CONWAY, Ark. - After an impressive win against Birmingham-Southern on Friday, Hendrix looked to stay atop the Southern Athletic Association standings with a huge matchup against Millsaps Sunday afternoon; two teams knotted at the top of the conference standings. After Millsaps held a 10-point advantage in the opening half, a 12-1 Warrior run helped lead Hendrix to a 28-27 halftime lead. Despite Millsaps making a run in the second half, the Warriors outscored the Majors 45-39 in the final 20 minutes of action as Hendrix defeated Millsaps, 73-66, in a very meaningful game in the SAA standings. With the win, Hendrix improves to 10-6 on the year with an impressive 4-1 mark in conference play while Millsaps falls to 11-5 and 3-2 in SAA competition. Seth Stanley led the way with 25 points while Jacob Link logged his third double-double of the season (16 points, 10 rebounds).

THE BASICS 
Score:  Hendrix 73, Millsaps 66
Records: Warriors (10-6, 4-1 SAA) | Majors  (11-5, 3-2 SAA)
Location | Time: Conway, Ark. | 3 p.m.
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OF NOTE
- Despite only scoring five points in the games first nine minutes of play, the Warriors only trailed by 10, 15-5, with 11:02 left in the first half.
- A three-pointer by Sean Coman, two free throws by Coman and a layup by Alex Conrad and a layup by Stanley brought Hendrix with a point, 15-14, with 8:35 to go in the half.
- Millsaps grew its lead back out to seven before a trifecta from Stanley, with less than a minute to go, tied the game up at 25.
- Jack Eaton's and-one play with nine seconds to go in the opening half turned a Warrior two-point deficit into a one-point advantage for the home team as Hendrix enjoyed the 28-27 lead at the break.
- The Majors enjoyed an eight-point cushion with 16:19 left until Hendrix encountered on an impressive 13-0 run nearly midway through the second half; back-to-back free throws by Link capped off the 13-0 lead which gave Hendrix the 43-38 advantage with 11:44 left.
- Eaton found Link for three with 5:10 to go to put Hendrix up nine, 58-49; one of his game-high four assists on the day.
- With 2:25 to go, Stanley found Coman from beyond the arc in the left corner as the sophomores helped put Hendrix up by five points, 62-57.
- Link hit two crucial free throws with 97 seconds left after Millsaps pulled within three.
- After four missed shots on the ensuing possession for the Majors, Conrad hit a free throw to put Hendrix up 65-59 with 39 ticks on the clock left.
- Millsaps picked up a technical foul with 26 seconds left. Hendrix went on to make its final eight free throws of the game as the Warriors picked up the huge 73-66 win over Millsaps.

BOX SCORE NOTABLE
- Stanley shot 6-of-15 from the floor on the day and 10-for-16 from the charity stripe while also accounting for two assists, two steals and a block.
- Link shot 5-of-12 from the floor and 5-of-8 at the free throw line.
- Coman and Eaton added 10 points each, respectively, and combined to shoot 8-of-10 from the free throw mark.
- Conrad added seven points off the bench on 2-of-3 shooting and 3-for-4 at the charity stripe.
- Carl Fitch registered five points, four rebounds and an assist in 23 minutes of work.
- Hendrix shot 19-for-52 (36.5 percent) from the floor, 7-for-21 (33.3 percent) from deep and 28-for-40 (70 percent) from the free throw line.
- The 40 free throw attempts registered Sunday is a new season-high.
- With the win at home, Hendrix now improves to 7-1 at home this season; just 1-5 on the road (lone win was the overtime win at Berry Jan. 5).
- With just two games left until the halfway mark of the conference season, Hendrix is in a two-way tie for first place with Centre (Hendrix faces Centre next). 

WHO'S NEXT
Hendrix hits the road to Danville, Ky. to take on Centre in a clash of the best in the SAA. Tip-off is set for Friday at 7 p.m. CT.

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