Men's Basketball Courtesy of Huntingdon Athletics

The Hawks Keep Rolling In Road Win Over Millsaps

JACKSON, Miss.- Coming off a massive exhibition win against Shorter, Huntingdon men's basketball(5-0 overall) stepped into the Hangar Dome and defeated the Millsaps Majors(2-5 overall) 98-79. Huntingdon saw contributions on the offensive end of the court from nearly everyone who stepped on the court, with 13 Hawks finding their way to the scoring column. 

First Half

  • Keeping the theme of hot starts, a pair of RayQuan Taylor free throws gave Huntingdon an early 7-2 lead
  • Millsaps responded by cutting Huntingdon's lead to 14-10 at the 12:49 mark before baskets from Tate Goolesby, DaQuan Hawkins, and BJ Brown pushed the Hawks' lead to 22-12
  • Following several stints in which the Majors brought the score within single digits, most notably 31-27 at the 3:35 mark, Randall Davis sparked an 11-0 Hawks run that saw Huntingdon's double-digit lead return at the 2:06 mark, 38-27, before growing to as much as 42-27
  • Millsaps cashed in on a layup to stop the bleeding and bring the halftime score to 42-29

Second Half

  • Opening the half on an 8-2 run, largely in part due to three-pointers from DaQuan Hawkins and Martise Jackson, the Hawks held a 50-31 lead by the 18:33 mark in the half
  • BJ Brown followed a Millsaps freethrow with a short jumper to give Huntingdon a 20 point lead, 52-32, just a minute later
  • The Majors started to claw back into the game with a 5-0 run at the 16 minute mark, but trips to the charity stripe from RayQuan Taylor and a three-pointer from Jeremy Autinpushed Huntingdon's lead to 63-40 by the 14:38 mark
  • After trading baskets over the course of the next six minutes, Myles Murphy collected a rebound off a Nate Johns miss from the free throw line and put it back in to bring the score to 77-54 entering the final 8 minutes
  • The Majors cashed in on a triple at the 4:06 mark to cut the Huntingdon lead to 89-71 by the 4 minute mark, but five consecutive points from Randall Davis saw the Hawks lead return to 94-73.
  • Back-to-back layups from Davis and Donovan Wilson brought the game to a close, giving Huntingdon their second win against Millsaps on the season.

Key Notes

  • The Hawks dominated the backboard, gathering 43 rebounds compared to 29 from the Majors
  • Huntingdon lived in transition, scoring 26 points on 18 forced turnovers

Hawk Top Performers

The Hawks look to stay in the win column on December 7th, traveling to Pensacola Christian. Tipoff is set for 4:00 PM CT.