Memphis, Tenn. – The Millsaps Majors Men's Basketball Team hung with the No. 1 team in the Eastern Division, but a 17-4 run by the Rhodes Lynx in the final five minutes proved to be too much for Millsaps as they fell in their first game in 2012, 62-46. The loss drops the Majors to 6-5 overall and 1-2 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
 
The Majors and Lynx battled back and forth in the first half with the lead only getting as high as four. Rhodes took a 27-26 lead into half. The second half looked to be more of the same as it seemed a winner would not be determined until the final minutes before Rhodes went on their run to pull away from Millsaps and improve to 3-0 in the conference.
 
For Millsaps, senior Jeff Brown and sophomore Kyle Kinnear led the way with 10 points while junior Nick Cortese added nine points. Kinnear also led the way with five rebounds while Cortese added four assists.
 
The Majors are back in action this Friday as they travel to Birmingham to take on Birmingham-Southern. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m.