ATLANTA, Ga. -- Junior Blake Martinez pumped in his fourth 20-point game of the season for Millsaps with six 3-pointers but it wasn't enough as host Oglethorpe extended its best start in school history with a 68-54 win at Dorough Field House on Sunday afternoon.

Despite the 14-point loss, the team's were pretty evenly matched on the stat sheet, with Oglethorpe outshooting Millsaps 49-42 percent and grabbing 10 more rebounds.  The Stormy Petrels, however, got 14 points from their bench and cashed in off nine more free throw attempts.

Martinez scored four of the Majors' nine field goals in the first half en route to 12 of his game-high 22 points but Oglethorpe enjoyed a 33-23 lead at intermission thanks in large part to 10 points from David Allison.

Millsaps (5-11, 2-5 SCAC) knocked down six of its first seven shots of the second half to cut the lead down to six points, 43-37, with just over 14 minutes remaining but then missed five of their next six and turned the ball over five times to allow OU to regain momentum and a double digit lead.

Oglethorpe (12-3, 5-1 SCAC) stretched its lead to a game-high 18 points with 3 minutes left after stringing together a 17-7 run and knocked down key free throws down the stretch to hold on for a 14-point win.  Todd Ward's rim-shaking dunk with 58 seconds left put the icing on the cake for OU.

Behind Martinez, senior \#Chris Sanders\# chipped in 12 points, five steals and four rebounds.  Allison led OU with 16, while Ward had a double-double with 14 points and 14 boards and Wade Weldon added 12.

The loss for Millsaps snapped a season-long 3-game winning streak after earning its first road win of the season two nights earlier at Sewanee.  The Majors will open a conference weekend at home Jan. 23, welcoming DePauw and Centre to town.