Elon Phoenix vs. Columbia Lions

Nov 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ELON	40	44	84
COLU	28	43	71

Game Recap

Elon Phoenix vs Columbia Lions game highlights

Josh Dalton scores 21 as Elon beats Columbia 84-71 in the season opener. Josh Dalton scored 21 points as Elon opened the season Monday with an 84-71 victory over Columbia.

Player Stats

ELON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Josh Dalton	28	8-13	2-3	3-3	8	1	1	2	0	2	21
13Hunter Harding	25	7-11	1-2	0-0	8	8	0	1	0	3	15
44Raúl Villar	27	3-6	0-0	3-4	1	7	2	0	0	4	9
0Bryson Cokley	23	5-9	2-2	1-1	1	1	0	0	3	1	13
2Randall Pettus II	29	3-5	0-2	2-2	0	0	2	0	2	0	8
22Caleb Zhu	15	1-4	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	3	2	1	4
4Iker Garmendia	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	3	0
3Korbin Dixon	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
8Isaiah Mbeng	16	1-4	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	2	3
5Cam Thrower	24	4-7	1-2	0-0	2	3	1	0	3	2	9
TOTAL	-	33-6055.0%	7-1258.3%	11-1291.7%	27	22	7	7	12	18	84

COLUMBIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Connor Igoe	29	3-9	0-1	5-6	10	7	0	2	2	1	11
14Mason Ritter	23	4-4	0-0	0-1	4	1	1	4	1	4	8
9Michael Madueme	24	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	2	1	0
2Hampton Sanders	28	3-6	0-1	3-4	5	3	1	0	4	1	9
4Gerard O'Keefe	32	7-14	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14
7Douglas Langford	18	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	2	1	0	0	0	2
22Richard Nweke	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1Josh Pratt	24	4-12	1-4	5-6	1	0	3	0	1	3	14
0Gabe Hornberger	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8Josiah Cunningham	13	5-7	1-2	2-3	1	0	0	0	3	2	13
TOTAL	-	27-5747.4%	2-922.2%	15-2075.0%	29	13	6	7	13	15	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfELONCOLU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Elon.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Columbia.
+3 (19:35) Josh Dalton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Raúl Villar assists).
30
(19:13) Connor Igoe misses layup.
(19:13) Josh Dalton Block.
(19:08) Michael Madueme Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:05) Mason Ritter makes 7-foot hook shot (Hampton Sanders assists).
32
+2 (18:45) Bryson Cokley makes driving layup (Hunter Harding assists).
52
(18:29) Michael Madueme misses driving layup.
(18:26) Elon Defensive Rebound.
(18:12) Hunter Harding misses alley oop dunk.
(18:12) Connor Igoe Block.
(18:11) Hunter Harding Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:10) Hunter Harding makes layup.
72
(17:40) Hampton Sanders misses layup.
(17:38) Hunter Harding Defensive Rebound.
(17:32) Raúl Villar misses layup.
(17:32) Connor Igoe Block.
(17:29) Hampton Sanders Defensive Rebound.
(17:25) Connor Igoe misses layup.
(17:22) Josh Dalton Defensive Rebound.
(16:54) Raúl Villar misses driving layup.
(16:54) Mason Ritter Block.
(16:51) Connor Igoe Defensive Rebound.
(16:36) Foul on Cam Thrower.
+1 (16:36) Connor Igoe makes free throw 1 of 2.
73
+1 (16:36) Connor Igoe makes free throw 2 of 2.
74
(16:13) Cam Thrower misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:09) Josh Dalton Offensive Rebound.
(16:09) Foul on Mason Ritter.
+1 (16:09) Josh Dalton makes free throw 1 of 2.
84
+1 (16:09) Josh Dalton makes free throw 2 of 2.
94
(15:56) Josh Pratt misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:52) Caleb Zhu Defensive Rebound.
(15:39) Caleb Zhu misses 3-foot hook shot.
(15:36) Connor Igoe Defensive Rebound.
(15:24) Michael Madueme misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:21) Josh Dalton Defensive Rebound.
(15:10) Isaiah Mbeng bad pass turnover.
(15:10) Hampton Sanders Steal.
(15:01) Connor Igoe bad pass turnover.
(14:50) Isaiah Mbeng bad pass turnover.
(14:50) Douglas Langford Steal.
+2 (14:45) Josh Pratt makes driving layup (Douglas Langford assists).
96
+2 (14:20) Hunter Harding makes 3-foot hook shot (Bryson Cokley assists).
116
+2 (14:06) Hampton Sanders makes layup (Connor Igoe assists).
118
+3 (13:47) Bryson Cokley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Hunter Harding assists).
148
(13:46) Foul on Michael Madueme.
+1 (13:46) Bryson Cokley makes free throw 1 of 1.
158
(13:35) Josh Pratt bad pass turnover.
(13:35) Raúl Villar Steal.
+2 (13:31) Randall Pettus II makes layup (Raúl Villar assists).
178
(13:09) Josiah Cunningham misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:05) Douglas Langford Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:59) Josiah Cunningham makes driving layup (Douglas Langford assists).
1710
(12:59) Foul on Iker Garmendia.
+1 (12:59) Josiah Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 1.
1711
(12:43) Bryson Cokley bad pass turnover.
(12:43) Mason Ritter Steal.
(12:32) Mason Ritter bad pass turnover.
(12:13) Foul on Josiah Cunningham.
