Carthage CARTH 8-7,1-5 CCIW

Millikin MIL-U 9-7,4-3 CCIW

Carthage CARTH

8-7,1-5 CCIW

Final

Jan. 15, 2022

Millikin MIL-U

9-7,4-3 CCIW

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Carthage CARTH	41	35	76
Millikin MIL-U	42	37	79

Summary
Box Score

Kevin Krows/Millikin University

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/15/2022 6:28:00 PM | Bryan Marshall, Millikin Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information

Big Blue Men’s Basketball Win in Final Seconds

The Millikin men's basketball team picked up an important College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) victory 79-76 over Carthage College on January 15 at the Griswold Center in Decatur.

Freshman Noah Livingston hit the game winning basket and free throw with 4.6 seconds remaining in the game.

Millikin lead 42-41 at halftime, but Carthage had a strong start to the second half and pulled out to a 56-45 lead five minutes into the second half. Millikin battled back and tied the game at 68-68 with five minutes remaining on two Livingston free throws. Millikin pushed out to a 74-68 lead with Drake Stevenson basket with 3:46 left in the game. The Firebirds fought back and used a Garrett Horner basket with 12 seconds left to tie the game at 76-76.

Millikin shot 54 percent (26-48) from the field and went 6-14 (43) percent from three-point range. Millikin was 21-27 (78 percent) from the free throw line. Carthage shot 44 percent (28-63) from the field and went 10-28 (36 percent) from three-point range. The Firebirds were 10-14 from the free throw line. Millikin won the rebounding battle 34-27.

Livingston finished with a career high 20 points. Calvin Fisher tied Livingston for the team high with 20 points along with eight rebounds. JT Welch added 13 points for the Big Blue.

Carthage's top scorer was Fillip Bulatovic and Colton Sigel each with 15 points.

Millikin improves to 9-7, 4-3 while Carthage falls to 8-7, 1-5.

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