Buffs remain undefeated

Milligan College, Tenn. (Nov. 10, 2007) --- The Milligan College men's basketball team continues on their winning steak (4-0) as they beat the Bees of the Savannah College of Art and Design in the second day of the King Classic. The final for Saturday's game was 70-54.   

The first half was a close game for both teams, but the Buffs turned up the intensity in the second half. The biggest lead of the game came off of a three-point play from sophomore Danny McKeehan (Morrow, Ohio) with just a minute left to go in regulation, to make the score 70-51. 

Saturday's game was a hard fight between both teams. The biggest difference though was field goal percentage.  Milligan out-shot their opponents 51% to 39%. The bench also played a crucial part for the Buffs as they received 25 points from their bench as opposed to SCAD's 12 points.

Junior Jeff Barnes (Franklin, Tenn.) led all players in scoring today with 19.  Barnes recorded six rebounds, three assists and three blocks on the day.  McKeehan fought hard all day tallying 14 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Sophomore Randall Smith (Chattanooga, Tenn.) played big for the Buffs knocking down 10 points and pulling in five rebounds.     

“The guys played extremely hard this weekend,” said Milligan College Head Coach Tony Wallingford. “We feel fortunate to have won two hard fought games against two good teams. We still have a long way to go, but we hope to improve through our winning.”

The Buffs travel across town to face-off against the Buccaneers of East Tennessee State University in an exhibition game, Tuesday, Nov. 13. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.