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Elon pulls away in final minutes to beat Cal Poly

Updated Mar. 5, 2020 1:59 a.m. ET

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DEKALB, Ill. (AP) Luke Eddy scored 25 points on a perfect shooting day from the field and Elon beat Cal Poly on the final day of the Northern Illinois Thanksgiving Classic on Saturday.

Eddy hit all four of his 3-pointers and finished 6 of 6 from the field. His lone miss was from the free throw line, where he finished 9 of 10.

Dmitri Thompson scored 14 points with seven rebounds for the Phoenix (5-1), who shot 51.1 percent overall and held a plus-14 advantage at the free throw line (18-4).

Elon seized control of the game in the final five minutes. Eddy hit a jumper with 4:17 left to break a 57-57 tie, sparking a 12-1 Phoenix run for a 69-58 lead.

The Mustangs (3-4) managed to chip it back to six, but ran out of time.

Victor Joseph led Cal Poly with 23 points. Ridge Shipley added 14 for the Mustangs.

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