JACKSON – The Millsaps Majors Men's Basketball Team played one of its most complete games of the young season as they shot 61% in the first half and 53% for the game to knock off the Huntingdon Hawks 74-64 in their home opener.

Millsaps wasted little time out of the game as they rushed out to a 28-8 lead as seven different Majors got into the scoring column early on. After Huntingdon responded with two free throws, sophomore Ryan Berger responded with seven points for Millsaps to push the lead to 35-13.

Throughout the first half, the Majors made it tough on the Hawks as they played tremendous defense and forced Huntingdon into numerous turnovers and bad shots. Millsaps took a 41-22 lead into the break thanks to their excellent shooting and great defense.

Huntingdon did not go away easily in the second half as they pulled within 12 points in the first five minutes, but a basketball by junior Nick Cortese followed by a three by Cortese pushed the Majors lead back up to 17. Millsaps continued to hold its lead throughout the second half as 11 different Majors got on the board throughout the game and four Majors earned double digit scoring.

Junior Taylor Meades led Millsaps with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field. Berger came off the bench and played one of the best games of his career as he picked up 11 points (4-5 from the field) and five rebounds, as well as three blocks and a steal.  Cortese and freshman Sterling Thomas added 10 points each. The Major defense forced the Hawks into 16 turnovers on the night. Junior Kyle Kinnear led the Majors on the board with seven.

The Majors improve to 3-1 with the win on Sunday night. They return to action this Friday as they open up conference play with the Centre Colonels, a team who was picked to with the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Eastern Division. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m.