Millsaps Men Endure Scare, Defeat Centre 71-70

Jackson - The Millsaps men's basketball team survived a late run by Centre College as the Majors won 71-70 and snapped a 5 game losing streak to the Colonels (7-4) (3-3) in the process. The Majors (11-2) (5-1) were led by Senior Daniel Waguespack, who had 18 points and 9 rebounds on the evening. Waguespack's late steal and layup with under a minute to play helped seal the win for the Majors in addition to clutch free throw shooting by Senior Trent Forrest, who had 5 points on the night including 3 free throws. Other players of note for Millsaps include Senior Michael Schwitter, who had 14 points, including 3 three pointers, while Senior Byron Cooper added 9 points and hauled in 11 rebounds. For Centre, Doug Donaldson poured in 19 points in the loss, including his long range runner with 1 second remaining in the game to close the Majors' lead from 71-67 to the final score of 71-70. Millsaps next plays host to Sewanee on Sunday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m.

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