ELON – Ned Hull scored a career-high 14 points and knocked down four 3-pointers as the Elon men's basketball team rallied in the second half to defeat William & Mary 79-76 on Thursday night in front of a season-high crowd of 1,815 fans at Schar Center.
 
The Phoenix erased a seven-point halftime deficit to improve to 13-9 overall and 5-4 in Coastal Athletic Association play. Hull was one of five Elon players to score in double figures, joining Chandler Cuthrell, who posted a game-high 18 points, along with Bryson Cokley (14), Isaac Harrell (13) and Randall Pettus II (12).
 
After allowing the Tribe (14-7, 5-4) to shoot 54.5% (18 of 33) from the floor and hit seven 3-pointers in the first half, Elon clamped down defensively after the break, holding William & Mary to 36% shooting (9 of 25) over the final 20 minutes.
 
Hull connected on three of his four triples during a six-minute stretch in the second half to help spark the comeback.
 
Elon took its first lead since the 13:06 mark of the first half when Ja'Juan Carr finished a tough layup with 4:36 remaining to make it 71-70. William & Mary answered on the ensuing possession with a 3-pointer by Ryan Jackson, who led the Tribe with 13 points. Cuthrell tied the game at 73-73 with 3:31 left before Cokley gave Elon the lead for good with a steal and fast-break layup. Cuthrell scored the Phoenix's final four points, and Elon came up with three defensive stops down the stretch to seal the win.
 
NOTES

• Elon snapped a two-game skid and earned its first win against the Tribe since Feb. 29, 2024.
• Hull and Harrell were a combined 10-of-15 shooting (7 of 11 from 3) on the night.
• Carr controlled the tempo once again at the point guard position with a game-high seven assists to just one turnover. The veteran Phoenix has 52 assists and only 10 turnovers through nine league games.
• Elon was 10-of-24 from beyond the arc, marking its 11th time knocking down double-digit 3-pointers in a game this season.
• Pettus tallied three steals, giving him seven total in the past two contests.
• Cokley shot 5-of-10 from the floor for his fifth straight double-figure effort.

 
UP NEXT
Elon hosts Stony Brook at 7 p.m. ET Saturday inside Schar Center. The contest will be televised on WRAL-TV and streamed on FloCollege.
 
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