DANVILLE- The number #7 seeded Millsaps Majors led by as many as 22 and knocked off the #2-seed Rhodes 62-58 on Friday.

The Majors fell behind early in the third quarter-final of the day as Rhodes jumped out, scoring six of the games first eight points. The Majors turned on the after burners, using threes by Nick Cortese, Jeremy Mogged and Murray Kastner to grab a 15-8 lead. Quick buckets by Tully Gilligan padded the lead to 26-12 as the Majors put the clamps down on the Rhodes offense. Cortese would add another three in the final second of the first to send the Majors into the break up 33-14.

The lead would grow to 22 as Gilligan tipped in a shot to make it 38-16. Rhodes however, would not go quietly. They began to mount a charge, chipping away at the Majors' lead. Sterling Thomas, in his first game back from injury, drained a three to keep the Majors up 13 at 48-35. The Lynx would keep charging and close to within 2 at 52-50. A clutch three-point play by Ryan Berger stemmed the tide and gave the Majors breathing room at 55-50. The Majors would hit free throws to keep them up a possession. Kevin Wilson made it 60-58 and a technical foul assessed to Rhodes gave the Majors two more free throws. Cortese cashed them in and sent the Majors on to the SAA semi finals.

The Majors' balance again was the key with Cortese leading the way with 17 and Gilligan chipped in 14.

The Majors advance to Saturday's semi-final to be played at 8pm eastern time.