MILLIGAN COLLEGE, Tenn. (Feb. 9, 2019) â€" Senior Aaron Levarity racked up a game high 23 points to help lead the Milligan College men's basketball team to their third straight victory as they defeated Appalachian Athletic Conference foe Bryan College 81-75 Saturday afternoon inside Steve Lacy Fieldhouse.
 
With the win, the Buffaloes improved to 19-7 and 14-6 in conference play. The loss dropped the Lions to 13-13 overall and 10-10 in AAC play.
 
LEVARITY HELPS SEAL WIN WITH CRUCIAL REBOUND
Tied at 75 all with 2:01 remaining, Jacob Cawood finished off a layup thanks to a nice assist from Desean Green to allow Milligan to capture a 77-75 lead. After a missed three on the other end, Milligan sealed the deal on the offensive end.
 
Green missed a 3-point attempt with 27 seconds remaining as the shot clock was winding down, but Levarity came flying in for a crucial offensive rebound that would ultimately help close out the win for Milligan.
 
Levarity kicked it out to Nichols who drew the foul and netted the pair of free throws to extend the lead to 79-75. Bryan turned it over on the ensuing possession and Levarity drained a pair of foul shots on the other end to make the final score 81-75.

Milligan trailed 38-35 at the half, but an 11-0 run that began on a made 3-pointer by Green at the 17:19 mark of the second period allowed Milligan to flip a 45-40 deficit into a 51-45 lead. The Lions would work their way back on top and both teams would trade the lead several times for the remainder of the contest until the Buffs ultimately came out on top.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
Levarity added nine rebounds to go along with his 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting. Cawood, Green and Nichols followed Levarity in double figures with 16, 15 and 12 points respectively. Green also hauled in eight rebounds and dished out four assists, while Nichols chipped in six boards and three assists.
 
Mike Featherston contributed six points and seven rebounds, while Tyler Faulkenberry also netted six points to round out the scoring for the Buffs.
 
The Buffs were strong from the charity stripe on the afternoon making 22-of-27 attempts, including 14-of-18 in the second half.
 
FOR BRYAN
Four Lions were in double figures led by Keaton Dotson with 21 points and EJ Bush who finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
 
SENIOR RECOGNITION
Before the game, Milligan honored their 2018-2019 senior class that included Levarity, Will Buckner, Alex Jones, Nicholas Chambers and Chase Phillips.
 
UP NEXT
Milligan wraps up their home schedule Tuesday, Feb. 12, against fellow AAC member Point University. Tip-off is set for approximately 7:30 p.m. directly following the women's contest.