ELON

MIAMI

Miami out to improve shooting, bounce back against Elon

FLM
Nov 20, 2025

Miami returns home looking to bounce back from its first loss when it hosts Elon Phoenix on Thursday in Coral Gables, Fla.

After winning their first three games, the Hurricanes (3-1) fell on Sunday in Jacksonville against defending national champion Florida.

Miami's revamped roster held its own at times during the 82-68 defeat, but a poor shooting performance (33.8% from the field), including 29.4% (5 of 17) from 3-point range, ultimately kept the Hurricanes from pulling off the upset.

Leading scorer Malik Reneau (21.5 points per game) continued his strong start with 22 points and 11 rebounds, but he struggled with his shooting, going 8-for-23 from the floor. Reneau and Shelton Henderson (11.0 ppg), who was held to seven points, each got into foul trouble to compound the Hurricanes' issues.

"We weren't us to the level we needed," Miami coach Jai Lucas said. "We didn't need to do anything special. We just had to be us, and we weren't there. The motion of the game kind of got us, and that's part of being in this moment for the first time."

To get back in the win column, the Hurricanes must slow down the Phoenix (3-1), who secured their own bounce-back win on Saturday by beating visiting Gardner-Webb 95-84. Elon, which is set to face its first power-conference opponent of the season, is led by Chandler Cuthrell, who is averaging 24.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.

Cuthrell, the Coastal Athletic Association's Player of the Week, presents a challenge for Miami's strength, which has been its frontcourt. He ranks among the nation's top 10 in scoring and has put up 20 or more in each of the Phoenix's four games.

Kacper Klaczek has complemented Cuthrell in the paint, averaging 13 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Randall Pettus II (14.5 ppg) and Bryson Cokley (11.3 ppg) lead Elon's backcourt.

"It starts with our point guard play. They make sure I'm always in the right spots," Cuthrell said. "... They made my job easier."

--Field Level Media

2nd Half
ELON
Phoenix
3
MIA
Hurricanes
13

Time		Play	Score
15:43		TV timeout
15:43		Timotej Malovec personal foul
15:47		Phoenix offensive rebound
15:49		Bryson Spell misses two point layup
16:09		Malik Reneau turnover (traveling)
16:10		Tru Washington defensive rebound
16:12		Chandler Cuthrell misses two point layup
16:34	+3	Dante Allen makes three point jump shot (Shelton Henderson assists)	44-61
16:58		Bryson Spell turnover (bad pass) (Dante Allen steals)
17:04		Malik Reneau turnover (lost ball) (Randall Pettus II steals)
17:10		Ja'Juan Carr turnover (bad pass) (Timotej Malovec steals)
17:13		Tre Donaldson personal foul
17:18		Tre Donaldson personal foul
17:39		TV timeout
17:39		Phoenix 30 second timeout
17:39	+2	Shelton Henderson makes two point layup	44-58
17:49		Tru Washington defensive rebound
17:51		Chandler Cuthrell misses two point layup
18:14	+3	Dante Allen makes three point jump shot (Tru Washington assists)	44-56
18:36		Kacper Klaczek turnover (bad pass) (Dante Allen steals)
18:53	+3	Tru Washington makes three point jump shot	44-53
19:14		Shelton Henderson defensive rebound
19:14		Ja'Juan Carr misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:14	+1	Ja'Juan Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-50
19:14		Shelton Henderson shooting foul (Ja'Juan Carr draws the foul)
19:18		Tru Washington personal foul (Ja'Juan Carr draws the foul)
19:27	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point layup	43-50
19:43	+2	Kacper Klaczek makes two point layup	43-48
19:43		Kacper Klaczek offensive rebound
19:43		Chandler Cuthrell misses two point layup

