JACKSON – Freshman Ammon Martin had a breakout game with a career-high 19 points off the bench and the visting Hendrix College Warriors won their first conference game of the year on Saturday afternoon by the score of 73-61 over Millsaps College.

Hendrix (5-1, 1-0 SCAC), who led the game from start to finish, had a balanced offensive attack with 51 percent shooting from the floor. Along with Martin, two others were able to score in double figures, as seniors Ryan Wible and David Foley were able to record 13 and 10 points respectively on a combined 7-of-11 shooting from the floor.

Millsaps (1-6, 0-1 SCAC) who trailed by as many as 11 in the first half, cut the Warriors lead to within nine at the break, 33-24, thanks to a pair of Chris Sanders free throws.

From there, the Majors couldn't find much scoring, going 13-of-35 from the floor and 3-of-16 from the beyond the arc as they were outscored by three in the second half to make the final margin 73-61 in favor of the visitors.

Chris Ingle, Blake Martinez and Sanders all scored in double figures despite off shooting nights, with Ingle leading the way with a team-high 13 points and six boards. Martinez and Sanders followed with 12 points apiece in addition to Russell Booth with nine.

The Majors will end their 5-game homestand on Sunday, Dec. 14 with a 3 p.m. tipoff against non-conference foe LaGrange College. That game, as well as all home games, will be live video webcast and can be seen on www.atwsportscast.com.