JACKSON – Five Millsaps players scored in double figures, led by junior Blake Martinez with a career-high 23 on 7-of-13 shooting, as the host Majors snapped a five-game losing streak and notched their first win of the 2008-09 campaign in a 92-79 win over Rust College.

Despite getting outshot in the contest by five-tenths of a percent (54.9 to 54.4), Millsaps never trailed in the win, opening up a 12-point halftime lead, 46-34, behind 57 percent shooting from the floor and 11 3-pointers, and never looking back.

The Majors built their lead to as many as 19 points in the second half on 52 percent shooting and never allowed the visiting Bearcats to get inside double digits.

Millsaps (1-4) knocked down a season-high 18 3-pointers for the game with eight different players recording at least one, and behind Martinez's 23 points, Chad Songy had 15, Chris Sanders added 14, Chris Ingle added 13 and Russell Booth had 11.

For Rust, Hakim Ameen had 18 points off the bench on 6-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc, while four other Bearcats notched double figures. Four players also had four assists as the team finished with 22 on the night.

The Majors will continue a 5-game homestand on Tuesday, Dec. 2, welcoming Huntingdon to town for a non-conference affair. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in the Hangar Dome.