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Simpkins scores 32 as Elon knocks off UNC Wilmington 81-70

AP
Feb 15, 2025

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) TK Simpkins put up 32 points as Elon Phoenix beat UNC Wilmington 81-70 on Saturday night.

Simpkins shot 11 for 15, including 8 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Phoenix (16-11, 7-7 Coastal Athletic Association). TJ Simpkins shot 3 of 6 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the free-throw line to add 13 points. Isaac Harrell went 3 of 6 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points.

The Seahawks (21-6, 11-3) were led by Sean Moore, who posted 28 points, eight rebounds and two steals. Nolan Hodge added 18 points and six rebounds for UNC Wilmington. Khamari McGriff finished with seven points. The Seahawks ended a nine-game winning streak with the loss.

Elon took the lead a little more than a minute into the game and did not relinquish it. The score was 46-39 at halftime, with TK Simpkins racking up 16 points. TK Simpkins scored 16 points in the second half to help lead Elon to an 11-point victory.

NEXT UP

Both teams next play Thursday. Elon hosts Towson and UNC Wilmington takes on William & Mary on the road.

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

1st Half
ELON
Phoenix
46
UNCW
Seahawks
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Matthew Van Komen vs. Harlan Obioha (Greedy Williams gains possession)
19:37	+3	Sean Moore makes three point jump shot (Bo Montgomery assists)	0-3
19:06	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point jump shot	2-3
18:48		Bo Montgomery turnover (bad pass) (TJ Simpkins steals)
18:43	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point layup	4-3
18:26		Greedy Williams misses two point jump shot
18:24		Greedy Williams offensive rebound
18:23		Sam Sherry blocks Sean Moore's three point jump shot
18:21		Andrew King defensive rebound
18:15		Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
18:13		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
17:57	+3	TJ Simpkins makes three point jump shot	7-3
17:55		Seahawks 30 second timeout
17:36	+2	Nolan Hodge makes two point jump shot (Donovan Newby assists)	7-5
17:09	+3	TK Simpkins makes three point jump shot (TJ Simpkins assists)	10-5
16:43		Matthew Van Komen blocks Harlan Obioha's two point jump shot
16:41		Nolan Hodge offensive rebound
16:38		Seahawks turnover (shot clock violation)
16:13	+3	TJ Simpkins makes three point jump shot (Andrew King assists)	13-5
15:54	+2	Nolan Hodge makes two point jump shot (Harlan Obioha assists)	13-7
15:25	+3	TK Simpkins makes three point jump shot (TJ Simpkins assists)	16-7
15:08		Noah Ross misses three point jump shot
15:06		Nolan Hodge offensive rebound
15:04	+2	Nolan Hodge makes two point jump shot	16-9
14:35		Andrew King misses three point jump shot
14:33		Nolan Hodge defensive rebound
14:24		Greedy Williams turnover (bad pass) (TJ Simpkins steals)
14:12		Donovan Newby personal foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul)
14:12		TV timeout
14:04		Matthew Van Komen misses two point jump shot
14:02		Bo Montgomery defensive rebound
14:01		TK Simpkins personal foul (Bo Montgomery draws the foul)
13:48	+3	Bo Montgomery makes three point jump shot (Donovan Newby assists)	16-12
13:31		TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot
13:29		TJ Simpkins offensive rebound
13:25	+3	Isaac Harrell makes three point jump shot (TK Simpkins assists)	19-12
13:07	+2	Nolan Hodge makes two point jump shot (Donovan Newby assists)	19-14
12:31		Isaac Harrell misses two point jump shot
12:29		TJ Simpkins offensive rebound
12:24	+3	Isaac Harrell makes three point jump shot (TJ Simpkins assists)	22-14
11:58	+2	Nolan Hodge makes two point jump shot	22-16
11:38	+2	Matthew Van Komen makes two point jump shot	24-16
11:10		Bo Montgomery misses three point jump shot
11:08		TK Simpkins defensive rebound
10:58	+3	Sam Sherry makes three point jump shot (TK Simpkins assists)	27-16
