Elon Earns 85-79 Victory over Northern Illinois
Elon Phoenix overcame a seven-point halftime deficit with Kacper Klaczek scoring 17 second-half points to secure an 85-79 win over Northern Illinois Huskies.
- On Saturday, Elon rallied in the second half to win, defeating Northern Illinois 85-79 with Kacper Klaczek scoring 23 points, including 17 in the second half.
- Trailing 48-41 at halftime, Elon trailed Northern Illinois and Randall Pettus II scored eight first-half points for Elon guard.
- Cuthrell's 21 points and six rebounds helped Elon out-rebound Northern Illinois 33-32.
- Northern Illinois got 17 points and 10 rebounds from Makhai Valentine and 15 points and nine rebounds from Gustav Winther.
- The Associated Press said it used Data Skrive and Sportradar, with Northern Illinois making 11-of-30 three-pointers and Elon 3-of-19.
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Elon 85, Northern Illinois 79
NORTHERN ILLINOIS (3-7)
Elon men rally in final 10 minutes to knock off Northern Illinois
By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Elon finally secured much-desired defensive stops and it led to a comeback across the last 10 minutes in an 85-79 men’s basketball victory against Northern Illinois on Saturday afternoon at Schar Center. “This the first time all year we’ve been down at halftime and rallied to a victory,” Elon coach Billy Taylor said. “Every game kind of has a different make-up and a different feel to it, and this one wa…
Late Run Lifts Elon Past NIU - NIU Athletics
ELON, N.C. – Elon scored the final nine points of the contest as the Phoenix topped the Northern Illinois University men's basketball team, 85-79, on Saturday afternoon (Dec. 13) at the Schar Center. The Phoenix erased an 11-point second half deficit as they shot 55.2 percent (16-of-29) from the field in the second 20 minutes.
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