Jamaal Trice and Omar Carter each registered double-figures in the win, with both players scoring in the 20-point neighborhood.
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Update #5: ASU leads 75-59 with 1:43 left to play. The Mountaineers appear poised to hold serve at home against one of its chief competitors in the SoCon North Division. The Mountaineers have shot over 50 percent from the field in the second half, helping to maintain its working margin.
Update #4: ASU opened up a 15-point lead around the 12-minute mark, but Elon has cut the lead under 10 points at 62-54 with eight minutes to play.
Despite Elon's best efforts, ASU maintains a double-figure advantage at 66-54 with 5:28 to play.
Update #3: ASU leads Elon 35-28 with 17:38 to play in the contest. Defense has been strong for the Mountaineers thus far, holding Elon to around 30 percent shooting from the field. Unfortunately, the Mountaineers aren't shooting a lot better, as it's shooting around 36 percent.
Update #2: At halftime, ASU leads Elon 29-26. Jamaal Trice and Ike Butts scored 7 points apiece to lead the Mountaineers, with Jack Isenbarger leading Elon with six points in the opening half. There have been six ties and nine lead changes in the first 20 minutes. Should make for an interesting and competitive second half.
Update #1: ASU leads by a point midway through the first half. Ike Butts has a pair of baskets for ASU, as neither squad is playing its best basketball 10 minutes in.
We're in Boone at Holmes Center for this afternoon's Southern Conference basketball tangle between Elon and Appalachian State. ASU looks to bounce back from a loss Thursday night at UNC-Greensboro, while Elon (10-9, 5-3 SoCon) rides into town off the momentum of a 71-63 win over Western Carolina.
ASU has won six straight games over the Phoenix, but today's game is set up to be a tight-knit affair. We'll be updating proceedings through the afternoon.
