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(NCAAB) Elon vs. Northern Illinois,
11/25/2016 9:00 AM, Score: 85 - 80
Point Spread: -1.50 | -115.00 Northern Illinois (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: -1.50 | -115.00 Northern Illinois (Home)
Result: Loss
The set-up: Elon joined the CAA two years ago and on this Thanksgiving weekend, will venture to DeKalb, Illinois for the NIU Showcase. Elon is off to a 3-1 start, averaging 90.2 PPG on 51.6 shooting and plays host Northern Illinois in the first of Friday's doubleheader games. The Huskies are coming off a successful 2015-16 campaign in which they posted a 21-13 record and advanced to the postseason for just the fourth time in school history and first since 1996.
Elon: The Phoenix return seven of their top eight scorers from last year, although the team's top scorer, Sampson (11.8 PPG), is gone. However, balance is a key for this team, with guard Swoope coming off the bench to average a team-high 14.0 PPG. Four others are averaging in double figures in Guards Santa Ana (13.8), Seibring (11.8 & 6.2) and Eddy (10.5 & 4.5 APG) plus the 6-8 Dawkins (13.8).
Northern Illinois: Like Elon, returns most of its key talent from last year. The Huskies return 72 percent of their scoring and 81 percent of their rebounding from a season ago, including. Third Team All-MAC honoree, the 6-11 Marin Maric, MAC All-Defensive Team honoree Aaric Armstead and MAC All-Freshman Team selection Marshawn Wilson are among the key returnees. Maric was selected to the Preseason All-MAC West Division Team and so far, leads the 3-2 Huskies in scoring at 14.4 PPG (adds 4.4 RPG). PG Porter (11.8-3.6-3.2) and the 6-8 Key (11.4 & 7.0) join Maric in double digits, although Wilson (11.0 PPG last year) and Armstead (10.9 & 5.7) are off to slower starts. Wilson, in particular, has averaged just 3.3 PPG.
The pick: This is the first-ever meeting between Elon and Northern Illinois and Elon has had a busy holiday travel schedule. The Phoenix were in Tampa a week ago Thursday to play USF and then back home in North Carolina on Thanksgiving eve to host Illinois-Chicago. The home team gets the win and cover in this one, as 10* play.
Elon: The Phoenix return seven of their top eight scorers from last year, although the team's top scorer, Sampson (11.8 PPG), is gone. However, balance is a key for this team, with guard Swoope coming off the bench to average a team-high 14.0 PPG. Four others are averaging in double figures in Guards Santa Ana (13.8), Seibring (11.8 & 6.2) and Eddy (10.5 & 4.5 APG) plus the 6-8 Dawkins (13.8).
Northern Illinois: Like Elon, returns most of its key talent from last year. The Huskies return 72 percent of their scoring and 81 percent of their rebounding from a season ago, including. Third Team All-MAC honoree, the 6-11 Marin Maric, MAC All-Defensive Team honoree Aaric Armstead and MAC All-Freshman Team selection Marshawn Wilson are among the key returnees. Maric was selected to the Preseason All-MAC West Division Team and so far, leads the 3-2 Huskies in scoring at 14.4 PPG (adds 4.4 RPG). PG Porter (11.8-3.6-3.2) and the 6-8 Key (11.4 & 7.0) join Maric in double digits, although Wilson (11.0 PPG last year) and Armstead (10.9 & 5.7) are off to slower starts. Wilson, in particular, has averaged just 3.3 PPG.
The pick: This is the first-ever meeting between Elon and Northern Illinois and Elon has had a busy holiday travel schedule. The Phoenix were in Tampa a week ago Thursday to play USF and then back home in North Carolina on Thanksgiving eve to host Illinois-Chicago. The home team gets the win and cover in this one, as 10* play.
