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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Southeast Missouri (1-1) overpowered Harris-Stowe (3-2) behind Leon Powell's game-high 21 points en route to a commanding 95-60 victory Monday night in the Redhawks home-opener at the Show Me Center.

Powell, who missed Southeast's season-opener at Missouri due to a knee injury, shot a perfect 8-of-8 from the field and grabbed four rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench.

"I was proud of our effort tonight," said Southeast head coach Dickey Nutt. "We jumped on them early and never let up."

Southeast's size was too much to handle, as the Redhawks man-handled Harris-Stowe, 60-26, inside the paint, and never trailed in the game.

"We had some good performances," added Nutt. "We were a lot bigger than them and we used our size to our advantage."

Tyler Stone and Marcus Brister each scored double-digits in the first half to help grab Southeast a big lead early. The Redhawks would later close out the half with 14-5 run to take a comfortable 48-26 advantage at the intermission.

Powell (5) and true freshman Nino Johnson (4) combined for nine of the 14 points in the last 6:26 of the opening stanza.

The Redhawks shot a scorching 63.6 percent (21-of-33) from the field, with eight different players getting in the scoring column in the first half. Stone and Brister paved the way with 15 and 10 points, respectively, in the game's opening 20 minutes.

Powell then did most of his damage in the second half, scoring 14 points on 6-of-6 field goals and 2-of-3 free throws.

Southeast, which emptied its bench, led by as many as 42 when Zach House threw down a one-handed dunk to give the Redhawks a 95-53 lead with 1:34 remaining.

The Redhawk reserves outscored Harris-Stowe's bench by a count of 54-35.

Stone finished with 17 points and a team-high seven rebounds, while Brister added 12 points and a game-high six assists. Brister has scored double figures in five-straight games.

Johnson rounded out Southeast's double-digit scorers with 11 points. He also had five assists and two blocks in 18 minutes.

Harris-Stowe was led by Robert Mumphard and Walter Willis, who each scored 11 points.

The Hornets shot under 40 percent (33.8) from the field and turned the ball over 15 times.

Southeast improved to 13-7 in home-openers, winning its first with Nutt as its head coach. The Redhawks also moved to 8-2 all-time against Harris-Stowe.

The Redhawks hit the road to face Missouri Valley Conference member Bradley Wednesday. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., CT, in Peoria, Ill.