Elon 81, UNCG 68

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Behind another balanced night in which five players reached double figures, the Elon men's basketball team won its sixth consecutive game following an 81-68 decision over UNCG on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the Greensboro Coliseum.

Elon (16-11, 9-3 Southern Conference) has now won 10 straight games over cross-town rival UNCG (12-16, 5-8 Southern Conference).

Jack Isenbarger ended the game with a team-high 17 points, knocking down 7-of-8 from the free throw line. Classmate Lucas Troutman was also a big part of Elon's 89 percent performance (23-of-26) at the line tonight, as the Belton, S.C., went 7-for-7 at the stripe and finished with 13 points. Troutman ended the game with nine boards, finishing just shy of a double-double.

Sebastian Koch scored 15 points while Ryley Beaumont and Kevin Blake finished with 13 and 11, respectively.

Elon shot 48 percent (25-of-52) from the field and knocked down 8-of-17 (47 percent) from long distance in the win and limited UNCG to 35 percent shooting. Elon improves to 7-0 when it holds the opposition below 40 percent from the field.

Isenbarger put the Phoenix ahead 25-16 with 9:45 left in the openin frame after a steal near midcourt led to a fast-break layup, forcing a UNCG timeout.

Elon shot 52 percent in the opening frame, which included a 6-of-10 performance from three, to take a 42-31 lead at the break. The Phoenix limited the Spartans to a 1-of-8 clip from long range in the first 20 minutes and won the battle on the glass, 18-14.

After UNCG made it a four-point game with 16:11 to play in the second half, the Phoenix responded with a 9-0 run, capped off with a Koch trey, to take a 55-42 lead and force a Spartans timeout with 12:44 remaining.

Elon kept UNCG at arm's length from there on out to secure its 10th straight win over the Spartans and its sixth straight win overall.