JACKSON, Miss. - Senior forward
Colton Primm converted a three-point play with five seconds left to give Hendrix College a 57-55 Southern Athletic Association road victory over Millsaps College on Sunday afternoon.
Primm hit a layup on a pass from junior forward
Luke Vance before being fouled by Dustin Aubert. Primm sunk the free throw and Tully Gilligan's three-point attempt at the buzzer was off the mark to give the Warriors (8-9, 2-4) the victory.
Tied at 25-25 with 5:08 to play in the first half, the Majors (3-12, 0-6) ended the period on a 10-2 run for a 35-27 halftime lead. Millsaps scored the first five points of the second half to go up 39-27, but Hendrix answered with a 13-0 run, capped by back-to-back three-pointers from sophomore
Drew Nikolovski, go gain a 39-38 lead with 14:15 to play. From there, the teams exchanged leads nine times and tied it up on three occasions.
Gilligan hit a pair of free throws with 25 seconds left to give the Majors a one-point edge. Primm's shot was blocked on the Warriors' next possession with Millsaps rebounding the ball. Marc Robertson missed a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left. Vance rebounded the second one, setting up the final three-point play for Hendrix.
For the game, the Warriors shot 42 percent (21-of-50) from the field, 6-of-18 from three-point range and 9-of-10 at the free throw line. The Majors shot 43.2 percent (19-of-44), 5-of-13 from outside and 12-of-16 at the line. Millsaps also had a 30-25 rebounding advantage.
Primm led all scorers with 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting to go with three assists. Nikolovski drained four outside shots for 12 points and Vance finishes with 10 points and eight boards. Sophomore guard
Alec Conard had seven points and a pair of steals and sophomore point guard
Jordan Taulton finished with three points, four rebounds and five assists. Sophomore
Jordan Barrett tied his career high with four steals.
Gilligan led the Majors with 13 points, eight rebounds and nine assists. Aubert and Ryan Berger scored 10 points each.
Hendrix will face Centre College in conference action at home on Friday night.