JACKSON- Nick Cortese hit a three with no time left on the clock as the Majors picked up their first conference win of the seson 53-52 over the Sewanee Tigers.

Cortese got the ball off an inbounds play with just over three seconds remaining. After being forced to his right, Cortese jab stepped, faded away and banked in a three to snap the Majors' nine-game losing streak.

As the score would indicate, this was a hotly contested, defensive struggle between these two long time conference foes. Neither team was able to get much momentum in the early going as Millsaps was able to take the largest lead at 16-10. The Tigers would respond with an 11-2 run to close out the half behind Keyshonn Carter scoring seven of those 11 points. He finished with a game-high 17. The Tigers led 21-18 at the break.

The second half was a carbon copy of the first. Both teams scratching and clawing for points and neither team allowing any. The Majors got a pair of three-point plays from Murray Kastner to grab a six point lead only to see the Tigers respond with six straight of their own.

Sewanee had a chance to win in it regulation. A three pointer went out of bounds off of Millsaps, setting up a buzzer beater that fell short for senior Brett Bouldin. The teams went to the extra frame tied at 44.

The Tigers scored six of the first eight points in overtime to grab a four-point lead, jumpers by Ryan Berger and Kevin Wilson knotted the game at 50. The Tigers hit what was thought to be the game-winning shot with just 26 seconds left. Instead it set up Cortese's heroics.

Tully Gilligan had seven points and a team-high 11 rebounds for the Majors who out rebounded Sewanee 35-32 on the afternoon. No Major scored in double figures. Rather, it was the Majors balanced scoring attack that was the difference. Kevin Wilson and Jackson Griffon each had nine off the bench. Ryan Berger had eight and Gilligan, Kastner and Cortese each had seven.

The win puts the Majors at 3-10 on the year and 1-2 in the conference. They travel to Holly Springs, Mississippi for a Tuesday non-conference tilt with Rust College. Their next conference game will be Saturday night in Battle Gym against the Birmingham Southern Panthers.