JACKSON-Senior Nick Cortese went for 24 points on his senior day and the annual White Out at Millsaps but Rhodes hung on for a 65-61 victory on Friday.

Cortese got the Majors off to a hot start on Friday, scoring the game's first five points. Lynx leading scorer Andrew Galow would respond with five straight of his own and the teams would fight tooth and nail the rest of the evening.

Rhodes used stingy defense to pull ahead by eight, only to see Murray Kastner and Jeremy Mogged drain triples to get the Majors quickly back within striking distance. The Lynx took a 25-19 lead into the break.

Galow again would strike for the Lynx, who led by as many as 12 in the second half, but they could never put away the Majors. Tully Gilligan and Kevin Wilson would combine to score 12 of the game's 14 points in one stretch to pull Millsaps within three. 

Again, Rhodes would pull ahead to grab a near double-digit cushion only to see the Majors climb back. A Cortese three pulled the Majors to within three on two separate occasions. But the Lynx would prove clutch at the free throw line down the stretch, going 25-31 in total to hang on for the victory.

The Majors were led by Cortese's 24 points. Gilligan had 15 points to go along with five rebounds and five assists. Murray Kastner added 10 for the Majors.

The Majors will wrap up their regular season home schedule on Super Sunday as the Hendrix Warriors come to Jackson. Tip time is set for 3pm.