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Lamothe hits late 3-pointer, scores 21 points to lead North Carolina A&T over Elon 60-59

AP
Feb 13, 2025

ELON, N.C. (AP) Jahnathan Lamothe led North Carolina A&T with 21 points and secured the victory with a 3-pointer with 21 seconds left as the Aggies defeated Elon 60-59 on Thursday night.

Lamothe also had six rebounds and five steals for the Aggies (5-21, 1-12 Coastal Athletic Association). Nikolaos Chitikoudis scored 19 points and added nine rebounds. Camian Shell finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and five assists. The Aggies stopped an 11-game losing streak with the win.

TJ Simpkins led the Phoenix (15-11, 6-7) in scoring, finishing with 14 points and two steals. TK Simpkins added 11 points for Elon. Matthew Van Komen also put up 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks.

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Both teams next play Saturday. N.C. A&T hosts Charleston and Elon goes on the road to play UNC Wilmington.

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1st Half
NCAT
Aggies
31
ELON
Phoenix
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jahnathan Lamothe vs. Andrew King (Phoenix gains possession)
19:41		Sam Sherry misses two point hook shot
19:39		Jahnathan Lamothe defensive rebound
19:21		Jahnathan Lamothe misses three point jump shot
19:19		Andrew King defensive rebound
19:08	+2	Matthew Van Komen makes two point hook shot	0-2
18:46	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:20		Sam Sherry misses two point hook shot
18:18		Efstratios Kalliontzis defensive rebound
17:51		Efstratios Kalliontzis misses two point layup
17:49		Efstratios Kalliontzis offensive rebound
17:48		Efstratios Kalliontzis misses two point layup
17:46		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
17:41		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
17:39		TK Simpkins offensive rebound
17:24		Matthew Van Komen turnover (bad pass)
17:04		Bryson Ogletree misses three point jump shot
17:02		TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
16:56	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point layup	2-4
16:33		Camian Shell misses two point jump shot
16:31		Aggies offensive rebound
16:22		Efstratios Kalliontzis misses two point layup
16:20		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
16:18		Matthew Van Komen turnover (bad pass) (Bryson Ogletree steals)
16:13		Bryson Ogletree turnover (lost ball) (Matthew Van Komen steals)
16:08	+3	TK Simpkins makes three point jump shot (TJ Simpkins assists)	2-7
15:52		Nikolaos Chitikoudis turnover (traveling)
15:52		TV timeout
15:34	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point jump shot	2-9
15:15		Jalal McKie misses three point jump shot
15:13		Andrew King defensive rebound
14:45		Kendall Campbell turnover (lost ball) (Jahnathan Lamothe steals)
14:35	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point dunk (Jahnathan Lamothe assists)	4-9
14:23		Jalal McKie personal foul
14:05	+3	TK Simpkins makes three point jump shot	4-12
13:32		Jalal McKie misses three point jump shot
13:30		Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
13:30		Nikolaos Chitikoudis turnover (lost ball) (TJ Simpkins steals)
13:17	+3	Sam Sherry makes three point jump shot (TK Simpkins assists)	4-15
13:04	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point layup (Camian Shell assists)	6-15
12:51		Sam Sherry misses two point layup
12:49		Sam Sherry offensive rebound
12:45		Sam Sherry misses two point layup
12:43		Camian Shell defensive rebound
12:41	+2	Jahnathan Lamothe makes two point layup	8-15
12:30		Brayden Crump misses two point layup
12:28		Jahnathan Lamothe defensive rebound
12:23		TJ Simpkins shooting foul (Jahnathan Lamothe draws the foul)
12:23	+1	Jahnathan Lamothe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-15
12:23	+1	Jahnathan Lamothe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-15
12:03		Sam Sherry turnover (bad pass) (Bryson Ogletree steals)
11:57		Bryson Ogletree misses two point layup
11:55		Brayden Crump defensive rebound
11:47		TJ Simpkins misses three point jump shot
11:45		Aggies defensive rebound
11:45		TV timeout
11:21		Jahnathan Lamothe misses three point jump shot
11:19		Phoenix defensive rebound
11:11		TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot
