{"id":479839,"date":"2025-12-30T10:38:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T10:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/479839\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T10:38:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T10:38:21","slug":"phoenix-outfires-huskies-in-caa-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/479839\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Outfires Huskies In CAA Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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ELON \u2013<\/strong> The Elon men’s basketball team opened Coastal Athletic Association play in style Monday night, erupting for 57 second-half points to pull away for a 103-91 victory over Northeastern at the Schar Center.
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\nThe Phoenix (9-5, 1-0 CAA) shot a blistering 62.1% from the floor (36-of-58) and finished with five players scoring at least nine points, highlighted by twin 28-point outbursts from Kacper Klaczek<\/a> and Chandler Cuthrell<\/a>. Klaczek turned in a dominant all-around performance, adding 12 rebounds and five assists on 10-of-12 shooting that included 4-of-6 from three. Cuthrell matched his teammate with 28 points on 10-of-17 shooting, knocking down a pair of triples and going 6-for-6 at the foul line.
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\nElon led 46-43 at halftime before finding another gear offensively after the break. The Phoenix attacked the rim and shared the ball effectively, finishing the night with a season-high 21 assists while scoring 44 points in the paint and 14 second-chance points.
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\nRandall Pettus II<\/a> added 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting, Isaac Harrell<\/a> chipped in nine points and six rebounds, and Ja’Juan Carr<\/a> tallied a season-best nine assists. Elon also connected on 12-of-27 (44.4%) from beyond the arc and went 19-for-25 (76.0%) at the free-throw line. Defensively, the Phoenix forced 14 Northeastern turnovers and converted them into 14 points.
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\nDespite the loss, Northeastern (4-8, 0-1) shot the ball well from distance, finishing 14-of-21 from three (66.7%). Ty Francis led the Huskies with 23 points, William Kermoury scored 20 on a 6-of-9 clip from deep, and Mike Loughnane added 13.
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\nElon secured a 32-21 rebounding advantage and closed strong to hit the 100-point mark for the first time this season.
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