Smith's 20 lead Charleston past Elon 76-62

AP
Jan 25, 2025

ELON, N.C. (AP) ELON, N.C. - AJ Smith's 20 points helped Charleston defeat Elon 76-62 on Saturday night.

Smith shot 9 for 20, including 1 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Cougars (16-5, 6-2 Coastal Athletic Association). Ante Brzovic added 18 points while finishing 9 of 14 from the floor while he also had 12 rebounds and five assists. Lazar Djokovic had 13 points.

The Phoenix (14-7, 5-3) were led in scoring by TK Simpkins, who finished with 20 points. Sam Sherry added 15 points and seven rebounds for Elon. Nick Dorn had 15 points.

Charleston took the lead with 3:09 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Smith led their team in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put them up 35-29 at the break. Charleston outscored Elon by eight points over the final half, while Smith led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points.

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

1st Half
CHAR
Cougars
35
ELON
Phoenix
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Phoenix gains possession)
19:30		Andrew King turnover (out of bounds)
19:18	+3	Derrin Boyd makes three point jump shot (Ante Brzovic assists)	3-0
19:03		Nick Dorn misses two point jump shot
19:01		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
18:56	+2	Matthew Van Komen makes two point layup	3-2
18:46		AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
18:44		Lazar Djokovic offensive rebound
18:26	+2	Ante Brzovic makes two point layup	5-2
18:12		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
18:10		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
17:56		Derrin Boyd misses two point jump shot
17:54		Ante Brzovic offensive rebound
17:48		Derrin Boyd misses three point jump shot
17:46		Nick Dorn defensive rebound
17:39		Sam Sherry misses two point jump shot
17:37		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
17:26	+3	Sam Sherry makes three point jump shot (Andrew King assists)	5-5
17:09		Derrin Boyd turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Van Komen steals)
16:59		Sam Sherry turnover (Lazar Djokovic steals)
16:54		TK Simpkins blocks Derrin Boyd's two point layup
16:52		Cougars offensive rebound
16:45		Ante Brzovic misses two point jump shot
16:43		Lazar Djokovic offensive rebound
16:39	+2	Lazar Djokovic makes two point layup	7-5
16:27		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
16:25		CJ Fulton defensive rebound
16:15		Lazar Djokovic misses three point jump shot
16:13		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
15:53	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point layup (TK Simpkins assists)	7-7
15:35	+2	Lazar Djokovic makes two point layup	9-7
15:14		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
15:12		Ante Brzovic defensive rebound
14:58		Ante Brzovic misses three point jump shot
14:56		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
14:31		Andrew King misses two point jump shot
14:30		Ante Brzovic personal foul
14:30		TV timeout
14:19	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point layup	9-9
13:53		Sam Sherry shooting foul (Lazar Djokovic draws the foul)
13:53		Lazar Djokovic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:53	+1	Lazar Djokovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-9
13:36	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point layup	10-11
13:23		Justas Stonkus turnover (bad pass)
13:08	+3	Nick Dorn makes three point jump shot (TK Simpkins assists)	10-14
12:56		CJ Fulton misses three point jump shot
12:54		TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
12:49		TJ Simpkins turnover (bad pass) (CJ Fulton steals)
12:44		TJ Simpkins blocks Lazar Djokovic's two point dunk
12:42		TK Simpkins defensive rebound
12:26		TJ Simpkins misses two point layup
12:24		Brayden Crump offensive rebound
12:23	+2	Brayden Crump makes two point layup	10-16
12:20		Lazar Djokovic misses three point jump shot
12:18		Brayden Crump defensive rebound
12:07		Nick Dorn turnover (bad pass) (CJ Fulton steals)
12:02		Lazar Djokovic misses two point layup
