SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Elon men's basketball returned to the win column in emphatic fashion Saturday afternoon, rolling past Wofford 73-52 at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. The Phoenix (5-4) snapped a two-game skid, secured its first road win over the Terriers since 2008 and halted Wofford's streak of 20 consecutive home nonconference victories.
 
Elon set the tone immediately with a dominant first half, racing out to a 50-15 lead behind 58.1% shooting and eight made threes. Chandler Cuthrell led all scorers with 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting, while Kacper Klaczek added 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Bryson Cokley and Randall Pettus II chipped in 12 points apiece as six Phoenix scored at least six.
 
Elon set the tone immediately with an 8-0 run to open the game. Randall Pettus II drilled a three on the Phoenix's first made field goal, and Bryson Cokley followed with a transition triple off a Ja'Juan Carr assist. Chandler Cuthrell then threw down a two-handed dunk to make it 10-2 and force an early Wofford timeout.
 
Midway through the half, Elon blew the game open with a burst powered by Cuthrell. He knocked down a three off a Ned Hull feed, then converted a fast-break layup off a Carr steal before Isaac Harrell buried a trailing three to push the lead to 24-7. The run grew to 29-8 moments later when Harrell finished inside off a Klaczek setup.
 
Elon's defense strung together stops during a sequence in which the Phoenix forced three turnovers in a four-possession span. DeMarco Johnson jumped a passing lane, leading to a Cuthrell corner three, and on the next trip Pettus picked off a pass and drilled a right-wing triple to extend the lead to 34-8.
 
The Phoenix controlled the glass 40-28, outscored the Terriers 34-22 in the paint and held Wofford to 18% shooting in the opening period. Wofford (6-4) never led and did not score its second field goal until nearly seven minutes remained in the first half.
 
NOTES

• Elon's win was the first by a nonconference road opponent at Wofford since Dec. 1, 2021.
• The Phoenix has won two in a row against Wofford, including last year's 79-56 victory at home. It's the first time Elon has won back-to-back games against the Terriers since 2007-08.
• Chandler Cuthrell reached 20-plus points for the eighth time in nine games. His 72.7% (8 of 11) shooting clip was a season high.
• Four Phoenix – Cuthrell (8), Kacper Klaczek (8), Randall Pettus II (7) and Bryson Cokley (7) grabbed seven or more rebounds.
• Pettus knocked down two 3-pointers to extend his streak of nine games with multiple threes made to start the season.
• Klaczek had five assists and zero turnovers. It's the second time he's had a 5-to-0 ratio this season, and first since the season-opening win against Belmont Abbey on Nov. 5. His 11 points marked his first double-figure scoring effort since Nov. 8.
• Elon's 19 assists were a season best.
• The Phoenix shot 50% or better for the fourth time in the past six games.

 
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Elon is back at the Schar Center on Saturday, Dec. 11, to host Northern Illinois. Tipoff is at 1 p.m. ET.
 
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