11:09		Jahnathan Lamothe defensive rebound
10:53		Matthew Van Komen blocks Bryson Ogletree's two point layup
10:51		TK Simpkins defensive rebound
10:40	+2	Kendall Campbell makes two point layup (TK Simpkins assists)	10-17
10:29	+2	Jalal McKie makes two point jump shot	12-17
10:17		TK Simpkins misses two point layup
10:15		Camian Shell defensive rebound
10:11		Bryson Ogletree turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Harrell steals)
9:59		Sam Sherry misses two point hook shot
9:57		Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound
9:44		Jahnathan Lamothe turnover (lost ball) (TJ Simpkins steals)
9:39	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point layup	12-19
9:20	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point layup	14-19
8:55		Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
8:53		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
8:51	+2	Matthew Van Komen makes two point layup	14-21
8:34		Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point layup
8:32		Phoenix defensive rebound
8:16	+3	Andrew King makes three point jump shot	14-24
7:44		Jahnathan Lamothe misses two point jump shot
7:42		Aggies offensive rebound
7:42		Isaac Harrell personal foul
7:42		TV timeout
7:26		Camian Shell misses two point jump shot
7:24		Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
6:57		Andrew King misses two point jump shot
6:55		Aggies defensive rebound
6:55		Matthew Van Komen personal foul
6:39	+2	Jahnathan Lamothe makes two point jump shot	16-24
6:27		Brayden Crump misses two point hook shot
6:25		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
6:23	+2	Matthew Van Komen makes two point layup	16-26
6:03	+3	Jalal McKie makes three point jump shot (Bryson Ogletree assists)	19-26
5:52	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point jump shot	19-28
5:36	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point dunk (Camian Shell assists)	21-28
5:15		Camian Shell shooting foul (Isaac Harrell draws the foul)
5:15	+1	Isaac Harrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-29
5:15		Isaac Harrell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:15		Jahnathan Lamothe defensive rebound
5:05		TJ Simpkins blocks Jahnathan Lamothe's two point jump shot
5:03		Andrew King defensive rebound
5:03		Jahnathan Lamothe personal foul
4:52		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
4:50		Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound
4:50		Kendall Campbell shooting foul (Bryson Ogletree draws the foul)
4:50		Bryson Ogletree misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:50	+1	Bryson Ogletree makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-29
4:07	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point jump shot	22-31
3:58		Jahnathan Lamothe misses two point layup
3:56		Andrew King defensive rebound
3:53		Bryson Ogletree shooting foul
3:53		TV timeout
3:53	+1	Andrew King makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-32
3:53	+1	Andrew King makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-33
3:37	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point layup	24-33
3:23		TK Simpkins turnover (bad pass) (Camian Shell steals)
3:05	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point layup (Camian Shell assists)	26-33
2:47	+3	Andrew King makes three point jump shot (Sam Sherry assists)	26-36
2:18	+2	Jahnathan Lamothe makes two point layup	28-36
1:56		TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot
1:54		Camian Shell defensive rebound
1:25		Kendall Campbell shooting foul (Nikolaos Chitikoudis draws the foul)
1:25		Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:25	+1	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-36
1:07		Sam Sherry turnover (Efstratios Kalliontzis steals)
0:40		Sam Sherry shooting foul (Jahnathan Lamothe draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Jahnathan Lamothe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-36
0:40		Phoenix 30 second timeout
0:40	+1	Jahnathan Lamothe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-36
0:26		Brayden Crump misses two point jump shot
0:24		Camian Shell defensive rebound
0:20		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:04		Nikolaos Chitikoudis turnover (out of bounds)
0:00		Isaac Harrell misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCAT
Aggies
29
ELON
Phoenix
23

