Box Score

ELON, N.C. – In the last five minutes of Saturday's game, the Colgate men's basketball team cut a deficit of more than 20 to just seven before falling 81-72 to Elon in the first regional game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

Colgate (1-3) saw four players with double digit scoring in Mitch Rolls (13), Pat Moore (10), Damon Sherman-Newsome (13), and Murphy Burnatowski (18). Leading the Raiders on the boards was Burnatowski, who pulled down seven rebounds.

Elon (2-1) was led by Lucas Troutman, who had 18 points and nine rebounds in the game. Austin Hamilton was 2 for 5 from behind the arc and grabbed 15 points.

The Phoenix scored the first basket of the game but a jumper by Moore tied the score at 2-2. Elon answered with a short baseline shot by Troutman. Burnatowski then took over the game, scoring the next eight points. He swished two three-pointers and a layup to put the Raiders up 10-4, five minutes into the game. He went 3 for 4 from the three-point line in the first half to lead the Raiders with 13 points.

Colgate grabbed its largest lead of the game at seven after Burnatowski knocked down his third three-pointer of the game. The game then went back and forth with both teams making their shots at each end of the court. Elon's Jack Isenbarger took the ball to the hoop, getting fouled along the way. He made the shot and the free throw to put the Phoenix back on top.

Two free throws from Sherman-Newsome tied the game yet again. However the Raiders missed two three-pointers that rolled around the rim before falling out that would have put them back on top. Elon went on an 8-3 run with less than three minutes to go and took the lead into halftime, 41-35.

At the beginning of the second half, Elon's Ryley Beaumont put up two three pointers to extend a 14-point lead over the Raiders.

Colgate started the second half 2-of-8 shooting, but the Raiders were getting open looks with offensive boards and fast break opportunities.

It wasn't until there were eight minutes left when Colgate started slowly chipping away at the 20-point deficit. A good layup by Sherman-Newsome and a three-pointer from Rolls cut the Elon lead to only 11 with five minutes to play. The Raiders went on a 9-0 run to get within seven as the time ticked away late into the game.

The Raiders shot 5 of 9 from behind the arc in the second half but couldn't manage to close the gap. Elon took the win 81-72.

Colgate will be back on the court Sunday, facing Coppin State at 2 p.m. in the final game of the Maui Invitiational.