The Parthenon · Mar 10, 2019
Elmore’s engagement, double-double end regular season with Herd win
Marshall guard Jon Elmore (33) raises his arms in celebration during the Thundering Herd's 15-point win over Florida Atlantic at the Cam Henderson Center on Mar. 9, 2019.Marshall’s senior day got off to a slow start Saturday in the Cam Henderson Center but the Thundering Herd rattled off the early nerves to defeat Florida Atlantic, 76-61, erasing a 17-point first half deficit in the process.
“Obviously (it’s) a little emotional again,” Marshall head basketball coach Dan D’Antoni said following the game, which saw his first full recruiting class, consisting of guards Rondale Watson, C.J. Burks and Jon Elmore, along with forward Christian Thieneman, honored before the game.