DANVILLE, KY- A second half surge by the Centre Colonels did in the Majors on Friday night, falling 72-52 at Alumni Gymnasium in Danville. 

Ryan Berger had a 11 points, leading a Majors' offense that saw five different Majors score at least seven points. 

The Majors withstood an early Centre barrage, who scored the game's first five points on their first two possessions. Reigning SAA player of the week Marc Robertson continued his hot hand, he drained two early threes to erase the early Colonel lead. Berger added two layups and the Majors grabbed their first lead of the game at 12-11 with 15 minutes to go. 

Murray Kastner provided a spark off the bench, scoring five quick points on a three and a pair of free throws. He helped stake the Majors to their largest lead of the first half at 19-15. Centre responded with a 10-0 run to take a six-point lead, but the Majors would have an answer. Jumpers by Mac McElveen and Tully Gilligan halted the run and cut the Centre lead to 29-25. Late buckets by McElveen and Robertson gave the Majors a 5-0 run to end the half, Centre led by only one at 31-30 at the intermission. 

The teams would traded baskets in the early goings of the second half. A Ronnie Frebis layup made it 37-36 Colonels four minutes into the half. The iron would prove unkind for the Majors soon after, as they missed their next seven shots. A Dustin Aubert jumper snapped the cold streak, but Centre had gone on a 19-3 run to open up a 56-39 lead. That stretch proved to be the difference as the teams would play even over the game's final eight minutes. 

Two telling stats from the game were the 14-2 edge Centre had on points off turnovers and 10-2 advantage on second-chance points. The Majors held an overall 38-36 rebounding advantage. 

The Majors two-game win streak was snapped as they fall to 3-8 overall and 0-2 in conference play. They will travel to Sewanee on Sunday to take on the Tigers with a 3pm central time tip. 

A few notes from the game:

Tully Gilligan nearly missed on a double-double with eight points and a team-high nine rebounds...The Majors had seven blocks including four by Berger and three by Alex Gerchow...Collin Lopez led all scorers with 19.