Redhawks Tear Apart UT Martin, 98-76

Thursday, February 12

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

8:00 PM

Southeast Missouri State University

12-13, 6-6OVC

UT Martin

15-9, 7-4OVC

Team	1	2	F
UT Martin	40	36	76
Southeast Missouri	53	45	98

Antonius Cleveland was one of five Redhawks with double figures in the scoring column against UT Martin

Photo by: Keith Hente

2/12/2015 11:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Jarekious Bradley scored 21 points to lead five players in double figures as Southeast Missouri (12-13, 6-6) hammered UT Martin (15-9, 7-4), 98-76, Thursday night at the Show Me Center.

Southeast dominated UTM from start to finish in its nationally-televised blowout on the CBS Sports Network.

The Redhawks established new season-highs in points, three-pointers made (12), first-half points (53) and field goal percentage (58.5).

"It was a really good performance by our team in front of a great crowd on national television," said Southeast head coach Dickey Nutt. "It was a great atmosphere and this was a performance we envisioned before the year started."

Southeast and UTM were on fire in the first half, as both teams shot over 58 percent from the field.

The Redhawks had three players in double figures during their strong start which resulted in a double-digit halftime lead.

Southeast led, 37-31, with 6:25 remaining when it used a 10-0 run to take a 16-point advantage.

Walk-on J.T. Jones made a layup and Marcus Wallace knocked down a three-pointer. Antonius Cleveland then followed with two free throws before Isiah Jones buried a three to extend the Redhawks lead to 47-31 with 3:06 left to play.

Jarekious Bradley also gave the Redhawks a huge lift early, making his first four field goals en route to 15 first-half points. Bradley, Cleveland (11 pts.) and Jones (10 pts.) combined to shoot a scorching 70 percent (14-of-20) from the field.

As a team, Southeast shot 58.8 percent (20-of-34), its best first-half field goal percentage this season. The 53-40 halftime cushion also marked the Redhawks first double-digit lead at the break since Jan. 3 (42-30 at Tennessee State).

Southeast continued to pour it on in the second half and built its biggest lead of the night when Bradley's jumper ran the score to 84-57 with 9:13 on the clock.

The Redhawks never let their lead dip below 19 after that, polishing off their fourth win by 20 or more points this year.

Bradley shot 8-of-13 from the field, 2-of-4 from downtown and 3-of-3 at the free throw line. He also had two steals and one assists in 28 minutes, collecting his fourth 20-point game.

Cleveland followed close behind with a season-high 19 points. He made 8-of-11 field goals and 3-of-4 free throws in 36 minutes.

Jones, who buried a team-high four threes, added 16 points, while Nino Johnson turned in a double-double 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Wallace chipped in 14 points.

Jones contributed big minutes for the second game in a row, this time scoring a season-best seven points and dishing out three assists. Jones played 14 minutes, his most in a game this year.

Southeast shot a blistering 38-of-65 from the field and made 48 percent (12-of-25) of its three-point attempts. The Redhawks outrebounded the Skyhawks, 32-28, held a 38-18 advantage in the paint and scored 25 points off 17 turnovers.

Additionally, Southeast's bench scored a season-high 45 points.

Twymond Howard and Deville Smith led UTM with 21 and 20 points, respectively.

The Redhawks close out their three-game homestand when they host rival Murray State Saturday. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m., CT.