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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Player of the Year Tyler Stone turned in a double-double 22 points and 14 rebounds, and scored seven points in the final 1:09 to lead Southeast Missouri (2-1) to a 76-68 win over IUPUI (0-3) Saturday afternoon at The Jungle.

In his first start of the season following a two-game suspension due to a violation of team rules, Stone shot 8-of-14 from the field and a perfect 4-of-4 at the free throw line. He made all of his free throws in the last 34 seconds of the game to nail down Southeast's second-straight win.

"We overcame adversity and did enough to win the game," said Southeast head coach Dickey Nutt. "It's always a good feeling anytime you win on the road. I thought we made some good plays down the stretch to close it out."

Southeast met IUPUI for the first time and handed the Jaguars their 19th-consecutive loss dating back to the 2012-13 season. IUPUI's 19-game losing streak is currently the second-longest in the nation behind Grambling State's 30-straight defeats.

Although IUPUI made things interesting, the Jaguars couldn't get by the Redhawks.

After trailing 42-35 at the half, IUPUI used a 10-4 run in the first 3:20 of the second stanza and pulled to within three when Ian Chiles made a layup to make it a 48-45 game with 16:54 remaining.

Lucas Nutt answered with a layup on Southeast's next possession before Mitch Patton's field goal cut the Redhawks lead to 50-47 at the 15:51 mark.

IUPUI then pulled to within a point on four occasions before tying the game at 56-56 on Patton's free throw with 9:41 left.

Khufu Najee's three-pointer gave the Jaguars their first lead since the 16:44 mark of the first half with just under nine minutes on the clock.

IUPUI again led by three when Najee buried a jumper with 4:08 left, but Jarekious Bradley's tip-in brought the game to a 65-65 deadlock with 2:38 to go.

After Marcellus Barksdale missed a jumper that would have given IUPUI another lead, Darrian Gray knocked down a three-pointer from the left corner. Gray's big three jumpstarted an 11-3 run over the final minutes.

Stone followed Gray's with a three-pointer of his own to give Southeast a 71-65 cushion with 1:09 left. He then made four-straight free throws to widen the gap to double-digits before the Redhawks polished off the victory.

Bradley entered today's game as the OVC's top scorer, but went without a point in the first half.
 
Southeast fell behind just once in the game's opening 20 minutes when Chiles' three-pointer gave IUPUI a 7-4 edge with 16:44 remaining.
 
Shortly after Patton's jumper diced the Redhawks lead to 14-13, Southeast answered with a 14-5 run to take a 10-point lead.
 
The Redhawks knocked down three 3-pointers, including two off the bench by Jamaal Calvin, to key the surge. Gray's three gave Southeast a 28-18 lead with 8:24 on the clock.
 
True freshman Antonius Cleveland and Stone set the tone early. Cleveland scored 13 points (six which came on dunks) in 17 minutes and Stone added 10 of his points, including eight in a span of 3:21.
 
Both IUPUI (.545) and Southeast (.531) shot over 50 percent from the field in the first half. Additionally, the Redhawks had eight steals and forced 12 turnovers, cashing in 12 points off IUPUI's early mishaps.

Stone's double-double marked the 13th of his career, as he also finished with four assists and a game-high three blocks.

Cleveland and Gray contributed 15 and 11 points, respectively. Both have scored double figures in all three of Southeast's games this season.

Southeast knocked down eight three-pointers with Gray accounting for three of those makes.

Chiles led IUPUI with 24 points, while Najee followed close behind with 22.

The Redhawks started a season at 2-1 for the second year in a row. It is the first time Southeast opened back-to-back seasons with wins in two of its first three games since 2002-03 and 2003-04.

Southeast rounds out its two-game trip in Indiana when it plays at Ball State Monday.

Postgame Notes
IUPUI has lost 19-consecutive games dating back to last season...The Jaguars went winless in their last 16 games of the 2012-13 campaign before opening this year at 0-3. IUPUI's losing streak is currently the second-longest in the nation...Southeast and IUPUI met for the first time...Saturday's matchup was the first of two games these teams will play in 2013-14...The Jaguars return the trip to Cape Girardeau on Dec. 23...The Redhawks improved to 8-6 all-time against Summit League opponents...IUPUI was the third Summit League team Southeast faced in its basketball history...The Redhawks last played a Summit League foe on Nov. 29, 2006 (lost to IPFW, 84-65, in Cape Girardeau)...Southeast started four players from Memphis, Tenn. for the first time this season...Five of the Redhawks 11 active players are from Memphis, one of the region's basketball hotbeds...Preseason All-OVC Player of the Year Tyler Stone is now 10 points away from reaching 1,000 in his career...Stone scored double figures for the 58th time in his career...Lucas Nutt has made 57-consecutive starts at the point guard spot...Nutt started a total of 78 games in his career and ranks fifth all-time at Southeast in that category.