CONWAY, Ark. - The Millsaps men's basketball team could not overcome an early second-half slump, falling to the Warriors 63-75.

The first half was evenly matched, with neither team able to build much of a lead over the other. The Majors (10-13, 4-10 SCAC) started well early. They built up an eight-point lead, holding the Warriors to just one point over the opening four minutes. The Warriors found their shot thereafter and battled back to take a one-point lead into the half, 29-28.

Taylor Meades hit a layup to open the second half to give Millsaps the lead 30-29, but then the Warriors began to surge. They went on a quick 5-0 run to go up 36-30 with 17:10 left and got that lead up to ten, 46-36 by 13:31. The Majors couldn't answer quickly enough and the Hendrix lead balooned to 22, 65-43, with 5:48 left to play. It took the rest of the remaining time to get the game back to the final 12-point margin, 75-63.

LV Sumler posted a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Nick Cortese added 13 points and Taylor Meades finished with 11 to round out those Majors in double figures. Hendrix's Ammon Martin led all scorers with 20 points. The Majors shot 21-of-62 for the game, including just 3-of-16 from three. The Warriors hit 10 of their 26 three pointers on the day.

Millsaps has two games left to earn the final spot in this year's conference tournament. They, and the Warriors, will play Austin College and Colorado College on the road to close out the regular season next weekend. Both Millsaps and Hendrix have identical SCAC records, but the Majors have one more win against West Division opponents, so if both teams are still tied after next weekend's games the Majors will own the fourth and final tournament spot.