Nate Straughter
Aubrey Staton
81
Winner Illinois Col. IC 5-0,0-0 Midwest Conference
77
Millikin MIL-U 2-3,0-0 CCIW
Winner
Illinois Col. IC
5-0,0-0 Midwest Conference
81
Final
77
Millikin MIL-U
2-3,0-0 CCIW
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Illinois Col. IC 35 35 11 81
Millikin MIL-U 35 35 7 77

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Morgan Vogels

Men's Basketball Downed by Blueboys in Overtime

The Millikin men's basketball team matched up with the Blueboys of Illinois College on Wednesday, November 22 at the Griswold Center in Decatur, Ill. In a game that took overtime to decide, Millikin fell 77-81.

With each team scoring 35 in each half, regulation ended with the score tied at 70 with Noah Livingston hitting a three with three seconds remaining on the clock to tie the game after IC's Jake Mazrimas missed a pair of free throws. 

In overtime, the teams traded baskets with JT Welch's three pointer to tie the game at 75 then Livingston's basket to follow Buzz Ritzel's jumper knotted the score at 77. 

Illinois College used two made free throws apiece by Ritzel and Ty Lenhardt to take the four point overtime victory. 

Nate Straughter led the way offensively with 22 points and snagged nine rebounds. Welch added 17 points, and Livingston chipped in 15. The Big Blue shot 41.2% from the field on 28-for-68 shooting.

For the Blueboys, Mazrimas was the leading scorer and rebounder with 19 points and 12 rebounds, Lenhardt added 18, Ritzel chipped in 16, and Matt Thompson recorded 15 points for a balanced scoring attack. Illinois College shot 44.9% from the field and led the rebounding battle 37-38.

Millikin will look to bounce back on the road on Saturday, November 25 when they meet Berea College in Berea, Ky. with tipoff scheduled for 4:00 P.M.
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