Box Score

JACKSON - Senior guard \#Blake Martinez\# tied a career-high 29 points to lead the Millsaps College men's basketball team to a 64-51 victory over Colorado College on Senior Day at The Hangar Dome Friday night as the Majors remain in the hunt for the final SCAC West Division playoff spot.

In front of family and friends, the three players honored on Senior Day scored 48 of the 64 Millsaps points to lead the way as \#Cameron Varnado\# finished with 13 points and \#Chris Ingle\# added six to go with Martinez's 29 on 12-of-18 shooting from the field and 5-of-8 from behind the arc.

Millsaps (11-12 overall, 7-8 SCAC) is now tied with Colorado College (12-12 overall, 7-8 SCAC) for the fourth and final spot in next weekend's conference tournament held at Millsaps with one game to play.

After two and a half minutes of scoreless play to open the game, Martinez put the Majors ahead 2-0 with a mid-range jumper.

CC's Colin Madden made his only 3-point basket of the game --finished 1-of-8 from behind the arc-- as the Tigers claimed a 3-2 lead.

With the score tied 18-18, Millsaps went on a 6-0 run to take a 24-18 lead highlighted by a spectacular dunk by Varnado.

The Tigers closed the half with three free throws to cut the lead to 26-23 at the break.

Brady Ohlsen of Colorado College opened the second half with intensity by dunking over the Millsaps defender as the Tigers rallied to take a 30-28 advantage.

After the Majors tied the score 32-32 with a layup by \#Aaron Caldwell\#, they broke the game wide open by going on a 17-4 run to claim a 13-point lead 49-36.

\#LV Sumler\# got the crowd on its feet when he jumped a cross-court pass and took it the length of the court before dunking with authority.

Back-to-back 3-pointers by CC's Jeremiah Waters and Nick Rose cut the lead down to seven but Millsaps answered by increasing the lead back to 14 points behind 8-of-8 shooting from the charity stripe.

Clutch shooting down the stretch put the game on ice as the Majors maintained a double-digit lead for the final three minutes of play as they came out on top, 64-51.

Sumler led the Majors with eight rebounds and three steals while \#Brian Merkel\# dished five assists.

Nick Rose, the SCAC's leading scorer, finished with 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting to lead the Tigers.

Millsaps will close the 2009-10 regular season Sunday afternoon at The Hangar Dome with the hope of returning to the conference tournament when it hosts Austin College. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m.