Chattanooga
Elon
Mocs Drop Double Overtime Thriller 86-85 at Elon
1/24/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Brett James got Elon off to a good start with 12 of its first 15 points en route to an early 19-15 lead. Stephen McDowell hit a three-pointer at 8:25 to cut the margin to one, 19-18, before an 8-0 run pushed the
The Mocs closed to three, 29-26, at 3:34 on two McDowell free throws, but scored just one point the rest of the way as Elon out-scored them 9-1 over the final 3:34 to take a 38-27 lead into the break.
Down 42-29 at 16:45, the Mocs began to show some life. A 10-0 run over the next 1:45 closed the margin to three on a Nicchaeus Doaks trey at the top of the key to force a
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The Mocs battled back closing the lead to one, 68-67 on a Doaks putback at 4:37. After a long possession for the
With the Mocs up 74-71, Elon called a 30-second timeout with 20 seconds on the shot clock. The ensuing possession led to a T.J. Douglas three-pointer from the top of the key to tie the score at 74.
Khalil Hartwell hit two free throws at 17.4 seconds to put the Mocs back up 76-74. The
Doaks scored the first four points in OT before Goffney was called for a foul battling for a rebound at 3:45. James made one of the two free throws to cut the advantage to 80-77.
Neither team scored until Atoyebi scored two on a breakaway dunk at 1:27 of OT to close the gap to one, 80-79.
With 48.1 left, Doaks picked up his fifth foul on a James drive with James making both to give Elon its first lead of OT at 81-80. Atoyebi fouled Sheard on a driving play which brought the score to 81-81 at 30.2. The miss on the second was rebounded by the Mocs Chris Early. Sheard ran down the clock and got off a good look from 17 feet but the shot was just off to send the game into a second overtime.
The Mocs struck first again on a Sheard layup at 3:30 to go up 83-81. Atoyebi answered on a putback at 2:20 to once again tie the score at 83.
Josh Bonney hit a jumper in the left corner to give Elon an 85-83 lead with 1:35 left. Ty Patterson came back with a basket of his own at 1:23 to knot it up again. Atoyebi hit one of two at 42.6 to get the lead at 86-85. After Patterson missed three free throws, Early got another big offensive board. In the final seconds, the Mocs could not find the basket they needed as Elon escaped with the 86-85 upset win.
Five Mocs in all scored in double figures as the double-double duo was joined by McDowell with 19, while Doaks and Sheard each scored 13 as Sheard added three assists and a career high-tying five steals. McDowell played the entire 50 minutes.
James led the
The Mocs return home to meet Davidson on Wednesday, Jan. 28, in the McKenzie Arena at 7 p.m. Two pairs of two courtside seats are currently up for bid at GoMocs.com.
