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JACKSON- Jackson Griffon hit a three pointer with two seconds left to force overtime, but Rust outlasted Millsaps for a 75-73 victory.

Griffon hit a wide open three-pointer after a broken play found him open on the left wing. He buried his third three-pointer of the contest to force the extra five minutes.

The Bearcats' Kelsey Barnes scored five of his seven in overtime and Larry Veasley had a game-high 33 and 14 rebounds to lead Rust.

The loss puts a damper on a great balanced effort by the Majors on Sunday afternoon. Senior Nick Cortese (pictured) had 12 points and had his desperation jumper at the end of overtime fall short. Sterling Thomas had another stat-filling evening with 14 points six assists and three rebounds.

One big stat of the game was the rebounding differential, the Rust Bearcats out rebounded Millsaps 40-25 but only had a 14-9 advantage on second chance points.

These two teams will meet again in Holly Springs, Mississippi on January 8th in what promises to be another nail biter.

The loss drops the Majors to 2-4 on the season as they enter their first semester finals break. The Majors take the hardcourt on Wednesday, December 12 at 5pm as part of a men's women's double header versus the Huntingdon Hawks here in Jackson.