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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.
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The Redhawks established new season-highs in points, three-pointers made (12), first-half points (53) and field goal percentage (58.5).
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"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."
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Southeast and UTM were on fire in the first half, as both teams shot over 58 percent from the field.
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The Redhawks had three players in double figures during their strong start which resulted in a double-digit halftime lead.
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Southeast led, 37-31, with 6:25 remaining when it used a 10-0 run to take a 16-point advantage.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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The Redhawks never let their lead dip below 19 after that, polishing off their fourth win by 20 or more points this year.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Additionally, Southeast's bench scored a season-high 45 points.
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Twymond Howard and Deville Smith led UTM with 21 and 20 points, respectively.
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The Redhawks close out their three-game homestand when they host rival Murray State Saturday. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m., CT.
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