Box Score Final Statistics

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Jarekious Bradley scored a season-high 29 points to lift Southeast Missouri (7-8, 1-1) to its first Ohio Valley Conference win, a 77-62 victory over Tennessee State (3-13, 0-1) Saturday night at the Gentry Center.
 
Bradley missed only twice from the field, knocked down a pair of threes and went a perfect 7-of-7 at the free throw line, helping Southeast end a five-game losing streak on the road.
 
"I'm proud of the way we bounced back after a tough loss at Belmont two days ago," said Southeast head coach Dickey Nutt. "We executed our game plan and finished well. Overall, we had a good road trip which saw us come one possession short of starting OVC play at 2-0."
 
Guard Isiah Jones was inserted in the starting lineup for the fourth time this season and first since Nov. 18. The adjustment paid off as it moved Bradley closer to the basket. Both Jones and Bradley picked apart a young TSU team that started five freshmen.
 
Southeast set the tone early, hitting six of its first seven field goals en route to a 17-4 lead.
 
The Redhawks made four-straight shots during that stretch, including a three-pointer on three consecutive possessions. Jones hit back-to-back treys before Bradley knocked down his 100^th career three with 17:06 remaining in the first half.
 
After Marcus Roper made a three-pointer to cut Southeast's lead to nine (19-10), the Redhawks answered with a 20-7 run to push their lead over 20.
 
Jones hit another three to spark the surge, as TSU missed nine field goals and turned the ball over three times during that stretch. Bradley added eight more points before Antonius Cleveland's layup gave Southeast a 39-17 lead at the 4:23 mark.
 
The Tigers outscored the Redhawks 13-3 in the last 4:23 to narrow the gap to 42-30 at the half.
 
TSU managed to get within single digits on four occasions in the final five minutes of the game, but Southeast didn't panic.
 
After Roper's three made it a 69-61 game with 3:23 left, Bradley scored eight-straight points to nail down the win.
 
Bradley shot 10-of-12 from the field, pulled down seven rebounds and dished out two assists in 30 minutes. He scored 20 or more points for the fourth time this year and kept his free throw streak alive at 24-consecutive makes. Bradley's free throw streak is the longest since Lucas Nutt made 22 in a row in 2010-11.
 
Jones, like Bradley, also finished with a season-high. He scored 13 points and had seven rebounds. Jones made a season-best four threes and played the entire game.
 
Cleveland was Southeast's other double-digit scorer with 15 points and seven rebounds. He shot 6-of-11 from the field in 34 minutes.
 
Southeast shot 50 percent (28-of-56) on the night and boasted a 54.2 percent (13-of-24) clip in the second half alone. In addition, the Redhawks outrebounded the Tigers, 37-32, and held a 44-28 advantage in the paint.
 
TSU was led by Roper and Jay Harris who dropped in 13 points each.
 
The Redhawks return home to host Morehead State on Jan. 8.