DANVILLE, KY- Centre made 17 three pointers and held the Majors to 27 percent shooting as the Majors fell 81-44 to the Colonels on Sunday afternoon.
Six Majors had at least five points, but nobody more than seven in the loss on Sunday. Millsaps erased an early 11-2 run by the Colonels after a three by Ryan Detillieu and a steal and score from Myles Moore cut the Centre lead to four. But a 20-2 run by the Colonels over the next six minutes told the tale on Sunday as Centre built a 31-9 lead with five minutes to go in the half. A pair of Josh McSwain jumpers got the Majors out of the drought but they still trailed 37-16 after 20 minutes.
Centre also started the second half hot, racing to a 12-2 advantage to lead by as many as 34. Millsaps did not have an answer for Blake Scinta who had 24 points and 11 rebounds, both game highs.
But the Majors simply could not get on track offensively on Sunday, shooting 4-22 from three-point range. Defensively, the Majors kept the ball out of the paint, holding Centre to 16 points in the paint compared to 12 for the Majors. It was the three pointer that did in Millsaps, as the Colonels shot 45 percent on Sunday (17-38).
The loss drops Millsaps to 1-2 in the SAA and 5-8 overall. They will travel to Birmingham on Saturday to wrap up the season series with the Panthers. Tip time from Birmigham Southern is set for 5pm, following the women's game between the teams.