CHARLESTON: S.C.: Charleston Southern made it two home wins in a row, defeating Milligan College, 89-59 on Nov. 19 in Charleston.

Kelvin Martin led all scorers with 23 points (9-12). Martin also had seven rebounds and three assists. Cedrick Bowen added 19 points to go with four rebounds. Kyle Grisby led the way for the Buffaloes totaling 21 points and five assists. CSU outshot Milligan 51.7% to 46.9%, outrebounded the Buffaloes 42-26, and dished out 16 in comparison to Milligan's six.

The Buffaloes got on the board first by hitting a three, CSU would quickly answer with a trey of their own to tie the game 3-3 at the 18:29 mark. Kelvin Martin electrified the crowd with a dunk over Marshall Hardy to bring the Bucs within one, 6-7. Martin would continue to attack the basket drawing consecutive Milligan foals; he would hit a free throw at the 15:28 mark to tie the game at nine. Milligan would hit a three pointer to take the 12-9 lead before a Mathiang Muo three and an and-one by Jeremy Sexton would put the Bucs up three, 15-12, with 14:32 left in the first half. Martin would sky for a dunk off of a rebound at the 13:51 mark to five the Bucs a five point advantage 17-12. The Buffaloes would have a tough time scoring, until a lay up by Hardy would bring Milligan within six 22-16. Chris Grier would quickly answer with a lay up of his own at the 11:21 mark to extend the Buc lead to 24-16. Martin would drive and dish to an open Saah Nimley who would bury a corner three to give the Bucs an eleven point lead with 9:54 left. Muo would continue his hot shooting from beyond the arc hitting a jumper to put the Bucs up 13, 30-17, with 8:30 remaining. Martin would once again woo the fans with a tomahawk dunk at the 8:51 mark to put the Bucs up 32-17. The Buccaneers would clamp down on defensive, keeping the Buffaloes scoreless for nearly seven minutes. Cedrick Bowen's two free throws at the 3:07 mark would extend the Buc advantage to 36-19. Nimley would intercept a Buffalo pass and take it the length of the floor to give CSU the 39-21 lead. Milligan rattled off four unanswered to close the gap with 11, 39-28, with just seconds left in the first half. A strong lay up by Muo would close out the first half with Buccaneers up 43-30. CSU shot 48% from the field in the first half, while keeping Milligan to just 10 field goals. The Bucs shot an eye-popping 71% (5-7) from beyond the arc, allowing Milligan only 20%. Charleston Southern capitalized on Milligan mistakes to score 13 points on 13 Buffalo turnovers. CSU was led by Martin's 10 points, three rebounds and one block. Muo led all scorers with 11 and Bowen was tops in rebounding with four. Cordero Seymour's 10 points and four rebounds were the most for the Buffaloes.

Muo started off the second half with a huge block which sent the Buccaneers off and running. Jeremy Sexton would drive the lane and drop in a floater to put the Bucs up 15 in the early parts of the second half. Sexton would then share the love with a no-look pass to Martin who would slam it home to put CSU up 47-30 with 18:21 remaining. CSU would continue the defensive pressure that they displayed in the first, half keeping Milligan off of the board for nearly four minutes. A bucket by Kyle Grisby would break the Milligan cold streak and make it 49-32 Buccaneers. A technical foul on Cordero would send Milligan's leading scorer to the bench at the 14:41 mark. Strickland would race the length of the court, dropping in a lay up to give CSU the 56-35 advantage. Three consecutive by Grisby would bring the Buffaloes within 10, 56-46. A dish from Nimley to Muo would put the Bucs up 14, 63-49, with just over 10 minutes remaining. Nimley would pick Bryant Edwards pocket and dish to a cutting Martin who would slam it down to give the Bucs a 20 point cushion with 6:45 left in half two. Back to back Mitchell Deter threes would put CSU up 30, 89-59 to close out the half and the game.

CSU(2-2) will return to the Buc Dome on Monday to take on Stetson University at 7:30 p.m.