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MAJORS DOWN DALLAS

JACKSON, MS- Millsaps got a game-high 19 from Marc Robertson and held off the previously unbeaten Dallas Crusaders 63-57 in the Hangar Dome on Saturday. 

Robertson hit another five threes on Saturday after draining six on Friday and added six points and six assists to lead the Majors to their third straight victory. Josh McSwain added  six rebounds as well as two timely blocks to help lead a defense that limited Dallas to just 35 percent shooting on the day. 

Millsaps scored the game's first eight points and enjoyed a comfortable lead for much of the first half. Alex Gerchow was hot early, scoring a pair of buckets and owning the glass with three rebounds as the Majors built their lead. 

Dallas would climb back into the game with a 7-0 run to pull within a point at 21-20 and made a late bucket to pull to 27-24 Majors at the half. 

After trading baskets to start the second half, the Majors fell behind for the first time on Saturday after an Aaron Wyatt jumper gave the Crusaders a 36-34 lead. The Dallas lead would grow to as many as five with just over eight minutes remaining as the Majors struggled from the field. 

Dustin Aubert would swing the game back in the Majors' favor with a trio of knifing drives to the basket, the senior finished with 10 points and helped to re-spark the Majors' offense. McSwain hit a pair of baseline jumpers as Millsaps retook the lead. 

The nip-and-tuck ball game saw five ties and six lead changes, most of them during the latter stages of the ball game. It was the Majors' defense took over down the stretch, limiting Dallas to just one field goal in the final four minutes. Dallas finished 1-6 from the field and was limited to just four free throws during that span. Robertson scored 10 of his 19 in the clutch, hitting two dagger threes and hitting all four of his free throws. 

Millsaps evens its record at 4-4 on the season and are winners of three straight. The Majors will take a break for fall semester finals before closing out the 2014 calendar year on the 18th when the Austin Roos come to town for a 3pm Thursday afternoon tip. 

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