Montgomery,AL-- The Millsaps' Majors got a Nick Cortese layup with four seconds left in regulation to force overtime, but came up short against the Huntingdon Hawks, falling 78-72.
The Majors got off to a quick start on Sunday afternoon and led by as many as 13 at 45-32 just two minutes into the second half. The Majors went cold, scoring just two points over the next eight minutes as the Hawks staged their comeback. The teams went back and forth for the remainder of the second half, with neither team leading by more than four.
A three-point play by Sterling Thomas got the Majors off to a great start in the extra frame but the Hawks scored the last seven points of overtime to grab the win.
Sterling Thomas led the offensive charge for the Majors, scoring 19 points, grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out three assists. Sharpshooting Murray Kastner scored 12 points and went 4-5 from three-point range. Kevin Wilson and Nick Cortese scored 11 and 10 points respectively to round out the four Majors that posted double figures.
The Majors owned the glass, out rebounding the Hawks 50 to 43, the Majors undoing may have been the 20 turnovers forced by the Hawks.
The loss drops the Majors to 2-2 on the season and ends a two-game win streak. The Majors head home for a men's and women's double header against the Eagles of Pensacola Christian. The women get things started at 3pm with the men to follow 20-25 minutes after the conclusion of the game.