1st Half
ELON
Phoenix
41
MIA
Hurricanes
48

Time		Play	Score
0:00		End of period
0:03	+1	Tre Donaldson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-48
0:03		Phoenix 30 second timeout
0:03		Tre Donaldson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:03		Kacper Klaczek shooting foul (Tre Donaldson draws the foul)
0:37	+2	Ja'Juan Carr makes two point layup	41-47
0:49		Official timeout
0:49	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point layup	39-47
0:49		Malik Reneau offensive rebound
0:51		Tru Washington misses two point layup
1:20	+3	Randall Pettus II makes three point jump shot (Ja'Juan Carr assists)	39-45
1:22	+1	Randall Pettus II makes technical free throw 1 of 1	36-45
1:22		Marcus Allen technical foul
1:23		Kacper Klaczek offensive rebound
1:25		Ja'Juan Carr misses two point jump shot
1:41	+3	Shelton Henderson makes three point jump shot (Tre Donaldson assists)	35-45
1:47		Marcus Allen offensive rebound
1:49		Tre Donaldson misses three point jump shot
1:52		Shelton Henderson offensive rebound
1:54		Malik Reneau misses three point jump shot
2:17	+3	Ja'Juan Carr makes three point jump shot (Kacper Klaczek assists)	35-42
2:31	+2	Shelton Henderson makes two point jump shot (Tru Washington assists)	32-42
2:47	+2	Bryson Cokley makes two point jump shot (Ja'Juan Carr assists)	32-40
3:05	+2	Shelton Henderson makes two point layup (Tre Donaldson assists)	30-40
3:14		DeMarco Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Tre Donaldson steals)
3:38	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-38
3:38		Caleb Middleton shooting foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
3:38	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point jump shot (Tre Donaldson assists)	30-37
3:57		TV timeout
3:57		Randall Pettus II turnover (traveling)
4:12	+2	Shelton Henderson makes two point layup	30-35
4:20		DeMarco Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Shelton Henderson steals)
4:47		Chandler Cuthrell defensive rebound
4:47		Shelton Henderson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:47		Bryson Spell shooting foul (Shelton Henderson draws the foul)
4:47	+2	Shelton Henderson makes two point layup	30-33
4:53		Hurricanes offensive rebound
4:55		Kacper Klaczek blocks Dante Allen's two point layup
5:10	+3	Randall Pettus II makes three point jump shot	30-31
5:17		Randall Pettus II defensive rebound
5:19		Shelton Henderson misses three point jump shot
5:29		Dante Allen defensive rebound
5:31		Chandler Cuthrell misses three point jump shot
5:46	+2	Tru Washington makes two point dunk	27-31
5:49		Tru Washington offensive rebound
5:51		Malik Reneau misses two point hook shot
5:57	+2	Randall Pettus II makes two point layup (Chandler Cuthrell assists)	27-29
6:08	+2	Shelton Henderson makes two point layup	25-29
6:13		Kacper Klaczek turnover (bad pass) (Shelton Henderson steals)
6:37		Hurricanes turnover (shot clock violation)
6:38		Hurricanes offensive rebound
6:40		Randall Pettus II blocks Malik Reneau's three point jump shot
7:10	+2	Randall Pettus II makes two point layup	25-27
7:16		Randall Pettus II defensive rebound
7:18		Marcus Allen misses two point jump shot
7:36	+2	Kacper Klaczek makes two point layup	23-27
7:50		TV timeout
7:52		Phoenix defensive rebound
7:54		Tre Donaldson misses three point jump shot
8:09		Hurricanes defensive rebound
8:11		Isaac Harrell misses three point jump shot
8:20		Ja'Juan Carr defensive rebound
8:22		Dante Allen misses three point jump shot
8:32		Tre Donaldson offensive rebound
8:34		Tre Donaldson misses three point jump shot
8:37		Hurricanes offensive rebound
8:39		Shelton Henderson misses two point layup
8:44		Salih Altuntas defensive rebound
8:46		Randall Pettus II misses two point layup
9:18	+2	Marcus Allen makes two point hook shot	21-27
9:32	+3	Isaac Harrell makes three point jump shot (Ja'Juan Carr assists)	21-25
9:45	+1	Dante Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-25
