JACKSON, Miss. -- Men's Basketball falls short at home to Centenary, 76-60.

After keeping the game close early, Men's Basketball ultimately were overmatched by Centenary in a blowout second half. At the end of the first half, Millsaps only trailed 32-30 after a last second three pointer by Centenary after controlling most of the first half. Balanced scoring in the first half led by Wade Mason's eight points kept the game close until a 44-30 second half by Centenary blew the game open. Millsaps made a late run but fell short at the end.

The Majors were led by Sam Kohnke and Brennan Gagen, who both had 13 points a piece. Gagen also led the Majors in both rebounds and assists with six and five respectively. Robert Gardner and Wade Mason led the contributions off the bench with eight points and four rebounds from Gardner and seven points and three rebounds from Mason.

Millsaps Men's Basketball will be back in action next weekend in Memphis, TN against Louisiana College. Follow the Major men's Basketball team and the rest of Millsaps athletics on Facebook at Millsaps Major Athletics, Twitter @MajorAtheltics, and Instagram @GoMajors. Show your support for your favorite team by using the hashtags GoMajors and MajorPlay.