Milligan’s men’s basketball team dropped their game at Truett McConnell on Sat., Jan. 28, by a score of 83-74.
Milligan played well in the second half of the game, but it was the first half that troubled the Buffaloes. At the halftime break, the Buffs trailed the Bears 42-20. The second half was a different story as the Buffs trimmed the lead all the way down to an eight-point lead for the Bears, but, with some clutch free throws in the final minute of the game, the Bears pulled out the win.
Jacob Cawood carried on his momentum from his career night against Montreat as he dropped in 19 points and picked up six rebounds. A career night for Aaron Levarity helped the Buffs trim the lead. Levarity added 13 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.
The Buffs fell to seventh place in the conference at 7-8 in conference play and 11-12 overall. This loss ended the Buffs two-game win streak.
Milligan’s women’s basketball team came out of the game on top of Truett McConnell on Sat., Jan. 28, with a score of 71-67 in an overtime thriller.
The Lady Buffs had a 22-point lead in the second quarter, but with about 1:21 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Lady Buffs found themselves trailing by four points to the Lady Bears. With clutch baskets from Kelly Barnett and Sarah Robinson, the Buffs forced the game into overtime, where MacKenzie Raizor gave the Lady Buffs the lead.
A huge 3-pointer from Hayley Wyrick with about 1:13 left in the game gave the Lady Buffs a four-point lead. Raizor and Wyrick both ended the game with 14 points.
With this win, the Lady Buffs continued their win streak and pushed it to a six-game win streak. The Lady Buffs improved to tied for first in the conference at 13-3 in conference play and 17-7 overall.
Milligan’s men’s basketball lost a close game to the Rams at Bluefield on Wed., Feb. 1, with a score of 83-82.
The game remained close throughout the entire the game. Both teams entered halftime tied at 40 points. The Buffs jumped out of halftime and controlled the tempo of the game for almost the whole second half. With 10:42 left in the second half, the Buffs held an 11-point lead, but the Rams stormed back to eventually take the lead with three seconds left in the game. The Rams would go on to win the game.
Another strong performance from Jacob Cawood helped the Buffs stay in the game as he finished with 20 points and six rebounds. Tyler Nichols and Alex Biggerstaff provided some key points off the bench as they scored 17 and 14 points, respectively.
The Buffs fell to seventh place in the conference at 7-9 in conference play and 11-13 overall.
Milligan’s women’s basketball team lost their game at Bluefield on Wed., Feb. 1, with a score of 57-54.
The Lady Buffs were winning for most of the game, but a big run from the Lady Rams late in the third quarter gave the Rams an eight-point lead going into the fourth quarter. The Rams went on a 19-3 run to close the third quarter. The Buffs stormed back in the fourth quarter to take a big lead of 54-53 with 1:58 remaining in the game. A huge 3-pointer from the Rams with 10 seconds left closed the door on the Buffs.
The leading scorer for the Lady Buffs was Sarah Robinson with 16 points and eight rebounds. Hayley Wyrick added 13 points and five rebounds. The Lady Buffs shot just 37.7 percent from the court and made only 50 percent of their free throws.
The Lady Buffs ended their six-game win streak and fell to second place in the conference at 13-4 in conference play and 17-8 overall.