Claire Miller
Reporter
February 11, 2005
Thanks to a last-minute shot by freshman Joe Brown, Milligan’s men’s team
defeated the Brevard Tornados 69-67 Tuesday night.
The Buffs were ahead 67-64 with 20 seconds remaining in the game when Brevard
player Steve Higgins scored a three for the tie.
Brown then drove the ball down the court and scored two points, bringing the
game to its final score. “The coaches have been telling me to take it up the
court,” said Brown., “I finally just got comfortable with it.”
Although Brevard tried to salvage some points from in the remaining 4.1 seconds,
they were unable to score, thus sealing Milligan’s victory over the Tornados.
Coach Wallingford said that the Tornados, who were tied with Milligan for first
in the conference before their match with Milligan, gave the team a strong game.
“We were creating offense for them by not taking care of the ball,” said
Wallingford of Milligan’s 18 turnovers. Brevard, who also struggled to keep
possession of the ball, had 25 turnovers.
Freshman Yony Kifle was Milligan’s leading scorer with 17 points, followed by
Brown with 14 and senior Todd Davis with 12.
The Buffs (15-12) take to their home court for the final time this season on
Saturday night against Montreat College (N.C.).