JACKSON – The Millsaps Majors Men's Basketball Team looked as though they were going to pick up their second straight conference victory over the Hendrix Warriors on Sunday afternoon at The Hangar Dome. However, the Warriors used an 8-0 run in the final two minutes to escape Jackson with a 58-54 win.
 
In a game that turned into a possession battled, both teams went back and forth early on in the first half as it saw nine lead changes, nine ties, and neither team led by more than three. Both teams went into the first half evenly matched at 21.
 
The second half proved to be no different as both teams continued to battle back and forth. The Majors jumped out to a five-point lead, but Hendrix battled back and took a lead back at the 9:14 mark, 38-37.
 
After a free throw to extend the lead to two, the Majors came back with baskets from juniors Taylor Meades and junior Jeff Brown to go up two. Hendrix responded with a layup to tie.
 
Meades buried a three from deep, but again the Warriors responded with a three of their own Chris Goodman. After a basket by sophomore Kyle Kinnear, Hendrix took the next four points to take a 48-46 lead.
 
The Warriors held the ball with 45 seconds remaining in the game, before junior Nick Cortese made a terrific steal dove to the ground and got it to sophomore Ryan Berger who laid it in to tie the score at 48. Hendrix's Jaren Riley could not convert on the buzzer beater as they game went into overtime.
 
The two teams exchanged baskets to tie the score at 50 before Meades hit a huge three while getting hit to put the Majors up four after he converted on the free throw as Millsaps held a 54-50 lead with 2:38 remaining.

The Warriors responded with a three by Ammon Martin before Riley hit the Warriors' first points off the bench with another three to give Hendrix a two point led. The Majors turned the ball over on the next possession and Hendrix hit two free throws to ice the game and take the win.
 
With the loss, Millsaps falls to 7-10 overall and 2-7 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
 
Meades led Millsaps with 16 points while Berger picked up his first career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Cortese led Millsaps with two steals while senior Brian Merkel added four assists.

The Majors prepare to head to Texas for a conference road trip as they will take on the Southwestern Pirates at 8 p.m. on Friday.