Southeast Missouri (4-4) at Central Arkansas (3-3)
Game Information
Date: Monday, Dec. 5, 2011
Tip-Off: 7:30 p.m., CT
Location: Conway, Ark.
Site: Farris Center (5,000)
Series Record: Southeast leads, 7-4
Coaches: Dickey Nutt (210-236 overall, 21-49 at Southeast, 9-27 OVC); Corliss Williamson (8-27 overall, 8-27 at Central Arkansas)
Southeast Missouri Game Notes
Media Coverage
Redhawks Radio Network: K103 FM (KEZS), flagship; 1440 AM (KSIM); 903 AM (KWOC); 1470 AM (KMAL). Erik Sean, Play-by-Play.
WebCast: UCASports.com
Live Stats: UCASports.com
Quick Hits
Redhawks Head to Central Arkansas
Southeast Missouri (4-4) squares off against its second Southland Conference opponent in three days when it visits Central Arkansas (3-3) Monday. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m., CT, in Conway, Ark.
Against the Southland Conference
Southeast has faced four schools from the Southland Conference during its basketball history. The Redhawks are 12-5 all-time against that conference, holding a 7-4 record vs. Central Arkansas, a 0-1 record vs. Nicholls State, a 3-0 mark vs. Southeastern Louisiana and a 2-0 record against Texas-Arlington.
Double Trouble
The Redhawks had two players register double-doubles against Southeastern Louisiana (Dec. 3).
Tyler Stone had a game-high 18 points and 17 rebounds, while
Leon Powell followed with 10 points and 10 boards. It marked the first time that Southeast had two players get double-doubles in a game since
Cameron Butler scored 11 points and added 12 rebounds, and Powell dropped in 10 points and pulled down 15 rebounds at Jacksonville State on Dec. 19, 2010.
Series History
The Redhawks are 7-4 all-time against Central Arkansas. Southeast has lost three-straight in Conway. The Redhawks and Bears meet for the first time since Jan. 3, 1987. Southeast won that matchup, 77-76 (overtime), in Cape Girardeau.
About Central Arkansas
Central Arkansas is on a two-game winning streak against Ohio Valley Conference opponents this season. The Bears, who have won three in a row, beat Eastern Illinois (107-96 on Nov. 26) at home and UT Martin (75-68 on Nov. 30) on the road. UCA is led by guard LaQuentin Miles, who played under head coach
Dickey Nutt at Southeast during the 2009-10 season. Miles, who leads the Southland Conference in scoring (19.5 ppg) and ranks fifth in rebounding (7.2 rpg), has scored over 20 points in four-straight games. He also registered double-doubles in each of his last two starts. Miles, who redshirted at UCA a year ago, averaged 2.8 points and two rebounds per game in 23 games and two starts with the Redhawks.
Field Goal Oriented
Leon Powell leads the nation and the Ohio Valley Conference with a .756 (34-of-45) field goal percentage. As a team, Southeast ranked 17th nationally out of 338 teams in field goal percentage (.500), according to the NCAA's first batch of national statistics released on Nov. 28.