Scott Gowan
Kevin Krows/Millikin University
79
Winner Elmhurst ELM 8-1,2-0 CCIW
61
Millikin MIL-U 5-4,1-1 CCIW
Winner
Elmhurst ELM
8-1,2-0 CCIW
79
Final
61
Millikin MIL-U
5-4,1-1 CCIW
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Elmhurst ELM 42 37 79
Millikin MIL-U 30 31 61

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Big Blue Men’s Basketball Falls to #7 Elmhurst

The Millikin men's basketball team lost to seventh ranked Elmhurst University 79-61 on December 8 at the Griswold Center in Decatur, Illinois.
 
Elmhurst led 42-30 at halftime and outscored Millikin 37-31 in the second half. The Bluejays had too much offensive firepower for the Big Blue hitting 49 percent (31-63) from the field and going 5-20 from three-point range. Millikin shot 39 percent (22-56) from the field and made 7-21 from three-point range. Elmhurst won the rebounding battle 39-30.
 
Millikin got a boost off the bench from Scott Gowan with a team high 21 points. Gowan was 8-11 from the field including going 4-5 from three-point range. Gowan is regaining his shooting stroke after missing four games earlier this season due to injury. Jake Hampton had 12 points for the Big Blue. DeMarcus Bond had eight points and two assists for Millikin.
 
The Bluejays got 24 points, six rebounds and five assist from Jake Rhode. Dominic Genco added 18 points followed by Ocean Johnson with 13.
 
Millikin falls to 5-4, 1-1 while Elmhurst improves to 8-1, 2-0.
 
 
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