Irving, Texas – The Millsaps Majors Men's Basketball Team looked as though they were about to pick up a huge win over the University of Dallas on Sunday afternoon to complete their seven game road trip. However, the Crusaders converted on a layup with three seconds remaining to knock of Millsaps 56-55 in overtime.
 
The Majors fell behind in the beginning of the game as the Crusaders raced out to a 17-9 lead. However, the Majors responded with a 10-0 run including six points from junior Taylor Meades to give Millsaps its first lead with 4:16 remaining before half. The two teams battled for the final four minutes and found themselves deadlocked at 25.
 
The second half was more of the same as each team went back and forth with the lead. With the game tied at 41, Millsaps went on a 7-0 run with five points coming from Meades to go up 48-41 with 7:04 remaining. Millsaps went cold form there as they only scored two points for the remainder of regulation.
 
The Crusaders fought back and finished the game on a 9-2 run including a jumped with 13 seconds remaining to tie the game at 50.
 
Millsaps responded in overtime with a layup from Meades and a three pointer from senior Brian Merkel to take a 55-50 lead with 2:48 remaining. However, the Majors could not convert on another basket for the rest of the overtime period. Dallas responded with a 6-0 run including the game winning layup with three seconds remaining to take the win.
 
Meades had an outstanding game with 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting while Merkel added 11 and three assists.  Sophomore Kyle Kinnear was huge down low with 14 rebounds and three blocks.
 
The Majors have lost their fifth straight game and fall to 6-9 overall and 1-5 in the SCAC. The Majors finally return to the friendly confines of The Hangar Dome on Friday as they host their White Out Game at 8 p.m. against Colorado College. All fans are encouraged to wear white and the first 100 students to arrive and show their student ID will receive a free white out t-shirt.