Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

Phillip Russell, who hails from St. Louis, averaged 12 points and 7.5 assists in two wins for SEMO last week. He shot 50 percent (8-of-16) from the field and collected three steals to go along with 15 assists in that stretch. Russell finished with 15 points and seven dishes vs. Tennessee State (Jan. 20) before scoring nine points and distributing a season-high eight assists two days later at Eastern Illinois (Jan. 22).