Southeast Missouri (4-1) vs. Idaho State (1-3)
Game Information
Date: Friday, November 27, 2015
Tipoff: 5:30 p.m., CT
Location: El Paso, Texas
Arena: Haskins Center
Series: First Meeting
Head Coaches: Rekha Patterson (4-1, First Season); Seton Sobolewski (114-105, 8th Season) 

Media Information 
Radio: SEMO ESPN 1220 AM (Todd Bonacki) | Listen Live
Live Stats: UTEPAthletics.com
Twitter Updates: @SEMOwbb
Game Notes: Southeast Missouri | Idaho State

Thanksgiving in the Sun City
Southeast Missouri (4-1) will begin play at the Fifth Annual UTEP Thanksgiving Tournament on Friday against the Idaho State Bengals (1-3). The Redhawks and Bengals tip off at 5:30 p.m., CT from the Haskins Center on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso. 

Tournament Format
The UTEP Thanksgiving Tournament will feature four teams: UTEP, California-Riverside, Idaho State, and Southeast Missouri. Southeast and Idaho State will begin the tournament at 5:30 p.m., CT on Friday followed by UTEP and UC-Riverside at 8:05 p.m., CT. The losers of games one and two will face off in game three at 5:30 p.m., CT on Saturday while the winners will play at 8:05 p.m., CT. 

Follow the Redhawks
This weekend's games will be broadcast live on SEMO ESPN 1220 AM. Todd Bonacki will provide play-by-play on the broadcast. Fans can download the SEMO ESPN app to listen to live broadcasts of Redhawks basketball all season long. Live stats can be accessed online at UTEPAthletics.com. Live Twitter updates are available on the official Twitter page of the Redhawks, @SEMOwbb. 

Series Histories
Southeast Missouri has never played Idaho State or UC-Riverside in its history but has played UTEP once. The Redhawks lost to the Miners on Nov. 29, 1997, 67-50, in the Holiday Inn Classic in Reno, Nevada. 

Let's Recap
The Redhawks extended their winning streak to four games with an 89-84 win over Western Illinois on Tuesday in Macomb, Illinois. The Redhawks' four-game winning streak is the longest since the 2007-08 season. Southeast's 89 points was a season-high and is the most points the Redhawks have scored in a game since scoring 91 at Central Arkansas on Nov. 17, 2007. The Redhawks had five players in double-digit points, led by Olivia Hackmann who tied a career-high 26 points. In her first career start, freshman Adrianna Murphy tallied her first double-double with 13 points and 12 assists while also grabbing eight rebounds. It was the first time Southeast has ever beaten Western Illinois in Macomb in their 10 all-time meetings. 

Looking at the Idaho State Bengals
The Bengals are off to a 1-3 start to the season. The Bengals started the season off with a win over Colorado Christian but have since fell to quality opponents in No. 20 Northwestern, No. 23 Michigan State, and Texas Tech. ISU averages 60.5 points per game while giving up 71.5 points per game. The Bengals return eight letterwinners and three starters from last season's squad that  finished eighth in the Big Sky Conference with an 8-10 conference record and a 13-17 overall record.

Looking Ahead
Southeast Missouri will continue its road swing at Missouri on Dec. 2. From there, the Redhawks will continue west to Wichita State on Dec. 4. They will finish the road swing at Lipscomb on Dec. 8. Southeast will return home to the Show Me Center to face Central Arkansas on Dec. 13. 

Where the Redhawks Rank Nationally
The Redhawks' rank high nationally in a few team categories. Southeast is 44th in the country in 3-point field goal percentage with a .372 average. While the Redhawks can shoot from beyond the arc, they guard well from there too, holding their opponents to a .254 percentage, which ranks 77th. Southeast's 73.2 points per game is 86th of the 344 teams in the country. 

Lending a Helping Hand
Freshman Adrianna Murphy ranks 62nd nationally in assists per game with 5.2. On the season, Murphy has 26 to her name. She put up 12 in the game against Western Illinois on Wednesday. Murphy's 12 assists in a game was the most since Sarah Costello recorded 10 assists on Feb. 10, 2004.