ELON, N.C.(AP) -- Drew Spradlin scored 16 points, leading five
Elon players in double figures, as the Phoenix outlasted Western
Carolina 81-76 on Monday night.

Adam Constantine added 15 points, TJ Douglas 14, Chris Long 13
and Terrance Birdette 10 for the Phoenix (6-17, 4-8 Southern
Conference), who have won two straight games for the first time
this season.

The Catamounts took a 4-0 lead, but Spradlin and Douglas knocked
down back to back jumpers, sparking a 17-4 Phoenix run and they
never trailed again. Western Carolina got within 74-67 with less
than 2 minutes left, but Elon hit seven free throws to seal it
down the stretch.

Brandon Giles scored 18 points to lead the Catamounts (18-7,
8-5), who have lost two games in a row for the first time this
season. The Catamounts, who opened the season winning 10 of 11,
have dropped back into the middle of the pack in the SoCon
standings.