W. Carolina 72, Elon 60
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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ELON |
WESTERN CAROLINA |
| Points |
60 |
72 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
24-53 (.453) |
25-49 (.510) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
6-19 (.316) |
12-19 (.632) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
6-6 (1.000) |
10-18 (.556) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
13 (0/0) |
11 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
7 |
12 |
| Next 5 Games |
| ELON (ET) |
WESTERN CAROLINA (ET) |
| 01/28 @APP 7:30pm | | 02/02 @UNCG 3:00pm | | 02/06 @DAV 7:00pm | | 02/09 @WOF 7:00pm | | 02/11 CIT 7:30pm |
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| 01/26 @WOF 7:00pm | | 01/28 GASO 7:03pm | | 02/02 APP 7:00pm | | 02/04 CHAT 7:03pm | | 02/07 @GASO 7:30pm |
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Associated Press
CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) -- Reserve Negus McKenna had eight 3-pointers for 24 points and Brandon Giles added 20 in Western Carolina's 72-60 victory over Elon on Thursday night.
McKenna was 8 of 10 from behind the arc to lead the Catamounts (6-12, 2-6 Southern Conference). McKenna missed both attemps from two-point range.
McKenna had three of his 3s during a six-minute stretch of the second half when Western Carolina used a 21-4 run to turn a four-point deficit into a 56-43 lead.
Ola Atoyebi had 23 points to lead Elon (7-12, 5-6). He made 10 of his 14 shots. The rest of his teammates made just 14 of their 39 attempts.
Western Carolina hit 12 of its 19 three-point attempts.
Jake Robinson added three long-range goals and finished with 15 points.
Elon 60, 
Western Carolina 72