ATHENS, TN (November 29, 2006) --- The Milligan College men's basketball team dropped the 2006-2007 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) opener against No. 25 Tennessee Wesleyan College Wednesday evening in Athens, Tenn. The Buffs were unable to overcome a 50-26 defecit as Tennessee Wesleyan went onto a 92-77 victory.

Milligan was paced by Danny McKeehan (Morrow, Ohio) who scored 14 points. Jeff Barnes (Franklin, Tenn.) had 12 points and 10 rebounds, Joe Brown (Blountville, Tenn.) had 11 points and Frankie Harris (Martinsville, Va.) had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Sloppy play would be the Buffs’ undoing however, as they committed 25 turnovers and went 6-for-19 from the free throw line.

With the results, Milligan is now 4-3 on the season and 0-1 in conference while Tennessee Wesleyan opens their conference season at 1-0 while improving to 6-3 overall.

For TWC, Tyler Gaskin scored 19 points while teammate Zach Gulmire poured in 17 points.

Next for the Buffs is their AAC home opener against Virginia Intermont College Saturday, December 2, with tip off scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Steve Lacy Fieldhouse.