Atlanta, Ga. - The Millsaps Majors Men's Basketball Team fell behind in the first half to a Rose-Hulman team that was on fire. The Majors tried to narrow in the gap, but could not overcome the deficit as they fell to the Engineers, 69-60.
Rose-Hulman shot 57% from the field in the first half and 53% from behind the arc. They also got to the free throw line 17 times, converting on 13. Millsaps shot very well also in the first half, going 11-21 (54%) from the and 6-9 from behind the arc (67%), but were outdone on the charity stripe as they only got to the line six times. Millsaps was down at half, 43-32.
Millsaps got as close as nine and seven in the second half. but Rose-Hulman ran away with the victory. Junior Taylor Meades led Millsaps with 18 points while sophomore Kyle Kinnear added 10. Defensively freshman Sterling Thomas led Millsaps with five rebounds.
With the loss, Millsaps falls to 1-1 overall. The Majors return to action on Saturday at 6 p.m. as they take on Millikan University.