Box Score HIGH POINT, N.C.- There wasn't an empty seat in the Qubein Center as High Point men's basketball hosted Elon in a late evening match-up. The Panthers, who are coming off an exciting So-Cal tournament win in San Juan Capistrano, California, did not lose their stride as they tallied yet another check in the win column, 84-70. 

Site: Qubein Center (High Point, N.C.)
Score: High Point 84, Elon, 70
Records: High Point (6-1), Elon (1-7)

Head Coach G.G. Smith: "We are definitely excited about beating our rival Elon. There are a lot of things we have to tighten up with our rebounding, but I am proud of the effort, especially made by Manny in the second half."

Abdoulaye Thiam opened up the scoring with a bang, draining a three within the first minute. Emmanuel Izunabor held down the Phoenix scoring on the other end as he recorded back-to-back blocks followed by a put-back score off a Jaden House drive. 

Coming out of the first media timeout, Alex Holt finished an and-one to put High Point up 15-10. 
 

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Jaden House put on a clinic through the lane, euro-stepping to two more Panther points.

Bryson Childress was tenacious all night, recording steals and forcing a number of Elon turnovers from his high-pressure defense. 

Coach Smith on Childress: "Bryson probably has more steals this year already and deflections than he had the past couple years". 

A Justin Taylor three ball made it 32-21 with a few minutes remaining in the first half.

A Childress three, Thiam lay, and "Manny" block took the Panthers into the half up by ten. 

The second half of play started with a hard drive by Jaden House and a floater by Bryant Randleman to extend the lead. 

Elon quickly responded with a run that put them within six.

Brock Williams was a key player all game long adding 7 points, 2 steals, and 4 rebounds off the bench and getting the Panthers back in their flow when the Phoenix applied pressure. 
 

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The Qubein center was back on their feet as Randleman lobbed an alley-oop from the three point-line to Zach Austin for the finish. 
 

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With just about six minutes left in the game, Thiam threaded the needle through three Elon defenders, to score a beautiful assist for a Randleman and-one to seal the win. 

Ten Panther players recorded points in the scoring column, with Emmanuel Izunabor ending the night on top with 15 points, 9 rebounds, and an assist. 

UP NEXT: The Panthers are back at home this Saturday, December 3rd, to take on North Florida. Tip-off is set for 2:00 P.M.