9:45		Dante Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:45		Bryson Cokley shooting foul (Dante Allen draws the foul)
9:45		Tru Washington defensive rebound
9:47		Bryson Spell misses three point jump shot
9:55	+3	Tre Donaldson makes three point jump shot (Malik Reneau assists)	18-24
10:02		Chandler Cuthrell turnover (bad pass) (Tru Washington steals)
10:03	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point layup (Tre Donaldson assists)	18-21
10:07	+2	Bryson Cokley makes two point layup	18-19
10:40		Bryson Cokley offensive rebound
10:40		Ned Hull misses three point jump shot
11:02	+2	Tru Washington makes two point layup	16-19
11:04		Tru Washington offensive rebound
11:06		Malik Reneau misses three point jump shot
11:14		Bryson Spell personal foul (Salih Altuntas draws the foul)
11:27	+3	Bryson Cokley makes three point jump shot (Ja'Juan Carr assists)	16-17
11:39	+2	Tru Washington makes two point layup (Malik Reneau assists)	13-17
11:53		TV timeout
12:01		Timotej Malovec offensive rebound
12:01		Malik Reneau misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:01	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-15
12:01		Chandler Cuthrell shooting foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
12:19		Bryson Cokley turnover (out of bounds)
12:30		Bryson Cokley defensive rebound
12:32		Timotej Malovec misses two point layup
12:46	+2	Bryson Cokley makes two point jump shot	13-14
12:57		Phoenix defensive rebound
12:59		Tre Donaldson misses three point jump shot
13:00		Jump ball. Salih Altuntas vs. Kacper Klaczek (Hurricanes gains possession)
13:00		Salih Altuntas offensive rebound
13:02		Salih Altuntas misses two point layup
13:10		Salih Altuntas offensive rebound
13:12		Tre Donaldson misses two point jump shot
13:17		Kacper Klaczek turnover (bad pass) (Tre Donaldson steals)
13:42	+2	Salih Altuntas makes two point hook shot (Timotej Malovec assists)	11-14
13:53		Marcus Allen defensive rebound
13:55		Randall Pettus II misses three point jump shot
14:20		Bryson Cokley defensive rebound
14:22		Marcus Allen misses three point jump shot
14:48		TV timeout
14:53	+3	Randall Pettus II makes three point jump shot (Chandler Cuthrell assists)	11-12
15:12	+2	Dante Allen makes two point layup (Malik Reneau assists)	8-12
15:31	+3	Chandler Cuthrell makes three point jump shot (Isaac Harrell assists)	8-10
15:57	+3	Tru Washington makes three point jump shot	5-10
16:10	+2	Chandler Cuthrell makes two point layup	5-7
16:32	+3	Shelton Henderson makes three point jump shot (Dante Allen assists)	3-7
16:38		Tru Washington defensive rebound
16:40		Malik Reneau blocks Kacper Klaczek's two point layup
17:00		Chandler Cuthrell defensive rebound
17:02		Chandler Cuthrell blocks Malik Reneau's two point hook shot
17:12		Tru Washington defensive rebound
17:14		Ja'Juan Carr misses two point layup
17:40		Malik Reneau turnover (offensive foul)
17:40		Malik Reneau offensive foul
17:52	+2	Chandler Cuthrell makes two point dunk (Ja'Juan Carr assists)	3-4
17:58		Tru Washington turnover (lost ball) (Kacper Klaczek steals)
17:58		Jump ball. Tru Washington vs. Kacper Klaczek (Phoenix gains possession)
18:04		Ja'Juan Carr turnover (lost ball) (Tru Washington steals)
18:28		Tre Donaldson turnover (bad pass)
18:32		Ja'Juan Carr turnover (bad pass) (Tre Donaldson steals)
18:55	+1	Dante Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-4
18:55	+1	Dante Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-3
18:55		Isaac Harrell shooting foul (Dante Allen draws the foul)
19:02		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
19:04		Randall Pettus II misses three point jump shot
19:13		Dante Allen turnover (out of bounds)
19:30	+1	Ja'Juan Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-2
19:30		Ja'Juan Carr misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:30		Tre Donaldson shooting foul (Ja'Juan Carr draws the foul)
19:44	+2	Tru Washington makes two point jump shot	0-2
20:00		Chandler Cuthrell vs. Malik Reneau (Hurricanes gains possession)

Timotej Malovec personal foul