Box Score

JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi College Choctaws defeated Millsaps 67-55 today in the championship game of the 2010 Millsaps New Year's Tournament.

The Majors (6-5) trailed the entire game after giving up nine unanswered points to open the game. The Choctaws (6-4) led by as many as 13 in the first half off 55-percent shooting from three-point range and 48-percent from the floor. The deficit would have remained at 13 if not for the Majors +5 edge at the foul line in the frame.

The Majors came out and battled hard to stay in the game in the second half, matching bucket for bucket over the first 10 minutes of the half. With the score at 41-50 Choctaws, Mississippi College went on a 10-0 run that broke the game open. The Majors cut the lead back down to six twice but came no closer down the stretch.

L.V. Sumler led the way for the Majors with 14 points and six rebounds on the day. Nick Cortese and Kyle Kinnear each scored 11 to round out those Majors in double-figures. Millsaps shot 33-percent for the game, including 29-pecent from three. They were outrebounded 41-33 for the game.

Millsaps will hit the road in the coming weeks as they resume conference play. They will first head down to Texas to take on Trinity in San Antonio next Friday, January 7, at 8:00 p.m.

All-Tournament Team:

L.V. Sumler - Millsaps College
Markeith Wilson - Rust College
Rob Wallace - Belhaven University
Greg Pulliam - Mississippi College

Tournament MVP: Ken Black - Mississippi College