Scott Gowan
Kevin Krows/Millikin University
64
Winner Millikin MILLIKIN 8-6 (3-2 CCIW)
48
North Park NPU 7-5 (3-2 CCIW)
Winner
Millikin MILLIKIN
8-6 (3-2 CCIW)
64
Final
48
North Park NPU
7-5 (3-2 CCIW)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Millikin MILLIKIN 28 36 64
North Park NPU 23 25 48

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Bryan Marshall, Millikin Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information

Millikin Men’s Basketball Wins at North Park

A 11-0 run to start the game lifted the Millikin men's basketball team to a 64-48 win at North Park University in Chicago, Illinois.
 
After scoring the first 11 points of the game, the Big Blue had a 17-2 lead with 11:35 left in the first half. Millikin would be outscored 21-11 for the final 11 minutes of the half and lead 28-23 at halftime. Millikin would never trail in the game. North Park made it a one-point game at 37-36 with 9:31 left in the game. Scott Gowan answered for the Big Blue to make it 40-36 and Millikin would go on a 24-5 run to blow open the game.
 
Millikin shot 22-45 (49 percent) from the field while North Park made only 16-56 (29 percent). The Vikings played the game without Head Coach Tom Slyder who is out due to COVID protocols.
 
Gowan led Millikin with 17 followed by Cole Laurence with 13 points and six rebounds. Calvin Fisher had a double double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
 
Michael Osborne led North Park 16 points followed by Jalen Boyd with 12.
 
Millikin is now 8-6, 3-2 while North Park goes to 7-5, 3-2.
 
 
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