MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (January 27, 2007) --- The Milligan College men’s basketball team lost a crucial game which lasted nearly two and a half hours and included an incredible 63 fouls in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) on Saturday night to the King College Tornado by a score of 92-79.

Milligan came out hot and took a 38-35 lead into halftime.

A three-pointer from King’s J.T. Blair tied the game in the opening minute of the second half and started the seesaw battle back and forth as the game was tied six times before King eventually took the lead for good.

The Buffs had some solid scoring performances from Adrian Harrison (Greensboro, N.C.) who had 16 points, Zach Dezarn (Franklin, Ohio) with 17, Danny McKeehan (Morrow, Ohio) who had 13 and Josh Terry (Jonesville, Va.) whose late game threes nearly propelled Milligan back into the lead, finished with 12 points.

Unfortunately, Milligan could find no answer for King’s RuShaun Reeves who poured in 22 points and Josh Edwards who tallied 18 points coming off of the bench.

In a game with 63 fouls, the free throw line will inevitably be a factor. This game proved that point as King shot an impressive 31-for-35 (89 percent) from the line while Milligan shot just 28-for-44 (64 percent). Both teams also lost three players apiece due to fouling out in the game’s most pivotal minutes.

The loss drops the Buffs to 16-7 overall and into a fourth-place tie with King at 8-4 in the AAC.

Milligan will challenge the AAC first-place Bluefield College Rams on Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 7:30 p.m., in Bluefield, Va. The last time the Buffs and Rams butted heads, Milligan prevailed with a 93-72 win.