JACKSON, MS- Marc Robertson's potential game-winning three rimmed out as the Majors fell to the Centre Colonels 61-59 on Senior Day for the Majors in the Hangar Dome.
The Majors honored seniors Dustin Aubert and Ryan Detillieu in a pre-game ceremony, with both earning the start.
Millsaps withstood an opening barrage of threes from Centre, who was hot from deep early in building a 20-9 lead. The Majors chipped away at the Colonels' lead, getting it down to five at 25-20 after a pair of Brennan Gagen jumpers and a three from Detillieu.
Myles Moore finished with a game high 23 and got hot late in the first half. A pair of step-back three pointers highlighted an 11-3 run to end the half for the Majors and they took a 35-32 lead into the locker room.
The Colonels started the second half the same as they started the first. Centre scored the first seven points of the half to retake the lead. Millsaps would regroup and hang with the Colonels throughout the half. Neither team held a lead larger than four points until the seven-minute mark when Centre hit back-to-back threes to lead by seven.
A pair of Marc Robertson three-pointers cut Centre's lead to one and forced the visitors to call timeout. They would build their lead back up to five only to see Moore hit another three pointer and cut the lead back to two.
Centre missed four straight free throws down the stretch, giving the Majors the ball with 20 seconds left down two. After a foul, Aubert drove into the lane, drew a double-team and kicked the ball into the far corner for a Robertson three, it rimmed out and the Majors fell 61-59.
The loss drops the Majors to 7-16 overall and 3-9 in conference. They will travel to Hendrix on Friday night to kick off the final weekend of the regular season. Tip time between the Majors and Warriors is set for 8pm.