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Elon Phoenix @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Current Records: Elon 2-2, Notre Dame 4-0
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The Elon Phoenix’s road trip will continue as they head out to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday at Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center. The Phoenix are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 83.2 points per game this season.
On Wednesday, Elon humbled N. Illinois with a 75-48 smackdown. The oddsmakers were on the Phoenix’s side, but they didn’t give the squad enough credit as the margin was unexpectedly wide.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Elon to victory, but perhaps none more so than TK Simpkins, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of TJ Simpkins, who posted 16 points.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins… but they left with four. They strolled past the Fighting Hawks with points to spare, taking the game 75-58.
Among those leading the charge was Markus Burton, who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine rebounds. What’s more, he also posted a 65% field goal percentage, which is the highest he’s posted since back in December of 2023. Braeden Shrewsberry, on the other hand, was considerably less helpful: he went 0-7 from beyond the arc.
The win got Elon back to even at 2-2. As for Notre Dame, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Elon hasn’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 83.2 points per game. However, it’s not like Notre Dame struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 83.5. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
