JACKSON, Miss. – The men's basketball team fought tough, but couldn't stop a Belhaven second-half surge, falling 78-60 inside Rugg Arena on Tuesday.

Millsaps (1-3) outscored the Blazers, 38-26 in the paint and 23-15 in points off turnovers.

Belhaven (3-1) outshot the Majors 50 percent (18-of-36) to 41.67 percent (15-of-36) in the second half and held a 51-37 scoring advantage in the second half.

Junior Caleb Kent tallied 14 points, two rebounds and one assist. Classmate Dakota Gasca netted seven points, six rebounds, four assists and added a steal.

Senior Drew Roth brought home 12 points and six rebounds as well.

Gasca opened the game with an up-and-under, driving make to the hoop. Kent converted a similar fancy drive, giving Millsaps an early 6-4 margin.

Kent then rushed to the rim and scored through contact, making it an 8-6 contest with 11:58 left in a low-scoring, opening flow of action.

After the Blazers took the lead, Gorton utilized a spinning finger roll to give Millsaps a 15-14 margin with 7:36 to go in the half.

Down by four, Gasca later found Roth wide open in the paint and Roth slammed it home for an emphatic dunk, making it a 21-19 Blazer advantage.

Sophomore Devin Harris cut to the basket for the final make of the half for the Majors. Belhaven hold a narrow 27-23 score at intermission.

Gasca got the scoring started with a spinning reverse layup in the second half's opening minute.

Belhaven answered with a 13-4 run after an and-one, making it 40-29 five minutes into the second. The Blazers added four more points to create a 15-point hole.

With the deficit up to 23, freshman Samuel Holt connected for a trey to give the Major fans some energy.

Kent later connected with Harris after back-and-forth passing, netting a shot down 64-45.

Holt added another trey and scored a layup while being fouled for the final points of the contest. However, Belhaven prevailed, 78-60 on Tuesday night.

The Majors return to the court and host the University of the Ozarks in the Millsaps College Tournament on Friday, beginning at 7 p.m. Live video and live stats will be available at gomajors.com.
 
 
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Founded in Jackson, Mississippi in 1890, Millsaps College is a national liberal arts college dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry and free expression, the exploration of faith to inform vocation and the innovative shaping of the social, economic and cultural progress of our region. Consistently ranked as one of the best values in higher education, Millsaps has been praised by Colleges That Change Lives, The Princeton Review, Forbes Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, The John Templeton Foundation, and The Fiske Guide to Colleges.