10:26		Khamari McGriff misses two point jump shot
10:24		Phoenix defensive rebound
10:24		TV timeout
10:07		Sean Moore shooting foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
10:07		TJ Simpkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:07	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-16
9:53	+2	Greedy Williams makes two point jump shot (Sean Moore assists)	28-18
9:38		Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
9:36		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
9:36		Kendall Campbell personal foul (Harlan Obioha draws the foul)
9:15		Bo Montgomery misses two point jump shot
9:13		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
9:02		Harlan Obioha shooting foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul)
9:02	+1	Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-18
9:02		Sam Sherry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:02		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
8:48	+3	Sean Moore makes three point jump shot (Donovan Newby assists)	29-21
8:33		Kendall Campbell turnover (bad pass) (Sean Moore steals)
8:21		Nolan Hodge misses three point jump shot
8:19		Sean Moore offensive rebound
8:19	+2	Sean Moore makes two point jump shot	29-23
7:56		Isaac Harrell misses three point jump shot
7:54		Sean Moore defensive rebound
7:54		Sam Sherry personal foul (Sean Moore draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:33	+2	Greedy Williams makes two point layup	29-25
7:07	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point layup	31-25
6:42		Matthew Van Komen blocks Greedy Williams's two point jump shot
6:40		Andrew King defensive rebound
6:34	+3	TK Simpkins makes three point jump shot (TJ Simpkins assists)	34-25
6:10		Nolan Hodge misses two point jump shot
6:08		Noah Ross offensive rebound
6:00		Donovan Newby misses two point jump shot
5:58		Brayden Crump defensive rebound
5:52		TJ Simpkins turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Newby steals)
5:47	+2	Donovan Newby makes two point layup	34-27
5:26		TJ Simpkins turnover (bad pass) (Sean Moore steals)
5:22		TK Simpkins shooting foul (Sean Moore draws the foul)
5:22	+1	Sean Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-28
5:22	+1	Sean Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-29
4:59	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point jump shot	36-29
4:44		Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
4:42		Nolan Hodge offensive rebound
4:39		Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
4:37		Phoenix defensive rebound
4:17		Matthew Van Komen misses two point jump shot
4:15		Sean Moore defensive rebound
3:59		Khamari McGriff misses two point jump shot
3:57		Andrew King defensive rebound
3:37		Donovan Newby personal foul (Matthew Van Komen draws the foul)
3:37		TV timeout
3:35	+3	Isaac Harrell makes three point jump shot (Andrew King assists)	39-29
3:15	+3	Sean Moore makes three point jump shot (Bo Montgomery assists)	39-32
2:56		Sam Sherry misses two point jump shot
2:54		Noah Ross defensive rebound
2:46	+3	Sean Moore makes three point jump shot (Noah Ross assists)	39-35
2:26	+2	Andrew King makes two point layup	41-35
2:06		Sean Moore misses three point jump shot
2:04		Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
1:46	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point jump shot	43-35
1:39		Andrew King personal foul (Sean Moore draws the foul)
1:38		Greedy Williams turnover (bad pass) (Andrew King steals)
1:30		Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
1:28		Greedy Williams defensive rebound
1:18	+2	Greedy Williams makes two point jump shot (Nolan Hodge assists)	43-37
0:56		Harlan Obioha blocks Sam Sherry's two point jump shot
0:54		Sean Moore defensive rebound
0:48	+2	Sean Moore makes two point jump shot	43-39
0:40		Phoenix 30 second timeout
0:25	+3	TK Simpkins makes three point jump shot (Andrew King assists)	46-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ELON
Phoenix
35
UNCW
Seahawks
31

