Millsaps improves to 3-10 overall on the year and 2-3 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Centre drops to 11-4 overall and 3-2 in conference action.
Sandro Norris led three Majors in double-figures scoring a game-high 20 points on eight of 13 shooting. Justin LeBlanc and Rodney Rogan notched 11 points each in the win.
Senior guard Kyle Roby scored 13 points to lead the Colonels. Roby was only two of three from the field, but made eight of eight from the charity stripe. Freshman guard Thomas Britt added a season-high 12 points off the bench in the loss.
Millsaps led the entire game, leading by as many as seven points in the first half on two occasions. The two teams would go to the locker room with the Majors leading 24-19.
Millsaps would push the lead to as many as 15 points (52-37) in the second half, only to see Centre go on a 17-3 run to pull within one point (55-54) at the 1:37 mark. The Colonels had two opportunities to take the lead, but missed two shots and had to to foul. Norris made two free-throws to give Millsaps a 57-54 win.
Centre once again struggled from the floor shooting only 26.3% (5-19) in the first half and 37.5% (18-48) for the game. Millsaps shot 59.1% (13-22) in the second half and 45.3% (24-53) for the game.
The Colonels will travel to San Antonio, Texas, Friday, Jan. 21, to play Trinity University. The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. CST.
Newspaper Box Score Centre College Colonels vs Millsaps Majors 01/16/05 12:00pm at The Hanger At The Hanger MILLSAPS MAJORS 57, CENTRE COLLEGE COLONELS 54 CENTRE COLLEGE COLONELS (11-3, 3-1) Kyle Roby 2-3 8-8 13; Thomas Britt 4-10 3-3 12; Matt Jacobson 4-10 0-0 9; Matt Nestheide 3-5 0-0 7; Coy Zerhusen 2-8 2-2 6; Josh Bell 2-5 0-0 5; Reggie Magnusson 1-3 0-0 2; John Patterson 0-3 0-0 0; Adam Patterson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-48 13-13 54. MILLSAPS MAJORS (2-10, 1-3) Sandro Norris 8-13 4-5 20; Rodney Rogan 5-8 0-0 11; Justin LeBlanc 4-9 3-5 11; Deonte Oscar 3-7 0-1 6; Tyler Warren 3-11 0-1 6; Marc Rauschuber 1-4 0-0 2; Lorenzo Bailey 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-53 8-14 57. Centre College Colonels....... 19 35 - 54 Millsaps Majors............... 24 33 - 57 3-point goals-Centre College Colonels 5-15 (Matt Jacobson 1-3; Josh Bell 1-4; Thomas Britt 1-4; Matt Nestheide 1-2; Kyle Roby 1-2), Millsaps Majors 1-10 (Rodney Rogan 1-1; Justin LeBlanc 0-4; Deonte Oscar 0-1; Tyler Warren 0-2; Lorenzo Bailey 0-1; Sandro Norris 0-1). Fouled out--Centre College Colonels-None, Millsaps Majors-None. Rebounds-Centre College Colonels 39 (Coy Zerhusen 7; Matt Nestheide 7), Millsaps Majors 27 (Tyler Warren 6). Assists-Centre College Colonels 6 (Matt Nestheide 2; Thomas Britt 2; Kyle Roby 2), Millsaps Majors 13 (Deonte Oscar 3; Lorenzo Bailey 3; Tyler Warren 3). Total fouls-Centre College Colonels 18, Millsaps Majors 17. A-250