MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (February 7, 2006)---The Milligan College men’s basketball team defeated Brevard College by a score of 72-69 in a thrilling round of Appalachian Athletic Conference play on Tuesday night at the Steve Lacy Fieldhouse.

The victory snaps an eight-game losing streak for the Buffs, and improves their overall record to 10-15, and their conference mark to 4-12. With the loss, Brevard extends their losing streak to 11 games, and falls to 4-23 overall and 2-16 in the conference.

The game was tight for its entirety, and the first half ended with the score knotted at 35.

Brevard controlled the lead for much of the second half, and featured four players with double digit scoring nights. Rashad Mosley led the way with 18 points.

Milligan, after trailing by as many as 10 points in the second half, managed to pull the game to within one on two Zach Dezarn (Franklin, Ohio) freethrows with just 46 seconds remaining on the game clock.

Brevard then stalled as nearly 35 seconds ran off the clock, but with just 10 seconds remaining, Brevard’s Rayshaun Johnson missed a jumper that changed the fate of the game.

The rebound from Johnson’s errant shot went into the hands of Milligan freshman Tino Washington (Lexington, Ky.), who alertly passed the ball on to a wide open Dezarn who had found his way behind all of Brevard’s defenders.

Dezarn, who led all scorers with 19 points in the game, nailed the lay up to give Milligan the lead and the win.

Tony Brogan (Tazewell, Tenn.), Adrian Harrison (Greensboro, N.C.), and Adam Hughes (Bluff City, Tenn.) were also strong offensive contributors with 12, 11 and 11 points respectively.

The Buffs will look to begin a winning streak this Thursday, Feb. 9, in a conference match up with Tennessee Wesleyan College. That game, at Steve Lacy Fieldhouse, will begin at 7:30 p.m.