Jackson -   Over one thousand spectators watched the 20th ranked Millsaps men's basketball team defeat a stubborn Sewanee team 72-63 on Sunday afternoon as the Majors won their 8th consecutive home game at the Maurice H. Hall Activities Center.   The win also makes Millsaps (12-2) (6-1) just a half game behind DePauw for first place in the SCAC as DePauw (12-2) (7-1) lost to Trinity (TX) 56-66 today. Sewanee falls to 7-6 and 3-4 with the loss.

The Majors were led offensively by a double-double performance from Junior Thomas Adams, who poured in a season high 19 points and pulled down 11 rebounds.   Senior Trent Forrest hit 4 of 5 three pointers and 4 of 5 free throws en route to a season high 16 points, and Senior Lance Stoner also poisoned Sewanee from the outside as he drained 2 of 3 three pointers on his way to 10 points.  Other scorers of note include Senior Michael Schwitter who added 12 points, while Senior Daniel Waguespack moved into 3rd place on the Millsaps All-Time leading scorers' list as he contributed 7 points in the win.  Waguespack now has 1, 441 points for his career. 

For Sewanee, Jonathan Jarrett led all scorers with 22 points, while Michael Brown and Rusty Fordham added 18 and 14 points respectively. 

Millsaps will hit the road next weekend to battle Rhodes and Hendrix.   Tip off for the men's game versus Rhodes is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 18.