JACKSON- In a game that featured 46 fouls and just 31 field goals, the Millsaps Majors dropped a hard-fought affair 52-45 to the Rhodes Lynx on Friday night. 

Ryan Berger had a game-high 16 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Majors on Friday night. 

In the low-scoring contest, neither team was able to build much momentum or much of a lead all night. Berger got the Majors off and running, draining a step-back three and a driving lay-in in the opening minutes as the Majors grabbed an early 7-6 lead. 

The Lynx would grab a little momentum midway through the half, draining a pair of threes as they took a 16-11 lead with eight minutes left. The Majors would fight back, getting layups from Berger and Marc Robertson, trimming the Rhodes' lead to one at 19-18. The Lynx would close the half on a 5-0 run over the final three minutes and owned a 24-18 lead into the break. 

Berger and Ronnie Frebis stormed out of the half to get Millsaps within one at 26-25. Berger's three and Frebis' lay-in and free throws helped chip away at the Rhodes lead. That would be the story for much of the second half, the Lynx would pull ahead by two possessions only to see the Majors fight back. 

Much of the offense came from the chairty strip for both teams in the second half as they combined for 26 free throws. The standout play came out of a Tully Gilligan steal, he lobbed a half court pass to a streaking Mac McElveen who laid it off the glass and cut the Lynx lead to 37-36. 

The Lynx got a pair of threes off shooter's rolls, bouncing them around the rim and in to stretch their lead back to five on a pair of occasions late in the game. Dustin Aubert sliced into the lane for two and the Lynx lead was down to three at 46-43 with 35 seconds left. However, Rhodes would ice the game at the line, making seven of their final eight free throws to put the game away. 

The loss drops Millsaps to 3-11 overall and 0-5 in conference play. Rhodes improves to 11-5 and 4-1 in conference. The Majors will look to bounce back Sunday when the Hendrix Warriors come to town for a 3pm tip. 

A few notes from the game:

The Majors took advantage of 13 Lynx turnovers, turning them into 15 points...Millsaps owned an 18-16 advantage in the paint...Tully Gilligan had eight points, and a team-high four assists before fouling out...Ronnie Frebis had a game-high seven rebounds.