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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Robert Crawford scored a game-high 39 points and Jarvis Garner hit a free throw with six seconds left to help Central Arkansas (4-3) escape with an 88-85 victory over Southeast Missouri (6-6) Saturday night at the Show Me Center.

Southeast, which suffered its first home loss of the season, missed out on a number of opportunities down the stretch.

"We're disappointed, we didn't play well and didn't execute when the game was on the line," said Southeast head coach Dickey Nutt. "It was a winnable game and we did not play well defensively."

Southeast and UCA went wire-to-wire in a game that was flooded by 10 lead changes, including six in the second half.

The Redhawks led by a point twice in the final eight minutes when Tyler Stone hammered down a dunk to give Southeast a 66-65 edge at the 7:52 mark and made a layup to grab a 68-67 advantage 42 seconds later.

After that, Southeast never led again, despite having plenty of chances in the last minute.

Nino Johnson made a layup to slice UCA's lead to two (83-81) before he was fouled and went to the free throw line to shoot two with 1:02 seconds left.

Johnson missed both of his attempts and A.J. Jones quickly fouled Crawford who knocked down two free throws to get the Bears a 85-81 cushion with 41 ticks.

Stone threw down another dunk to make it a two-point game again.

Moments after a 30-second timeout, Lucas Nutt fouled LaQuentin Miles, who missed the front end of a 1-and-1. Johnson rebounded the ball, but turned the ball over with 18 seconds and Jones fouled.

Ryan Williams then calmly sunk both of his free throws to give UCA an 87-83 edge.

Marland Smith responded by burying a jumper on Southeast's ensuing possession, chopping the Bears lead to 87-85 with 14 seconds.

Then, after a 30-second timeout, Nutt tied up Miles and the Redhawks retained possession on a jump ball.

Jones in-bounded the ball to Smith under Southeast's own basket, who had his shot blocked by Miles. The Redhawks immediately fouled to stop the clock with six seconds and Garner made the second of his two-shot foul.

Southeast had one more possession, but Stone's three-pointer bounced off the rim at the buzzer, allowing UCA to hang on for the 88-85 win.

“It was a good heads-up play and Tyler took a good shot,” described Nutt. “It just fell off the mark.”

The Redhawks, who trailed 42-35 at halftime, led only once in the first half, where it shot just 34.5 percent (10-of-29) from the field and made 1-of-9 three-pointers.

Southeast, however, turned around to shoot 65.5 percent (19-of-29) and outscore the Bears, 50-46, in the second stanza.

Crawford made 12-of-15 field goals, 7-of-9 three-pointers and a perfect 8-of-8 free throws to lead UCA.

Miles, who played at Southeast in 2009-10, followed with 18 points, while Garner finished with a double-double 15 points and 10 rebounds.

UCA, one of the worst free throw shooting teams in the nation, came through against Southeast. The Bears missed only three free throws and wound up shooting 83.3 percent (15-of-18) on the night.

Stone became the first Redhawk to score 30 points in a game this season when he poured in a career-high 32. He made 14-of-21 from the field and 3-of-4 at the free throw line. Stone scored at least 30 points against the Bears for the second year in a row.

Three other starters, including Johnson, Corey Wilford and Nutt, also scored double figures.

Johnson recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 21 points and 16 rebounds, and gathered a game-high four blocks.

Meanwhile, Wilford and Nutt chipped in 10 points apiece.

In addition, Southeast outrebounded UCA, 47-32, and committed 17 turnovers.

Tonight was 80s Night at the Show Me Center, which has served as the home of Southeast Basketball for 25 years. The 1987-88 team was the first to play in the facility and members from that squad were honored at halftime.

Southeast breaks for final exams next week before hosting New Orleans on Dec. 19.