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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. –  T.J. Sapp scored 17 points and made five free throws, including three with two seconds left in regulation to help Murray State (23-4, 13-0) escape with a 94-92 overtime victory over Southeast Missouri (12-14, 6-7) Saturday night at the Show Me Center.
 
MSU clinched the 2014-15 Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title and secured the top seed to the league's postseason tournament.
 
Cameron Payne fouled out with 2:43 left in regulation with MSU trailing, 78-73. Jeffery Moss made a jumper and Sapp then got free and buried a three-pointer from the left corner to tie the game with 1:50 left.
 
Sapp later cut Southeast's lead to 82-80 with a pair of free throws (25 seconds).
 
The Racers were then down two again (84-82) when Jarekious Bradley went to the free throw line with seven seconds remaining. Bradley missed the front end of his two-shot foul and made the second attempt to give the Redhawks an 85-82 edge.
 
On the ensuing possession, Antonius Cleveland was whistled for a foul after making contact with Sapp behind the three-point line just past halfcourt. Sapp calmly made all three of his free throws with two seconds, sending the game to overtime.
 
MSU took its first lead since the 7:50 mark of the first half when Sapp scored a layup 48 seconds into the extra period.
 
That basket sparked a quick 6-0 run, as the Racers built a 91-85 lead with 3:08 left to play. Moss also made a jumper and Jarvis Williams sunk two free throws during the surge.
 
Southeast managed to regain a 92-91 lead on Bradley's two free throws with 45 seconds.
 
Tyler Rambo was fouled the next time MSU had the ball and countered with two free throws to give the Racers a 93-92 lead with 34 seconds left to play.
 
MSU found itself at the free throw line again after Wayne Langston stole the ball and Sapp was fouled. Sapp, however, split two free throws, keeping it a two-point game (94-92) with 16 seconds.
 
On Southeast's final possession, Bradley took an awkward shot from the baseline that went off the rim and the Racers came away with their 21^st consecutive win.
 
"I thought we had about six chances to put the game away," said Southeast head coach Dickey Nutt. "I think the momentum carried Antonius into Sapp. We felt like we were in control for the entire game and it was disappointing to see it slip away."
 
Southeast had a 10-point lead with 5:44 left before MSU forced an overtime game in Cape Girardeau for the second year in a row. Bradley scored 11 points in 2:49 and nailed a three on three-straight possessions, as the Redhawks led 71-61.
 
The Redhawks had another strong start, shooting 56.3 percent (18-of-32) in the first half. Southeast held a 43-38 at the intermission.
 
Payne led all scorers with 26 points on 6-of-13 field goals and 12-of-14 free throws. Moss (18), Sapp and Williams (16) also pitched in double figures. Jonathan Fairell added a game-high 13 rebounds. Moss made two free throws when Southeast was given an administrative technical foul before tip-off, as well.
 
MSU shot 81 percent (34-of-42) at the free throw line on the night.
 
Nino Johnson led Southeast with a double-double 25 points and 12 rebounds. Johnson's 25 points were a season-high, while the double-double marked his fourth in five starts. He also made a career-high 11 free throws.
 
Cleveland followed with 21 points, including 14 in the first half. He shot 6-of-12 from the field and 9-of-12 at the free throw line, while pulling down eight rebounds. In addition, Cleveland had two big dunks, one of which was a highlight-reel one-handed jam over Sapp.
 
Marcus Wallace added 17 points, Bradley chipped in 15 and Isiah Jones contributed 10.
 
"We gave that game away," commented Bradley. "The last play was well-defended and I didn't get a good look at the rim."
 
Southeast shot 50 percent (28-of-56) from the field and received 34 points from its bench.
 
In all, there were 13 ties and 10 lead changes in this year's barn-burner between rivals Southeast and MSU.
 
The Redhawks hit the road to face SIU Edwardsville Feb. 19.