest in program history. It breaks the previous record of 50 which was set against Washington & Lee in 2013. 
• Elon attempted 82 field goals which is the third most in Division I history for Elon and the 63.4% from the field is the fourth highest in D1 history.

 
Up Next

• The Phoenix will hit the road to take on the Radford Highlanders. Elon and Radford will tip at 2 P.M. this Sunday, December 3.