CONWAY, AR- Velvet Johnson had 25 points and Miah Brooks had 13 points and 16 rebounds helping the Majors clinch the SAA regular season title with a 61-48 win over the Hendrix Warriors.
The win moved the Majors to 11-2 in the SAA, now three games clear of both Berry and Rhodes and earned the right to host the conference tourney next weekend.
The Majors took control of the game early, getting the ball inside on the Warriors. Millsaps jumped up 13-6 on Hendrix thanks to big buckets from Brooks and Kim Klunk. Hendrix would hang around for most of the first half, staying with in five points.
Millsaps turned on the after burners and closed the half on a 13-3 run to open a 37-21 lead at the half. Again it was Brooks who led the run, scoring seven of the 13 points to end the half. The junior had 11 of her 13 in the opening 20 minutes.
The Warriors would rally in the second half, cutting the Millsaps' lead to six at 39-33 just five minutes into the half. Johnson and Kala-Jewel Freeman would squash the rally with clutch jumpers on the offensive end. Freeman had two buckets and assisted on two more as Millsaps re-opened a double-digit lead.
The senior Johnson would take over late, scoring 10 of the Majors' final 12 points to ice the win. Her 25 points on Friday gives her 1,381 for her career and moved her into second place on the all-time Millsaps' scoring list just 15 points removed from the all-time lead.
Millsaps led in rebounding 41-30 on Friday night, thanks in part to Brooks' 16 boards. The Majors also turned 12 Warrior turnovers into 17 points and out scored Hendrix 32-18 in the paint.
Millsaps now sits at 19-5 overall and 11-2 in the SAA, clinching the #1 seed in the process. The Majors next head to Memphis to take on Rhodes to close out the regular season. Tip time is set for Sunday at 1pm.