Box Score Box Score
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana's
Damon Forest scored 15 of his game-high 20 points in the first half and the Lions held Millsaps College scoreless for the final 7:07 in an 81-49 non-conference victory Saturday afternoon at the University Center.
Patrick Sullivan added 17 points and nine rebounds for Southeastern (4-1) while
Robert Tibbs recorded his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Gary Dixon added 12 points for Southeastern, all from behind the 3-point line, as the Lions built a 45-19 halftime lead and outscored Millsaps (1-3) 15-0 down the stretch.
Tibbs, who went 1-for-2 from the floor and 11-for-12 from the free throw line, fueled a 13-0 run in the first half that turned an 11-9 deficit into a 22-11 lead. The 6-foot-6 senior tied the game with a pair of free throws at the 14:09 mark before Forest scored five consecutive points, including a three-point play for a 16-11 lead.
The Lions, who shot 49 percent (28-for-57) from the floor and forced 24 turnovers, increased their lead to 34-13 when Sullivan dunked his own miss. Southeastern closed out the first half with an 11-2 run as Forest scored five points in the run.
Millsaps, which was led by Mandeville native Blake Martinez with 19 points, got as close as 57-43 in the second half on a tip-in by Jeff Brown with 9:29 remaining. Millsaps closed to within 66-49 on a 3-pointer by Martinez with 7:07 left, but the Majors went 0-for-7 from the floor with two turnovers down the stretch.
Former Walker High product Cameron Varnado added 12 points for the Majors, who shot 35 percent from the floor and were 6-for-17 (35 percent) from behind the 3-point line.
Southeastern will return to action on Tuesday when it plays host to Spring Hill College in a 5:30 p.m. contest. The game will be the first of a doubleheader with the Southeastern women's team, which plays host to UNO at 7:45.
MILLSAPS COLLEGE (1-3)
Martinez 6-13 2-2 19; Varnado 3-10 6-6 12; Sumler 2-4 0-0 4; Browning 1-1 0-0 3; Cortese 0-2 2-3 2; Caldwell 1-5 0-0 2; Brown 1-2 0-0 2; Cooper 1-2 0-0 2; Merkel 1-4 0-0 2; Lemieux 0-2 1-2 1; Center 0-0 0-0 0; Templeton 0-0 0-0 0; White 0-0 0-0 0; Meades 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 16-46 11-14 49.
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (4-1)
Forest 8-12 2-2 20; Sullivan 8-11 1-2 17; Tibbs 1-2 11-12 13; Dixon 4-8 0-0 12; Fortenberry 3-7 0-0 9; Burches 2-3 0-0 4; Hutchin 1-6 0-0 3; Jones 1-5 1-3 3; Ndoumba 0-0 0-0 0; Patterson 0-0 0-0 0; Marks 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 28-57 15-19 81.
Halftime – SLU 45, Millsaps 19. 3-point goals - Millsaps 6-17 (Martinez 5-11; Browning 1-1; Sumler 0-1; Cortese 0-1; Brown 0-1; Meades 0-1; Varnado 0-1), SLU 10-27 (Dixon 4-7; Fortenberry 3-6; Forest 2-5; Hutchin 1-5; Jones 0-3; Burches 0-1). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - Millsaps 27 (Varnado, Sumler 5), SLU 35 (Tibbs 10). Assists - Millsaps 10 (Lemieux 3), SLU 22 (Four with 3). Total fouls - Millsaps 16, SLU 15. Technical fouls - None. A – 556.
