CLINTON – Senior guard Brittany Dukes scored 29 points to help lead the high octane Mississippi College offense and 61 percent shooting for the game from the Choctaws proved to be too much for the Majors to handle in the 99-70 loss on Tuesday night.

Millsaps (1-3) came out strong in the first half and built a 6-point lead over their cross town rivals, when senior Tiffany Whitmore drained a jumper at 14:41 of the first half. A jumper by Jalessa Taylor at 11:40 gave the Choctaws their first lead of the game and made the score 16-15. Senior LaReina Adams had a good strong move in the inside post for the basket and the foul to make the score 18-17 in favor of Millsaps – its last lead of the contest.

MC went on a 27-16 run to close the first half and then opened the second on a 20-4 spurt to put the game way out of reach at 64-38 with 13:23 left in regulation.

Freshman Olivia Coats scored a layup and followed it up with a steal and a layup with 10:37 remaining on the clock and Adams made the score 68-50 with a strong offensive rebound and follow up at the 10-minute mark.

That's, however, as close as the Majors would get the rest of the way, as Deanna Powe hit a 3-pointer at the 6-minute mark to make the score 81-61 and help the hosts score 18 of the final 27 points in the contest for a convincing 99-70 victory.

Millsaps was led in the scoring column by Coats with a career-high 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting in addition to a game-high five steals. Janice Okeke and Adams both scored in double figures with the freshman scoring 16 points and the senior scoring 15.

The Majors will open a three-game homestand at the Hangar Dome on Sunday, Nov. 30, playing host to non-conference foe Rust College. Tipoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. and can be seen on www.atwsportscast.com. Check the schedule for a list of all games webcasted.