HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Isiah Jones tied a career-high 21 points to lead three starters in double figures, as Southeast Missouri (0-10) fell to Northern Kentucky (3-6), 79-69, Saturday night at BB&T Arena.
 
Joel Angus III's layup 47 seconds into the game gave Southeast its only lead of the night.
 
NKU, which entered the contest ranked eighth in the Horizon League in 3-point field goal percentage, made five of its first eight attempts from beyond the arc.
 
The Redhawks trailed by two after Jones knocked down a three to make it an 11-9 game. NKU answered with a 9-0 run to open a double-digit advantage.
 
Lavone Holland scored a layup, Deontae Cole buried a 3-pointer and freshman Drew McDonald made a pair of layups off the bench to push NKU's lead to 20-9 with 13:33 left to play in the first half.
 
Jalen Billups later threw down a dunk off a pass from Dean Danos to extend the Norse lead to 14 before NKU went into the locker room with a 39-30 advantage.
 
NKU outscored Southeast 18-3 from 3-point range and shot 53.8 percent (14-of-26) from the field in the first half.
 
The Norse took their biggest lead at 75-56 on a Danos 3-pointer with 4:43 remaining.
 
Southeast then finished strong with a 13-4 run, making each of its final five field goals. Angus and Antonius Cleveland had four points apiece to key the late surge.
 
Jones made 7-of-12 field goals, buried three 3-pointers and added 4-of-6 free throws in 32 minutes to lead Southeast.
 
Angus followed with 16 points and four rebounds, while Cleveland contributed 13 points and six boards.
 
The Redhawks shot a season-high 48.3 percent (28-of-58) from the field and hit 51.9 percent (14-of-27) of its shots in the first half alone.
 
Southeast, which turned the ball over 11 times in the first half, committed only three in the game's final 20 minutes.
 
Billups led NKU with a double-double 17 points and 11 rebounds. Cole Murray (12), Holland (10) and Danos (10) also scored double-digits. The Norse had eight 3-pointers and shot 49.1 percent (28-of-57) from the floor.
 
The Redhawks head to in-state rival Missouri State for their last game before the Christmas holiday on Dec. 22.