MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Dedric Lawson had a double-double 28 points and 14 rebounds and Shaq Goodwin added 20 points to lead Memphis (5-2) to an 80-65 win over Southeast Missouri (0-7) Saturday night at FedExForum.
 
Southeast hung tough with Memphis until the final five minutes when the Tigers used a 12-1 run to pull away for good.
 
"We made positive steps tonight and I thought we came in here and competed," said Southeast head coach Rick Ray. "I was proud of the way we cut it down and pushed those runs that teams have against us. Now, the goal is to eliminate those altogether."
 
The Redhawks trailed by six when Trey Kellum scored a layup to make it a 63-57 game with 4:43 left to play.
 
Memphis countered by scoring 12 of the next 13 points and never looked back. Ricky Tarrant Jr. scored four points, while Lawson converted a 3-point play and Avery Woodson buried a 3-pointer to key the surge that extended the Tigers lead to 75-58 with just under two minutes remaining.
 
The 17-point margin was the largest of the night for Memphis, which picked up its fifth win of the season.
 
Southeast started strong, shooting 45.5 percent from the field as six different players got in the scoring column.
 
The Redhawks and Tigers went back-and-forth to a total of 10 ties in the game's opening 20 minutes.
 
Ladarius Coleman came off the bench and drained a 3-pointer to give Southeast a 13-10 edge with 13:26 left to play, its biggest lead of the half.
 
Down 24-22 with 6:48 remaining, Memphis went on a 9-0 run to take a 31-24 advantage with under five minutes to go. Lawson scored four points and Woodson hit another 3-pointer during that stretch which ended on a pair of Tarrant free throws.
 
Antonius Cleveland was fouled and completed a 3-point play immediately after the Tigers' jaunt. The Redhawks then tied things up at 33-33 on a tip-in by Coleman before pulling within two, 37-35, at the intermission.
 
Lawson and Goodwin were responsible for 48 points, 20 rebounds and four blocks to lead the Tigers who outscored Southeast, 54-30, inside the paint.
 
Tarrant and Woodson followed with 15 and 10 points, respectively.
 
Memphis shot 48.4 percent (31-of-64) from the field with a 53.1 percent (17-of-32) clip in the second half.
 
Wallace gave Southeast a big lift off the bench with a season-high 16 points in 30 minutes. He shot 6-of-8 from the field and had five rebounds, as well.
 
Cleveland had 14 points and six boards, while Kellum pitched in 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Cleveland went over 700 points in his Southeast career.
 
Additionally, Coleman scored seven points and collected eight rebounds for Southeast's bench which outscored Memphis' reserves, 28-4.
 
The Redhawks improved at the free throw line, sinking 10 of their first 11 of the game. Southeast finished at 14-of-21 for 66.7 percent.
 
Southeast opens a two-game homestand when it hosts Mid-American Conference member Bowling Green on Dec. 8. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., CT, at the Show Me Center.