MILLIGAN COLLEGE, Tenn. (Jan. 9, 2017) â€" Alex Biggerstaff, in the Milligan College Buffaloes' first home game of 2017, blew away his previous career high for points and went off for 27. Behind their lone senior's career night, the Buffaloes defeated the Point University Skyhawks 94-86 for the team's third win in a row.
 
Milligan (9-8, 6-4 AAC) exchanged leads with Point in the early moments of the game. Midway through the first half, the Buffs trailed by one before Biggerstaff made three field goals on three consecutive possessions and built a seven point lead, the largest of the game up until that point. Milligan used the momentum to create more separation and led by 10 at the half.
 
Early in the second half, two of Milligan's sophomores got going early. Jacob Cawood and Will Buckner accounted for Milligan's first eight points and extended the lead to 16. However, the Buffs went cold on a two and a half minute stretch that saw their lead shrink down to three.
 
Enter Biggerstaff. On his first touch of the half, he assisted Cawood on a layup to end the drought.
 
At the 8:03 mark, the Skyhawks hit threes on back-to-back possessions. Milligan responded with three straight threes from Biggerstaff and recreated its double digit lead. Point did not get within ten until the game had been all but won, and the Buffs went on to win.
 
"Alex had a career night and I'm happy for him," Head Coach Bill Robinson said of Biggerstaff following the game. "It just came down to shooting. Alex made seven threes tonight and when we make shots we're pretty good."
 
Biggerstaff's 27 points are not only his new career high, but also matched Tyler Nichols' 27 point game against Warren Wilson for the team's season high.
 
Quietly having himself a career night was Cawood. With 12 points and 11 rebounds, the sophomore from Kingston recorded his first career double-double.
 
"He's really the foundation of this team, as well as the heart and soul," Robinson said of Cawood. "He took several big charges, made some big plays for us. He doesn't always get the recognition, but he's why we win."
 
Also reaching double figures for the Buffs, Nichols and freshman Daxton Bostian tallied 14 and 13 points respectively. Bostian also had a game-high six assists and sophomore Aaron Levarity added eight rebounds.
 
The Buffs return to action on Wednesday as they travel to Reinhardt in a crucial road AAC matchup. The team's next home game is Saturday against St. Andrews University. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.