Jaden McClain
Aubrey Staton
74
Millikin MIL-U 2-4,0-0 CCIW
77
Winner Berea BEREA 3-2,0-0 CCS
Millikin MIL-U
2-4,0-0 CCIW
74
Final
77
Berea BEREA
3-2,0-0 CCS
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Millikin MIL-U 44 30 74
Berea BEREA 29 48 77

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Morgan Vogels

Men's Basketball Incurs Third Close Loss of Season at Berea

The Big Blue men's basketball team traveled to Berea, Ky. on Saturday, November 25 for a matchup with Berea College. In their third close loss of the season, Millikin fell 74-77 in the contest.

Down five with under 30 seconds to go, Jaden McClain made a layup to pull the score to 71-74. Berea's Kevion Hudson sunk both free throws, then Trey Minter made one of two after a Millikin miss on the other end to push the Berea lead to six. Nate Straughter made a three with one second left on the clock, but the Big Blue suffered the three-point loss.

Millikin held a 44-29 lead at the half, shooting 60.71% from the field before the break. Straughter topped the points and rebounding columns with 17 points and seven rebounds. Frazier Ott added seven rebounds, and JT Welch, Ott, and McClain each recorded 10 points apiece. 

Berea was led by Hudson and Minter with 16 points each. Berea shot 41.3% from the field and only turned the ball over nine times in their second half comeback victory. 

Millikin will meet their first College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin foe on Wednesday, November 29 when the Thunder of Wheaton College travel to the Griswold Center for a 7:15 PM tipoff.
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