Delaware takes down Elon 79-77

AP
Jan 18, 2025

NEWARK, Del. (AP) John Camden had 28 points in Delaware's 79-77 victory against Elon on Saturday.

Camden shot 9 for 11 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Fightin' Blue Hens (11-8, 4-2 Coastal Athletic Association). Cavan Reilly went 6 of 9 from the field (4 for 7 from 3-point range) to add 18 points. Erik Timko had 15 points and shot 3 for 9 (3 for 8 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line.

TJ Simpkins led the way for the Phoenix (13-6, 4-2) with 21 points and two steals. Elon also got 16 points and four assists from TK Simpkins. Sam Sherry also had 15 points.

Simpkins scored the final six points for Elon as they rallied from a late 79-71 deficit. His final shot at the buzzer was off the mark.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
ELON
Phoenix
31
DEL
Fightin' Blue Hens
49

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Matthew Van Komen vs. Niels Lane (Sam Sherry gains possession)
19:32		Matthew Van Komen turnover (lost ball) (Erik Timko steals)
19:25	+3	John Camden makes three point jump shot (Erik Timko assists)	0-3
18:52		Sam Sherry misses two point layup
18:50		Izaiah Pasha defensive rebound
18:38		John Camden misses three point jump shot
18:36		Andrew King defensive rebound
18:29		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
18:27		Niels Lane defensive rebound
18:07	+3	Erik Timko makes three point jump shot	0-6
17:43		TJ Simpkins misses two point layup
17:41		Niels Lane defensive rebound
17:36		Erik Timko misses three point jump shot
17:34		Andrew King defensive rebound
17:33		Andrew King turnover (out of bounds)
17:28		John Camden turnover (out of bounds)
17:18		Izaiah Pasha blocks TJ Simpkins's two point layup
17:16		Cavan Reilly defensive rebound
17:11	+3	Cavan Reilly makes three point jump shot	0-9
16:38		TJ Simpkins misses three point jump shot
16:36		Niels Lane defensive rebound
16:32		Niels Lane turnover (bad pass)
16:06		Niels Lane personal foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
15:58		John Camden blocks TK Simpkins's two point jump shot
15:56		TK Simpkins offensive rebound
15:56		Cavan Reilly shooting foul (TK Simpkins draws the foul)
15:56		TV timeout
15:56	+1	TK Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-9
15:56		TK Simpkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:56		Isaac Harrell offensive rebound
15:55	+2	Isaac Harrell makes two point layup	3-9
15:27		Niels Lane misses two point jump shot
15:25		Niels Lane offensive rebound
15:20	+2	Niels Lane makes two point jump shot	3-11
14:59	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point hook shot	5-11
14:47	+2	Izaiah Pasha makes two point jump shot	5-13
14:25		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
14:23		Cavan Reilly defensive rebound
14:15		Niels Lane misses two point layup
14:13		Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
14:07	+3	Sam Sherry makes three point jump shot (Brayden Crump assists)	8-13
13:56	+3	Cavan Reilly makes three point jump shot (Niels Lane assists)	8-16
13:38		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
13:36		Izaiah Pasha defensive rebound
13:29		Izaiah Pasha turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Harrell steals)
13:22	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point layup	10-16
13:22		Cavan Reilly shooting foul (TK Simpkins draws the foul)
13:22	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-16
13:06	+2	Niels Lane makes two point layup	11-18
12:47		TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot
12:45		John Camden defensive rebound
12:37	+3	John Camden makes three point jump shot (Trent Middleton Jr. assists)	11-21
12:12		Macon Emory shooting foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul)
12:12	+1	Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-21
12:12	+1	Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-21
11:56	+2	Niels Lane makes two point dunk	13-23
11:28		John Camden blocks TK Simpkins's two point layup
11:28		Phoenix offensive rebound
11:26		TV timeout
11:26		Andrew King turnover (bad pass)