Time		Play	Score
19:54	+3	TK Simpkins makes three point jump shot (Andrew King assists)	49-39
19:33	+3	Sean Moore makes three point jump shot (Greedy Williams assists)	49-42
19:00		Andrew King misses three point jump shot
18:58		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
18:55	+2	Andrew King makes two point layup (Matthew Van Komen assists)	51-42
18:40	+2	Sean Moore makes two point layup	51-44
18:09		Jump ball. Sam Sherry vs. Harlan Obioha (Harlan Obioha gains possession)
18:09		Sam Sherry turnover (lost ball) (Harlan Obioha steals)
18:03		Greedy Williams misses two point jump shot
18:01		Donovan Newby offensive rebound
17:56		Sean Moore misses three point jump shot
17:54		Donovan Newby offensive rebound
17:44		Bo Montgomery misses three point jump shot
17:42		TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
17:21	+3	TK Simpkins makes three point jump shot (Andrew King assists)	54-44
16:59		Bo Montgomery misses two point jump shot
16:57		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
16:36		Bo Montgomery personal foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul)
16:19		TK Simpkins turnover (bad pass)
16:02		Nolan Hodge turnover (bad pass)
15:50		TK Simpkins turnover (bad pass)
15:50		TV timeout
15:30	+2	Nolan Hodge makes two point jump shot (Donovan Newby assists)	54-46
15:09		Sam Sherry turnover (carrying)
14:50		Nolan Hodge misses two point jump shot
14:48		Andrew King defensive rebound
14:36		TJ Simpkins misses three point jump shot
14:34		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
14:34		Nolan Hodge personal foul (Matthew Van Komen draws the foul)
14:22		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
14:20		Sean Moore defensive rebound
14:09		Matthew Van Komen blocks Khamari McGriff's two point jump shot
14:07		TK Simpkins defensive rebound
14:07		Jump ball. Sean Moore vs. TK Simpkins (TK Simpkins gains possession)
13:44	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point jump shot	56-46
13:27	+2	Khamari McGriff makes two point jump shot (Greedy Williams assists)	56-48
13:27		Isaac Harrell shooting foul (Khamari McGriff draws the foul)
13:27	+1	Khamari McGriff makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-49
13:05		Noah Ross personal foul (Matthew Van Komen draws the foul)
12:47		TJ Simpkins misses three point jump shot
12:45		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
12:26		TJ Simpkins misses two point jump shot
12:24		Sean Moore defensive rebound
12:03	+2	Khamari McGriff makes two point dunk (Greedy Williams assists)	56-51
11:48		TV timeout
11:35		Sam Sherry misses two point jump shot
11:33		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
11:28	+2	Matthew Van Komen makes two point layup	58-51
11:18		Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
11:16		Nolan Hodge offensive rebound
11:04		Matthew Van Komen blocks Khamari McGriff's two point jump shot
11:02		Noah Ross offensive rebound
10:58	+3	Bo Montgomery makes three point jump shot (Noah Ross assists)	58-54
10:41		Donovan Newby shooting foul (Isaac Harrell draws the foul)
10:41	+1	Isaac Harrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-54
10:41	+1	Isaac Harrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-54
10:25		Nolan Hodge turnover (bad pass) (Brayden Crump steals)
10:14	+3	TK Simpkins makes three point jump shot	63-54
9:56	+2	Nolan Hodge makes two point jump shot (Donovan Newby assists)	63-56
9:32		Sam Sherry turnover (bad pass) (Bo Montgomery steals)
9:29	+2	Nolan Hodge makes two point layup	63-58
8:56		Donovan Newby personal foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
8:54		TK Simpkins turnover (bad pass) (Harlan Obioha steals)
8:54		Sam Sherry personal foul (Harlan Obioha draws the foul)
8:41		Greedy Williams misses two point jump shot
8:39		TK Simpkins defensive rebound
8:35		Sean Moore blocks TK Simpkins's two point dunk
8:33		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
8:28	+2	Sean Moore makes two point jump shot (Greedy Williams assists)	63-60
8:28		Matthew Van Komen shooting foul (Sean Moore draws the foul)
8:28	+1	Sean Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-61
8:09		TK Simpkins turnover (out of bounds)
7:47		Nolan Hodge misses three point jump shot
7:45		Phoenix defensive rebound
7:45		TV timeout
7:17	+2	Matthew Van Komen makes two point dunk (TK Simpkins assists)	65-61
6:54	+3	Noah Ross makes three point jump shot (Bo Montgomery assists)	65-64
6:29		TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot
6:27		Sean Moore defensive rebound
6:14		Bo Montgomery misses two point jump shot
6:12		Andrew King defensive rebound
6:01		Khamari McGriff shooting foul (TK Simpkins draws the foul)
6:01	+1	TK Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-64
6:01	+1	TK Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-64
5:38	+2	Nolan Hodge makes two point layup	67-66
5:11	+3	Brayden Crump makes three point jump shot (TK Simpkins assists)	70-66
4:54	+2	Khamari McGriff makes two point layup (Greedy Williams assists)	70-68
4:32	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point jump shot (Andrew King assists)	72-68
4:10		Sean Moore misses three point jump shot
4:08		Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
3:41		Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
3:39		TK Simpkins offensive rebound
3:33		Isaac Harrell misses three point jump shot
3:31		Sam Sherry offensive rebound
3:14		Andrew King turnover (out of bounds)
3:14		TV timeout
2:54		Greedy Williams turnover (lost ball) (Andrew King steals)
2:28		Sam Sherry offensive foul
2:28		Sam Sherry turnover (offensive foul)
1:59		Harlan Obioha turnover (bad pass) (Andrew King steals)
1:42	+3	TK Simpkins makes three point jump shot (Andrew King assists)	75-68
1:18		Nolan Hodge misses three point jump shot
1:16		Andrew King defensive rebound
1:01		Phoenix 30 second timeout
1:01		TV timeout
1:00		Sean Moore personal foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
1:00	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-68
1:00	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-68
0:54		Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
0:52		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
0:47		TK Simpkins turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Newby steals)
0:45	+2	Sean Moore makes two point layup (Donovan Newby assists)	77-70
0:45		Seahawks 30 second timeout
0:44		Noah Ross personal foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
0:44	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-70
0:44	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-70
0:37		Nolan Hodge misses three point jump shot
0:35		Noah Ross offensive rebound
0:33		Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
0:31		Nolan Hodge offensive rebound
0:27		Nolan Hodge misses two point jump shot
0:25		Sean Moore offensive rebound
0:25		Matthew Van Komen blocks Sean Moore's two point jump shot
0:24		Andrew King defensive rebound
0:24		Sean Moore personal foul (Andrew King draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Andrew King makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-70
0:24	+1	Andrew King makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-70
0:19		Sean Moore misses three point jump shot
0:17		TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

TJ Simpkins defensive rebound