CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Loyola Marymount (4-2) made 10 three-pointers and had five players score double figures in a 73-60 win over Southeast Missouri (0-5) Saturday afternoon at the Show Me Center.
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"Loyola Marymount is a good shooting basketball team," said Southeast head coach
Rick Ray. "I think the biggest thing that hurt us was not taking advantage when we would get a stop."
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LMU took its first lead of the game on a Brandon Brown jumper with 7:13 left to play in the first half and never trailed again.
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The Lions, who were ahead by just two (33-31) at the half, made a perfect 11-of-11 free throws and opened up a double-digit lead in the game's final 20 minutes.
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A pair of free throws by Joshua Spiers widened LMU's lead to 56-45 with 7:56 left to play. David Humphries and Steven Haney then buried a 3-pointer to give the Lions their biggest lead at 62-47.
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After Munis Tutu's free throws gave LMU a 66-51 advantage at the 4:04 mark, Southeast went on a 9-0 run to pull to within six.
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Eric McGill, who was cleared to play before tipoff after missing Tuesday's game with a concussion, knocked down a 3-pointer before
Antonius Cleveland and
Joel Angus III each made a jumper. Cleveland's two free throws made it a 66-60 game with 1:30 remaining.
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On LMU's next possession following Cleveland's free throws, Humphries drained a three and the Lions scored the last seven points of the game to close out their 73-60 victory.
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Cleveland led all Southeast scorers with 17 points, while Angus,
Trey Kellum and
Isiah Jones followed with nine apiece.
Ladarius Coleman also came off the bench to grab a game-high 10 rebounds.
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The Redhawks outrebounded LMU, 42-37, marking the third-straight game where Southeast outrebounded its opponent.
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Shooting wise, Southeast shot just 35.7 percent (20-of-56) from the field and 33.3 percent (10-of-30) in the second half. The Redhawks were just 1-of-9 from 3-point range in the second stanza, as well. In addition, Southeast committed 18 turnovers on the day.
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Tutu led all LMU scorers with 13 points, while Humphries made four 3-pointers and scored 12 points. Spiers, Adom Jacko and Haney added 10 each.
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The Lions didn't shoot much better from the field, hitting 36.5 percent (23-of-63) of their attempts. LMU missed just twice at the free throw line, going 17-of-19 for 89.5 percent.
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"Most of their 3-pointers happened off our mistakes," commented Ray. "We have to make sure we do a better job of staying sound and disciplined."
Southeast had all 13 of its players available for the first time in five games this season.
Jamaal Calvin played seven minutes off the bench in his first contest this year. The Redhawks are now 19-6 in home-openers since joining the NCAA Division I ranks in 1991-92.
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Southeast heads to regional rival Southern Illinois on Dec. 2.
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