2024-25 Monmouth Basketball Gameday Preview: Game Twenty

Monmouth Hawks (5-14, 3-3 CAA) at Elon Phoenix (13-6, 4-2 CAA)
Thursday, January 23, 2025 - 7:00 p.m.
Schar Center, Elon, NC

TV
FloCollege
Play-by-Play: Taylor Durham
Analyst: Will Roberson

RADIO
Monmouth Digital Network/Varsity Network App
Play-by-Play: Matt Harmon
Analyst: Bob Lampinen

QUICK BULLETS
-Monmouth is playing its third straight game in the state of North Carolina
-The Hawks come in winners of two of its last three
-Abdi Bashir is leading the nation in made three pointers
-Bashir scored 20+ points for the eighth time in 10 games vs. NC A&T
-Dok Muordar posted a career best 14 points vs. Charleston
-Muordar tied a career high with four blocks at Campbell
-Jack Collins played all 40 mins. vs NCAT
-Monmouth and Elon have split two meetings as league foes
-The Hawks are visiting Elon for the second time ever, closing the 2023-24 regular season at the Schar Center
-Chris Morgan had a career-best 10 points vs. Charleston
-MU knocked off its 10th high-major under King Rice vs. Seton Hall

A MONMOUTH WIN WOULD...
-mark the sixth win of the season for Monmouth
-make the Hawks 6-14 this season
-be Monmouth's second straight win ever over Elon
-be MU's second straight win at Elon
-make MU 4-3 in the CAA
-make MU winners of three of its last four
-give Monmouth a lead in the season series with Elon
-mark the Hawks third road win of the season
-be the third weekend of four that Monmouth has opened with a win
-be the 213th win of King Rice's career

MORE INFO ON THE ALL-TIME SERIES
-Monmouth and Elon are tied, 1-1 in the all time series
-Elon won in West Long Branch in 2023, Monmouth's first season in the CAA
-MU closed the regular season with a comeback win at Elon behind 31 points from Xander Rice, leading five in double figures
-Monmouth trailed by as many as 15 in that game, including 11 in the second half

NOTES FROM THE LAST TIME OUT
-Durr's 18 points matched a season high.
-Dok Muordar's four blocks tied a career high.
-Jack Leahy scored his first career basket.
-Abdi Bashir Jr. scored in double figures for the 18th time in 19 games.
-This was Monmouth's first ever trip to Campbell.
-Monmouth had eight steals to Campbell's five.
-MU had just seven turnovers to Campbell's nine. 
-Campbell shot 48% from the field, with MU shooting 35%.

NEXT UP
Monmouth closes this four-game road swing with a visit to William & Mary Saturday at 2:00 p.m. The game will air on FloCollege and on the radio via the Monmouth Digital Network and on the Varsity Network App.