12:00		AJ Smith offensive rebound
11:59		AJ Smith misses two point layup
11:57		Derrin Boyd offensive rebound
11:57	+2	Derrin Boyd makes two point layup	12-16
11:57		TK Simpkins shooting foul (Derrin Boyd draws the foul)
11:57		TV timeout
11:57		Derrin Boyd misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:57		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
11:32		TJ Simpkins misses two point layup
11:30		Ante Brzovic defensive rebound
11:22		Justas Stonkus misses two point layup
11:20		Brayden Crump defensive rebound
10:54		Sam Sherry misses two point jump shot
10:52		AJ Smith defensive rebound
10:40		Jump ball. (Cougars gains possession)
10:40	+2	Ante Brzovic makes two point layup	14-16
10:20		Sam Sherry misses two point jump shot
10:18		CJ Fulton defensive rebound
10:11		Justas Stonkus misses three point jump shot
10:09		TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
9:37		Phoenix turnover (shot clock violation)
9:24	+3	AJ Smith makes three point jump shot	17-16
9:02		Matthew Van Komen misses two point layup
9:00		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
8:56	+2	Matthew Van Komen makes two point layup	17-18
8:34		AJ Smith misses two point jump shot
8:32		TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
8:11		TJ Simpkins misses two point jump shot
8:09		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
8:05		Nick Dorn shooting foul (AJ Smith draws the foul)
8:05	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-18
8:05		AJ Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:05		Andrew King defensive rebound
7:47		AJ Smith shooting foul (Nick Dorn draws the foul)
7:47		TV timeout
7:47		Nick Dorn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:47	+1	Nick Dorn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-19
7:35	+2	AJ Smith makes two point jump shot (CJ Fulton assists)	20-19
7:17	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point layup (TJ Simpkins assists)	20-21
6:52		AJ Smith misses two point layup
6:50		Cougars offensive rebound
6:42		Djordje Curcic misses three point jump shot
6:40		Ante Brzovic offensive rebound
6:36	+2	Ante Brzovic makes two point layup	22-21
6:19	+3	Nick Dorn makes three point jump shot (TJ Simpkins assists)	22-24
6:01		Ante Brzovic misses two point jump shot
5:59		Ante Brzovic offensive rebound
5:54	+2	Ante Brzovic makes two point layup	24-24
5:27		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
5:25		Sam Sherry offensive rebound
5:11		TK Simpkins turnover (Lazar Djokovic steals)
5:06	+2	AJ Smith makes two point layup	26-24
4:41		Sam Sherry turnover (bad pass) (AJ Smith steals)
4:26		Matthew Van Komen blocks Lazar Djokovic's two point layup
4:24		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
4:17		CJ Fulton personal foul
4:14		Derrin Boyd personal foul
4:02	+3	TK Simpkins makes three point jump shot (Brayden Crump assists)	26-27
3:48		AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
3:46		TK Simpkins defensive rebound
3:38		TJ Simpkins misses two point layup
3:36		Cougars defensive rebound
3:36		TV timeout
3:16		AJ Smith misses two point jump shot
3:14		Elijah Jones offensive rebound
3:09	+2	Elijah Jones makes two point layup	28-27
2:53		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
2:51		Isaac Harrell personal foul
2:23		AJ Smith misses two point jump shot
2:21		Lazar Djokovic offensive rebound
2:06	+2	Elijah Jones makes two point layup	30-27
1:47		Sam Sherry turnover (Elijah Jones steals)
1:37		Derrin Boyd misses three point jump shot
1:35		Elijah Jones offensive rebound
1:35	+2	Elijah Jones makes two point layup	32-27
1:35		Phoenix 30 second timeout
1:15		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
1:13		Ante Brzovic defensive rebound
0:57	+3	CJ Fulton makes three point jump shot (Ante Brzovic assists)	35-27
0:33	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point jump shot	35-29
0:01		Derrin Boyd misses two point layup
0:00		Phoenix defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Smith's 20 lead Charleston past Elon 76-62

1st Half CHARCougars35ELONPhoenix29

1st Half
CHAR
Cougars
35
ELON
Phoenix
29