Millikin Men’s Basketball suffers tough defeat against Elmhurst, Nate Straughter leads the scoring
The Millikin men's basketball team suffered a 53-61 loss to Elmhurst University, with Nate Straughter leading the scoring for Millikin and Frazier Ott posting a double-double. Despite a strong second half, Millikin couldn't overcome the first half deficit, as Elmhurst took a 15-point lead into halftime.
By the Numbers- Nate Straughter scored 16 points on 6-for-13 shooting
- Frazier Ott recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds
- The Big Blue shot 24% in the first half and 30.5% for the game
- Elmhurst's John Ittounas scored 20 points and Jonathan Zapinski added 16
- Elmhurst shot 41.7% from the field
- Millikin couldn't snap their losing streak, falling to Elmhurst
- Despite a strong second half, they couldn't overcome Elmhurst's first-half lead
- Upcoming matchup with North Park University on January 24
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