January 13, 2008

SHERMAN, Texas – Junior Chris Sanders earned his first career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds and senior Edrick Montgomery added his second double-double in as many games with 22 points and 15 boards as Millsaps cruised to an 85-54 SCAC win over Austin College at Hughey Gym on Sunday afternoon.

It was the Majors' largest SCAC win since a 35-point win over Oglethorpe University during the 2000-01 championship season. Millsaps won that game by a 101-66 score.

Two other Majors notched double figures in addition to Montgomery and Sanders, with senior Lorenzo Bailey scoring 11 and junior Chad Songy adding 10. They were a combined 6-of-13 from 3-point range as Bailey bumped his Millsaps career-leading total to 185.

The 'Roos were led by Kola Alade with 19 points on 5-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc and Chris Sturtevant who scored 14 points - 12 in the second half - and grabbed eight boards.

Millsaps (12-1, 5-0 SCAC) pulled away from an eight-point, 35-27, lead at halftime with 47 percent shooting in the second half and a 50-27 edge on the scoreboard. After the 'Roos pulled to within five points in the opening minutes of the second, the Majors put together a 19-4 run as Songy knocked down a pair of 3s and Allen Odum scored six of his nine points.

Austin College (4-9, 1-4 SCAC) was held to 35 percent shooting in the frame, including just 2-of-13 from long distance. Sturtevant and Alade combined for 21 of the 'Roos 27 points.

The Majors scored 24 points off 21 Austin College turnovers and took advantage of a 48-37 rebounding edge with 20 offensive boards, led by Montgomery with seven and Sanders and Odum with four apiece. They also picked up 17 assists in the game to add to their league-leading total of 16.97 per contest.

Millsaps will close out a three-game road swing Monday evening at the University of Dallas with tipoff set for 5 p.m. at the Maher Center. The Majors fell to the Crusaders, 73-64, in the Rhodes Thanksgiving Tournament last season.

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