Box Score

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Facing the SCAC East Division's top team in Birmingham-Southern College, the Millsaps College men's basketball team dropped its third consecutive game as the host Panthers rolled to the conference victory Sunday afternoon at Bill Battle Coliseum, 64-41.

The Majors (7-10 overall, 3-6 SCAC) struck first with a jumper from senior \#Cameron Varnado\#, but the Panthers rallied to tie the score 8-8 before taking a 13-10 lead with a layup by Roger Williams.

Millsaps responded by scoring the next four points, capped by a 3-pointer from Varnado to regain a 14-13 advantage.

Hart Ahumada countered with a 3-point basket for the Panthers to spark a 10-0 run that reclaimed the lead at 23-14 midway through the opening half.

BSC added to its lead in the closing minutes of the half with a 7-2 run to take a 34-20 lead into the break.

After the Panthers got ahead by 18 points early in the second half, the Majors rallied to get the lead back to single digits with a 9-0 run capped by a free throw from \#LV Sumler\# with 11 minutes to play.

This would be the closest Millsaps would get the rest of the way as BSC stormed ahead in the next eight minutes with a 16-2 run to take a commanding 59-36 advantage.

BSC cruised the final three minutes to claim the conference victory 64-41, dropping the Majors to just 1-7 on the road this season.

Senior \#Blake Martinez\# led the Majors with eight points and \#Quinn Lemieux\# recorded a team-leading seven rebounds.

Kevin Kegarise led all scorers with 13 points for the Panthers and Jason Jonus added 12 points. Mark Messenger finished with a game-high 12 rebounds.

Millsaps will return home for a pair of conference games as it plays host to Sewanee University Friday night at 8 p.m. and Oglethorpe University Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m.