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Majors Drop Road Contest at Birmingham-Southern 68-60

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Four scorers reached double figures for Birmingham-Southern, led by sophomore guard Aaron Parr with a game-high 17, as the host Panthers got their revenge after a heartbreaking overtime loss at Millsaps last season with a 68-60 win at Bill Battle Coliseum Friday night.

Millsaps, who has relied heavily on the 3-pointer all season by averaging right at 8.0 a game, managed to hit just 2-of-17 from beyond the arc for 11 percent, while BSC knocked down 9-of-19 for 47 percent which proved to be the difference in the score.

BSC (9-9) trailed by as many as six in the opening half but closed the period on a 16-3 run to regain control and a 29-23 lead at the break.

The Panthers stretched their lead out to a game-high 13 points, 40-27, just over 5 minutes into the second half and never looked back.  Despite several miniature runs to get within six late in the game, Millsaps could only get within four, 64-60, in the game's waning seconds before falling by eight.

Millsaps, who rallied from a 7-point deficit with just over 3 minutes to play a year ago in Jackson, could not find the big shot they needed down the stretch to extend the game and dropped to 1-8 on the road this season.

Despite the loss, Millsaps had three scorers set new career-highs in points, with junior \#Cameron Varnado\# scoring 14 points and freshmen \#John Love\# and \#Joe Hunter\# scoring eight and seven points, respectively.

The Majors will continue a 4-game road swing on Sunday at Rhodes College.  Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. in Memphis, Tenn., and can be seen live on www.atwsportscast.com.
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