11:17	+3	Erik Timko makes three point jump shot (Niels Lane assists)	13-26
10:55	+3	TK Simpkins makes three point jump shot (Nick Dorn assists)	16-26
10:37		Niels Lane misses two point jump shot
10:35		Andrew King defensive rebound
10:07		Andrew King misses two point jump shot
10:05		Niels Lane defensive rebound
9:58	+3	John Camden makes three point jump shot (Trent Middleton Jr. assists)	16-29
9:54		Sam Sherry shooting foul (John Camden draws the foul)
9:54	+1	John Camden makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-30
9:26		TJ Simpkins misses two point layup
9:24		Kevin Kogbara defensive rebound
9:16		Trent Middleton Jr. misses two point layup
9:14		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
9:09		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
9:07		Erik Timko defensive rebound
8:44	+3	Erik Timko makes three point jump shot (Izaiah Pasha assists)	16-33
8:19		TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot
8:17		Blue Hens defensive rebound
7:54		Kendall Campbell personal foul (Kevin Kogbara draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:32		Erik Timko misses three point jump shot
7:30		Brayden Crump defensive rebound
7:22		Macon Emory blocks TJ Simpkins's two point layup
7:20		Macon Emory defensive rebound
7:11		Erik Timko turnover (out of bounds)
6:51		Isaac Harrell misses three point jump shot
6:51		TK Simpkins offensive rebound
6:51		TJ Simpkins misses three point jump shot
6:49		Kendall Campbell offensive rebound
6:48		Erik Timko personal foul (Kendall Campbell draws the foul)
6:32	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point layup	18-33
6:16		Izaiah Pasha misses two point layup
6:14		Brayden Crump defensive rebound
6:05	+3	Isaac Harrell makes three point jump shot (TJ Simpkins assists)	21-33
5:39	+2	John Camden makes two point layup	21-35
5:33	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point layup	23-35
5:23		Kendall Campbell shooting foul (Izaiah Pasha draws the foul)
5:23	+1	Izaiah Pasha makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-36
5:23	+1	Izaiah Pasha makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-37
5:12		Sam Sherry turnover (lost ball)
4:58		Niels Lane turnover (bad pass) (TK Simpkins steals)
4:54	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point layup	25-37
4:33		Niels Lane misses three point jump shot
4:31		Phoenix defensive rebound
4:11	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point jump shot	27-37
4:01	+2	Cavan Reilly makes two point layup	27-39
3:40		TK Simpkins misses two point layup
3:38		Isaac Harrell offensive rebound
3:35		TJ Simpkins misses three point jump shot
3:33		Brayden Crump offensive rebound
3:31	+2	Brayden Crump makes two point layup	29-39
3:28	+3	Cavan Reilly makes three point jump shot (Izaiah Pasha assists)	29-42
2:57	+2	Brayden Crump makes two point dunk	31-42
2:51		Brayden Crump shooting foul (John Camden draws the foul)
2:51		TV timeout
2:51	+1	John Camden makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-43
2:51	+1	John Camden makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-44
2:25		Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
2:23		Blue Hens defensive rebound
2:04	+3	Cavan Reilly makes three point jump shot (Trent Middleton Jr. assists)	31-47
1:45		TK Simpkins turnover (bad pass) (Trent Middleton Jr. steals)
1:41		TK Simpkins blocks Trent Middleton Jr.'s two point layup
1:39		Blue Hens offensive rebound
1:26		Cavan Reilly misses three point jump shot
1:24		Trent Middleton Jr. offensive rebound
1:18		Erik Timko turnover (traveling)
1:04		TK Simpkins turnover (traveling)
1:04		Blue Hens 30 second timeout
0:45	+2	John Camden makes two point jump shot	31-49
0:28		TK Simpkins turnover (lost ball) (Niels Lane steals)
0:05		Trent Middleton Jr. misses two point layup
0:03		Phoenix defensive rebound
0:03		Phoenix 30 second timeout
0:02		Izaiah Pasha personal foul (Andrew King draws the foul)
0:00		End of period

Delaware takes down Elon 79-77

1st Half ELONPhoenix31DELFightin' Blue Hens49

1st Half
ELON
Phoenix
31
DEL
Fightin' Blue Hens
49