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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Tyler Stone had a double-double 23 points and 11 rebounds, as Southeast Missouri (7-4) fell to No. 15 Memphis (8-2), 77-65, Saturday night in front of a crowd of 15,021 at FedExForum.

A native of Memphis, Stone returned to his hometown and shot 10-of-18 from the field en route to his game-high. The double-double marked his team-high third of the season.

Southeast hung tough with the Tigers and was still within seven points with under eight minutes left before Memphis pulled away for good.

The Redhawks matched a season-high 19 turnovers which led to 24 Memphis points.

"I thought we held our own and had some chances," said Southeast head coach Dickey Nutt. "We kept battling and did some good things, but the turnovers were the difference."

Southeast started strong, making five of its first eight field goals in the opening 8:11. Freshman Antonius Cleveland gave the Redhawks their first lead (12-10) on a layup with just under 15 minutes left in the first half.
 
After Stone's layup pulled Southeast to within a point (22-21) with 6:39 left, Memphis went on an 8-0 run over the next 1:35. Joe Jackson  followed a Nick King layup by scoring six-consecutive points and capped the surge with two free throws, giving the Tigers a 30-21 advantage with 5:04 remaining.
 
Stone quickly responded with back-to-back baskets, including a three-pointer from the top of the arc to close the gap to 30-26. He then threw down a dunk to make it a four-point game again before Memphis put together a 6-0 run in the last 1:53 to take a 38-30 halftime lead.

Stone also dished out one assist, collected two steals and had a block in 39 minutes.

Fellow Memphis natives Jarekious Bradley and Cleveland also scored double figures for the Redhawks. Bradley followed with 19, while Cleveland added 14, including 11 during Southeast's second-half push.

Southeast outrebounded Memphis, 39-31, and had 15 offensive boards.

Shaq Goodwin led the Tigers with 20 points and eight rebounds. Goodwin shot 10-of-12 from the field.

Jackson and Geron Johnson chipped in 16 and 10 points, respectively.

Memphis shot 50 percent (31-of-62) on the night. The Tigers, however, struggled from three-point range, sinking just 2-of-17 (11.8 percent) shots.

Southeast dropped to 0-11 all-time against nationally-ranked teams.

The Redhawks return home to host IUPUI in their final game before the Christmas holiday Monday. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., CT, at the Show Me Center.