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MAJORS OUTLAST SEWANEE

JACKSON, MS- Myles Moore hit two clutch free throws with 36 seconds left and the Majors knocked off the SAA's top team in the Sewanee Tigers 57-56 in the Hangar Dome on Friday. 

Millsaps got a balanced scoring effort on Friday with Moore leading the way with 13. Joshua McSwain added 12 points and eight rebounds while Dustin Aubert added eight. 

Sewanee led for much of the first half, building a 17-11 lead midway through the half. Millsaps began chipping away at the Tiger lead behind McSwain. The freshman forward had to big buckets as the Majors tied the game at 17. Moore would drain threes on consecutive possessions as Millsaps built a lead of their own at 25-21. Freshman Dallas Prater added a three of his own with just over a minute left as the Majors took a 28-24 lead into the break. 

The nip-and-tuck game continued into the second half, where it was a one possession Millsaps lead until a McSwain jumped made it 40-35 for the home team with 13 minutes to go. Midway through the half, the Majors went on a 10-2 run to lead 50-42 behind two deep balls from Marc Robertson. 

Now it was Sewanee's turn to chip at the lead. The Tigers whittled the Majors lead down to one with two minutes left on a Brody Stone lay-up and free throw. Stone's lay-up was the last Tiger field goal of the night. Sewanee did take the lead, briefly, after two Jorden Williams free throws with 48 seconds left. 

Out of a timeout, the Majors got the ball to Moore, who was fouled as he drove to the basket. After Moore made both free throws, the Majors' defense forced an errant shot from Marcellus Caldwell. McSwain grabbed his eighth and arguably biggest rebound, got the ball to Aubert who dribbled out the clock. 

The Majors owned a 16-7 edge on points off turnovers and 24-18 on points in the paint. Those slight advantages proved to be enough as Millsaps picked up their seventh win of the year and third in conference. 

Millsaps will welcome in Centre for senior day on Sunday, tip time is set for 2pm. 

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