Kayleigh Wieska

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Millikin MIL-U 11-13,4-11 CCIW

Carthage CARTH 16-7,8-6 CCIW

Millikin MIL-U

11-13,4-11 CCIW

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Feb. 11, 2023

Carthage CARTH

16-7,8-6 CCIW

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Millikin MIL-U	32	48	80
Carthage CARTH	54	39	93

Game Recap: #22 Men's Basketball | 2/11/2023 7:33:00 PM

Firebirds Pickup 93-80 Win on Senior Day

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KENOSHA, Wis. — On Senior Day, the Carthage College men's basketball team picked up their eighth conference win of the season beating Millikin 93-80 Saturday afternoon.

Final score: Carthage 93 - Millikin 80
Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin - Tarble Arena
Records: Carthage 16-7 (8-6 CCIW), Millikin 11-13 (4-11 CCIW)

Carthage started the game with a quick 11-0 run.
With 13:05 left in the half Julian Campbell scored a bucket in the paint, moving the score to 18-10.
After the Big Blue tied it at 18, five-straight points from AJ Johnson pushed the lead back up to nine.
Johnson added two consecutive three-pointers putting the home team in front by 12.
The Firebirds went into halftime up 54-32.
Millikin chipped the advantage to 11 until two free throws from Fillip Bulatovic and a bucket from Antuan Nesbitt made it 64-50.
The Big Blue got as close as four; however, a layup from Campbell and two free throws from Bulatovic extended the margin to ten.
Carthage went on to win, closing with two free throws from Anthony Bernero.

AJ Johnson nearly tied his season-best in points on the day, finishing with a team-best 27 points.
Antuan Nesbitt added 19 points and four assists. Nesbitt has totaled double-digit points in 14 straight games for the Firebirds.
Senior Fillip Bulatovic grabbed a season-best 12 rebounds, dished out nine assists, and recorded 16 points.
Colton Sigel tallied 15 points going five-of-six from long range.
Julian Campbell registered 14 points, the fifth consecutive game Campbell scored in double-figures.
The Firebird offense shot an impressive 22-31 (70%) from the floor in the first half.

"It was a fun final home game of the regular season and the last home game for the Senior Class! We played about as well as we could play in the first half. Shot over 70% from the floor and 9-12 from the three-point line. I think we settled a little bit early in the second half, and Millikin came out with a ton of energy.

All five starters today scored in double figures. We shared the ball well and got some really good looks throughout the game; however, we need to make better decisions late in games against pressure.

AJ Johnson was great in the first half and got us off to a big start. He also had the difficult task of chasing JT Welch the entire night, which is never easy. Antuan continues to score at a high percentage and made some big baskets late in the shot clock. Colton has been shooting it well the last few games, and Julian Campbell is such a presence every time he's on the court.

Grateful to the seniors for all their hard work and dedication over these past four years. Fillip Bulatovic led the way again today and was an assist shy of a triple-double! He played unselfishly today and consistently made the right decision throughout the game."

Fillip Bulatovic, Luke Barach, Nick Wolf, and Lukas Rekasius couldn't be better ambassadors for the program. They come to work every single practice, film session, workout and are great leaders within the program. They will all be successful in their future endeavors and are always a part of the Firebird Basketball Family!"