ATLANTA-The Millsaps Majors stymied the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels, holding them to 15 second half points in a 45-36 win in the regular season finale for both teams. The Majors would later find out that thanks to a Rhodes loss to Centre that they tied for the regular season title, their first since 1996. 

Shante Morton led the Majors with 14 points and Miah Brooks ripped down 17 rebounds as the Majors improved to 12-2 in conference play. 

Shatoya White paced the Majors' offense early with a pair of layups to spring Millsaps to a 9-4 lead midway through the first half. Oglethopre responded with a run to briefly take a 12-11 lead. A pair of threes from Morton gave the Majors a 20-16 lead. In the defensive contest, Lovie Love sent the Majors into the break with some much needed momentum, she beat the buzzer to give the Majors a 22-21 halftime advantage. 

The Majors put the clamps down on Oglethorpe right out of the break. The defense held the Petrels without a point for nearly nine minutes. During that time, the Majors built a 32-23 lead. Oglethorpe would respond with an 11-3 run to pull within one at 35-34. Samantha Perez quieted the crowd with an old-fashioned three-point play. Two Perez free throws minutes later brought the lead back out to 8. The Majors cashed in a few free throws to ice the game and go into the regular season clubhouse at 12-2. 

The Majors forced 24 Oglethorpe turnovers in addition to holding the Petrels to a paltry 24 percent shooting. Thanks to Centre, who beat Rhodes on Sunday, the Majors will host the SAA women's basketball tournament. It is the first regular season championship for the Majors since the 1996 team. The Majors will face Sewanee at 1pm central on Friday. The Majors defeated the Tigers 70-40 in Jackson on January 6th. The complete bracket can be viewed here.