MONTGOMERY, Ala. The Millsaps men's basketball team put up a strong, competitive fight but fell short to Huntingdon College, 83-65 inside the Catherine Dixon Roland Arena.  
 
Senior wing Rodreekas Bush (16 points), classmate and guard Doug Watson (11 points) and junior Aaron Ursin (11 points, seven rebounds) powered Millsaps on the offensive end.
 
The Majors forced 12 turnovers, but were outrebounded 40-20. The bench did perform better, putting up 25 points to Huntingdon's 18. Millsaps' largest lead was five points midway through the first quarter.
 
Bush made a difference offensively going up against high-ranking guards. He was on a hot streak throughout out the first half shooting over defenders' hands to knock down a three-pointer and tie the score at 20-20.
 
Rising freshmen Rodney Phillips Jr. and Stewart Bonnecaze would tally three-point makes of their own before the Hawks built a slight 35-30 advantage going into intermission.
 
Trailing by 11 points 5:26 into the second half, the Majors would make a methodical comeback. Phillips tied the game at 59-59 with a strong layup with just under nine minutes to play.
 
The Hawks then erupted for a 12-1 run to take control of the game late. An Ursin layup and freshman Dakota Gasca three-pointer closed the gap to 71-65 with 3:28 remaining. However, Huntingdon scored the last 12 points to post a final 83-65 tally.
 
Millsaps will next face LaGrange College on Sunday, beginning at 3 p.m. Live video and live stats will be available at gomajors.com.


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