+2 (12:11) Josh Dalton makes 1-foot dunk.
1911
(11:54) Josiah Cunningham bad pass turnover.
(11:54) Randall Pettus II Steal.
+2 (11:46) Randall Pettus II makes driving layup.
2111
(11:29) Josiah Cunningham misses layup.
(11:29) Josh Dalton Block.
(11:29) Columbia Offensive Rebound.
(11:14) Hampton Sanders misses driving layup.
(11:12) Hunter Harding Defensive Rebound.
(11:07) Cam Thrower misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:03) Richard Nweke Defensive Rebound.
(10:53) Hampton Sanders bad pass turnover.
(10:53) Randall Pettus II Steal.
(10:52) Foul on Richard Nweke.
(10:28) Josh Dalton misses layup.
(10:26) Connor Igoe Defensive Rebound.
(10:08) Josh Pratt misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(10:04) Isaiah Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
(9:59) Randall Pettus II bad pass turnover.
(9:59) Josh Pratt Steal.
(9:49) Foul on Isaiah Mbeng.
(9:30) Richard Nweke misses layup.
(9:25) Connor Igoe Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:21) Connor Igoe makes 8-foot jumper.
2113
+2 (9:05) Cam Thrower makes driving layup.
2313
(8:40) Hampton Sanders bad pass turnover.
(8:26) Cam Thrower bad pass turnover.
(8:26) Josh Pratt Steal.
+2 (8:21) Josh Pratt makes driving layup.
2315
(8:07) Cam Thrower bad pass turnover.
(7:55) Foul on Hunter Harding.
(7:55) Josh Pratt misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:55) Columbia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:55) Josh Pratt makes free throw 2 of 2.
2316
+2 (7:35) Bryson Cokley makes layup (Iker Garmendia assists).
2516
(7:25) Foul on Iker Garmendia.
+2 (7:13) Gerard O'Keefe makes 17-foot turnaround jump shot (Connor Igoe assists).
2518
+3 (6:51) Bryson Cokley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Raúl Villar assists).
2818
(6:26) Connor Igoe misses layup.
(6:23) Raúl Villar Defensive Rebound.
(6:19) Foul on Gabe Hornberger.
+2 (5:57) Korbin Dixon makes layup (Hunter Harding assists).
3018
+2 (5:42) Gerard O'Keefe makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
3020
(5:24) Foul on Gabe Hornberger.
(5:14) Caleb Zhu misses 4-foot hook shot.
(5:14) Mason Ritter Block.
(5:10) Mason Ritter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:05) Josiah Cunningham makes 26-foot three point jumper (Hampton Sanders assists).
3023
(4:50) Bryson Cokley traveling turnover.
(4:49) Hampton Sanders bad pass turnover.
(4:49) Raúl Villar Steal.
(4:46) Raúl Villar misses layup.
(4:46) Michael Madueme Block.
(4:43) Hampton Sanders Defensive Rebound.
(4:41) Gerard O'Keefe misses layup.
(4:41) Caleb Zhu Block.
(4:37) Mason Ritter Offensive Rebound.
(4:36) Josiah Cunningham bad pass turnover.
(4:16) Josh Dalton misses layup.
(4:15) Columbia Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:51) Hampton Sanders makes driving layup.
3025
(3:23) Caleb Zhu misses layup.
(3:23) Mason Ritter Block.
(3:19) Caleb Zhu Offensive Rebound.
(3:17) Randall Pettus II misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:17) Hampton Sanders Defensive Rebound.
(3:17) Foul on Raúl Villar.
(3:07) Michael Madueme bad pass turnover.
(3:07) Josh Dalton Steal.
(2:38) Foul on Mason Ritter.
+1 (2:38) Randall Pettus II makes free throw 1 of 2.
3125
+1 (2:38) Randall Pettus II makes free throw 2 of 2.
3225
(2:31) Connor Igoe bad pass turnover.
(2:31) Cam Thrower Steal.
+2 (2:27) Josh Dalton makes driving layup (Cam Thrower assists).
3425
+2 (2:06) Gerard O'Keefe makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
3427
(1:52) Josh Dalton misses driving layup.
(1:50) Hampton Sanders Defensive Rebound.
(1:45) Gerard O'Keefe misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(1:45) Hunter Harding Block.
(1:41) Hunter Harding Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:26) Hunter Harding makes layup (Raúl Villar assists).
3627
(1:14) Hampton Sanders misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:12) Josh Dalton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:48) Josh Dalton makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
3827
(0:34) Foul on Raúl Villar.
+1 (0:34) Josiah Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2.
3828
(0:34) Josiah Cunningham misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:33) Elon Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:04) Bryson Cokley makes layup.
4028

2nd half

Team Stats

ELON

COLU

84Points71

33-60(55.0%)Field Goal(%)27-57(47.4%)

7-12(58.3%)3-Point(%)2-9(22.2%)

11-12(91.7%)Free Throw(%)15-20(75.0%)

31(11)Rebounds(Offensive)31(14)

22Assists13

7Steals6

7Blocks7

13Turnovers13

18(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

18Largest Lead0

Game Details

Monday, November 2, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Francis S. Levien Gymnasium · New York, NY

attendance: 647 (25.9%)

spread: COLU -4.5

over/under: 153.5