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Jahnathan Lamothe misses three point jump shot
19:45		Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
19:43		Matthew Van Komen blocks Nikolaos Chitikoudis's two point layup
19:41		TK Simpkins defensive rebound
19:31		Nikolaos Chitikoudis shooting foul (TK Simpkins draws the foul)
19:31	+1	TK Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-37
19:31		TK Simpkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:31		Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound
19:06		Nikolaos Chitikoudis turnover (traveling)
18:46		TK Simpkins turnover (bad pass) (Nikolaos Chitikoudis steals)
18:42	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point layup	33-37
18:16	+2	Sam Sherry makes two point jump shot	33-39
17:50		Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point jump shot
17:48		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
17:33		Matthew Van Komen turnover (lost ball) (Jahnathan Lamothe steals)
17:29		Bryson Ogletree misses two point layup
17:27		Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
17:27	+2	Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point layup	35-39
16:57		TJ Simpkins turnover (lost ball) (Jahnathan Lamothe steals)
16:53	+2	Jahnathan Lamothe makes two point layup	37-39
16:53		Sam Sherry shooting foul (Jahnathan Lamothe draws the foul)
16:53		Sam Sherry turnover
16:53	+1	Jahnathan Lamothe makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-39
16:53		Jahnathan Lamothe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:36		Jahnathan Lamothe misses three point jump shot
16:34		Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
16:28	+3	Camian Shell makes three point jump shot (Nikolaos Chitikoudis assists)	41-39
16:01		Andrew King turnover (bad pass)
15:56		TV timeout
15:34		Bryson Ogletree misses three point jump shot
15:32		Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
15:11		Andrew King misses two point layup
15:09		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
15:09	+2	Matthew Van Komen makes two point dunk	41-41
14:45		Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point layup
14:43		Matthew Van Komen defensive rebound
14:25		TK Simpkins misses two point layup
14:23		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
14:23		Matthew Van Komen misses two point layup
14:21		Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound
13:51		Bryson Ogletree misses two point jump shot
13:49		Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
13:27		TJ Simpkins misses three point jump shot
13:25		Brayden Crump offensive rebound
13:25		Efstratios Kalliontzis personal foul
13:15		Nikolaos Chitikoudis shooting foul (TJ Simpkins draws the foul)
13:15	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-42
13:15	+1	TJ Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-43
12:49	+3	Camian Shell makes three point jump shot	44-43
12:24		Andrew King misses three point jump shot
12:22		Camian Shell defensive rebound
11:56		Jahnathan Lamothe misses two point jump shot
11:54		Aggies offensive rebound
11:54		TV timeout
11:34		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
11:14	+3	Brayden Crump makes three point jump shot (Sam Sherry assists)	44-46
11:02		Aggies 30 second timeout
11:02		TV timeout
10:47	+2	Camian Shell makes two point jump shot	46-46
10:16	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point layup	46-48
10:03		Isaac Harrell personal foul
9:55		Bryson Ogletree misses two point jump shot
9:53		Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
9:53		Efstratios Kalliontzis personal foul
9:40		Isaac Harrell misses three point jump shot
9:38		Camian Shell defensive rebound
9:13		Sam Sherry shooting foul (Jahnathan Lamothe draws the foul)
9:13	+1	Jahnathan Lamothe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-48
9:13		Jahnathan Lamothe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:13		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
9:12		Nikolaos Chitikoudis personal foul
8:46		Nikolaos Chitikoudis blocks TK Simpkins's two point layup
8:44		Camian Shell defensive rebound
8:18		Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point jump shot
8:16		TJ Simpkins defensive rebound
8:10		TJ Simpkins turnover (lost ball) (Jahnathan Lamothe steals)
8:06	+2	Jahnathan Lamothe makes two point layup	49-48
7:56		TV timeout
7:49		Andrew King turnover (carrying)
7:31	+2	Camian Shell makes two point layup	51-48
7:01	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point layup	51-50
6:31		Camian Shell turnover (lost ball) (Andrew King steals)
6:21		TJ Simpkins turnover (Efstratios Kalliontzis steals)
6:04		Jahnathan Lamothe misses three point jump shot
6:02		Andrew King defensive rebound
5:52		TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot
5:50		Aggies defensive rebound
5:25		Matthew Van Komen blocks Nikolaos Chitikoudis's two point layup
5:23		Sam Sherry defensive rebound
5:16		TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot
5:14		TJ Simpkins offensive rebound
5:09	+2	TK Simpkins makes two point jump shot	51-52
4:45		Jahnathan Lamothe turnover (lost ball) (TK Simpkins steals)
4:42		Bryson Ogletree personal foul
4:27	+3	Isaac Harrell makes three point jump shot (Sam Sherry assists)	51-55
3:58		TK Simpkins blocks Camian Shell's three point jump shot
3:56		Camian Shell offensive rebound
3:55		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
3:55		TV timeout
3:26		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
3:24		Matthew Van Komen offensive rebound
3:24	+2	Matthew Van Komen makes two point dunk	51-57
3:09		Sam Sherry blocks Bryson Ogletree's two point layup
3:07		Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
2:44		Isaac Harrell misses three point jump shot
2:42		Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound
2:34		Camian Shell misses three point jump shot
2:32		Jahnathan Lamothe offensive rebound
2:16		Matthew Van Komen blocks Bryson Ogletree's two point jump shot
2:14		Aggies offensive rebound
2:13	+2	Efstratios Kalliontzis makes two point layup (Camian Shell assists)	53-57
1:52		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
1:50		Bryson Ogletree defensive rebound
1:34	+2	Efstratios Kalliontzis makes two point layup (Nikolaos Chitikoudis assists)	55-57
1:09		Sam Sherry turnover (lost ball) (Jahnathan Lamothe steals)
1:04	+2	Jahnathan Lamothe makes two point layup	57-57
0:55		Phoenix 30 second timeout
0:44	+2	TJ Simpkins makes two point jump shot	57-59
0:40		Aggies 60 second timeout
0:21	+3	Jahnathan Lamothe makes three point jump shot (Camian Shell assists)	60-59
0:21		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:13		TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot
0:11		Jahnathan Lamothe defensive rebound
0:11		TK Simpkins personal foul
0:09		TJ Simpkins personal foul
0:09		TJ Simpkins personal foul
0:07		Aggies turnover (5-second violation)
0:07		Phoenix 60 second timeout
0:07		Phoenix 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Phoenix 30 second timeout