BOONE, NC (December 18, 2004) --- The Milligan College Buffaloes (8-4) basketball team lost to NCAA Division 1 Southern Conference member Appalachian State (N.C.) University (5-3) by a score of 98-67 Saturday evening in Boone, N.C.

Milligan’s freshman guard Anthony Wilhelm (Petoskey, Mich.) led all scorers with 19 points in the contest as he was followed closely by teammate senior forward Craig Emmert (Cass City, Mich.) with 18 points, while Noah Brown led App State with 17 points.

A strong second half performance for Appalachian State as the Mountaineers out scored Milligan 51-23 in the second half. Milligan was trailing at halftime by a 47-44 score.

Next for Milligan is the Disney’s NAIA Basketball Challenge to be played at the Disney Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Fla. December 21-22. The first game of 2005 will see the Buffs travel to Brevard (N.C.) College for an Appalachian Athletic Conference match-up January 6 at 7:30 p.m.