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11/14/2021 7:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday
GAME 2 | MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD (1-0) vs. MILLIGAN BUFFALOES (0-5)
Monday, Nov. 15 | 7:00 p.m. ET
Cam Henderson Center | Huntington, W.Va.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University men's basketball team hosts the Milligan Buffaloes on Monday night at the Cam Henderson Center. Opening tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
WATCH: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: Sidearm
MARSHALL GAME NOTES: Notes
HAVE YOU HERD
Marshall defeated Wright State on Friday in its season opener 96-88.
Senior Taevion Kinsey led the Herd with 22 points, made all 14 of his free throw attempts and grabbed four rebounds.
Redshirt junior Andrew Taylor recorded a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 11 assists in the contest. The guard added a game-high three steals in the victory.
Freshman Aymeric Toussaint went a perfect 5-for-5 from the field and went 3-for-4 from the charity stripe for 13 points in his MU debut.
Senior Darius George and sophomore Obinna Anochili-Killen each tallied 11 points and junior Goran Miladinovic added 10. Anochili-Killen brought down a team-high eight boards as George and Miladinovic had six. Anochili-Killen also blocked a career-high four shots.
Junior Marko Sarenac blocked a career-high four shots while scoring eight points.
Head coach Dan D'Antoni recorded the 129th win of his coaching career at Marshall.
Friday marked the third time under D'Antoni that MU had six student-athletes score 10 or more points.
The victory marks the first time in the last two seasons the Herd came back when trailing with less than five minutes left in the game.
Kinsey reached double-figure scoring for the 35th consecutive game as he poured over 20 points into the basket for the 22nd time in his career.
Taylor's double-double was the fourth of his career with the 11 assists being a career-high, eclipsing his previous high of nine which he last recorded on Feb. 13, 2021, against Middle Tennessee.
Senior Mikel Beyers dished out a career-high four assists.
SCOUTING MILLIGAN
The Buffs are 0-5 this season and the contest will count as an exhibition for them on Monday night.
Milligan's Levontae Knox does it all as he leads his side with 14.6 points per game, 6.6 rebounds per game and 2.6 assists per game.
Jackson Gabriel is averaging 14.0 points per game as Trevor Hensley and Josh Thomas follow with each averaging 12.0 points per contest.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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Monday, Nov. 15 | 7:00 p.m. ET
Cam Henderson Center | Huntington, W.Va.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University men's basketball team hosts the Milligan Buffaloes on Monday night at the Cam Henderson Center. Opening tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
WATCH: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: Sidearm
MARSHALL GAME NOTES: Notes
HAVE YOU HERD
Marshall defeated Wright State on Friday in its season opener 96-88.
Senior Taevion Kinsey led the Herd with 22 points, made all 14 of his free throw attempts and grabbed four rebounds.
Redshirt junior Andrew Taylor recorded a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 11 assists in the contest. The guard added a game-high three steals in the victory.
Freshman Aymeric Toussaint went a perfect 5-for-5 from the field and went 3-for-4 from the charity stripe for 13 points in his MU debut.
Senior Darius George and sophomore Obinna Anochili-Killen each tallied 11 points and junior Goran Miladinovic added 10. Anochili-Killen brought down a team-high eight boards as George and Miladinovic had six. Anochili-Killen also blocked a career-high four shots.
Junior Marko Sarenac blocked a career-high four shots while scoring eight points.
Head coach Dan D'Antoni recorded the 129th win of his coaching career at Marshall.
Friday marked the third time under D'Antoni that MU had six student-athletes score 10 or more points.
The victory marks the first time in the last two seasons the Herd came back when trailing with less than five minutes left in the game.
Kinsey reached double-figure scoring for the 35th consecutive game as he poured over 20 points into the basket for the 22nd time in his career.
Taylor's double-double was the fourth of his career with the 11 assists being a career-high, eclipsing his previous high of nine which he last recorded on Feb. 13, 2021, against Middle Tennessee.
Senior Mikel Beyers dished out a career-high four assists.
SCOUTING MILLIGAN
The Buffs are 0-5 this season and the contest will count as an exhibition for them on Monday night.
Milligan's Levontae Knox does it all as he leads his side with 14.6 points per game, 6.6 rebounds per game and 2.6 assists per game.
Jackson Gabriel is averaging 14.0 points per game as Trevor Hensley and Josh Thomas follow with each averaging 12.0 points per contest.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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