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MURRAY, Ky. – Southeast Missouri (8-15, 1-9) scored 52 second-half points and erased a 19-point deficit at Murray State (6-17, 1-9) but the Redhawks were unable to complete the comeback in an 86-81 loss at the CFSB Center.
 
Jasmine Robinson scored a Southeast career-high 24 points while Connor King scored a career-best 19 points, including 17 in the second half alone. Brianna Mitchell added 11 points and a career-high nine assists.
 
Southeast outscored Murray 38-30 in the paint, 14-8 off of turnovers and 17-15 in second chance points.
 
Murray opened the game on a 6-2 run before Erin Bollmann drained a 3-pointer just over three minutes into the action. It marked the fourth straight game she has drained a triple.
 
Hillary Lively gave the Redhawks a 9-8 lead on a layup following a pass from Mitchell. The Racers then went on a 17-1 run to open up a 25-10 lead with 7:10 left before halftime.
 
Olivia Hackmann connected from long range to make the scored 31-15 with 5:11 remaining in the opening half. With 1:49 remaining before halftime, Allyson Bradshaw connected on two free throws to trim the margin to 36-24.
 
Mitchell drained a triple at the buzzer before halftime to cut the lead to 39-29 as the teams headed to the locker rooms.
 
Robinson led Southeast with 10 points in the first half while Mitchell added seven. As a team, the Redhawks shot 31% (9-for-29) from the floor and 50% (3-for-6) from beyond the arc during the first 20 minutes.
 
Ke'Shunan James scored 13 points in the first half while Keiona Kirby and Leasia Wright both scored nine to pace Murray at the break. The Racers shot 48% (15-of-31) in the opening half.
 
King scored on three straight possessions early in the second half to cut the lead to 43-35 with 18:01 left.
 
Southeast hit six of its first eight shots in the second half as Robinson pulled the Redhawks within six at 47-41 with 15:26 left.
 
King scored off a crossing pass from Bradshaw and drew a foul with 12:14 remaining. She converted the 3-point play with cut the deficit to 53-48.
 
Yelena Rosado then drained two free throws to pull within three at 53-50 with 11:56 on the clock. Mitchell added two successful shots from the foul line to close within a basket at 54-52 on the following possession.
 
Hackmann gave Southeast its first lead at 55-54 on a 3-pointer with 10:37 left. Murray would regain the lead with a triple on the other end by Wright.
 
Bradshaw drained a free throw to tie the score at 60-60 with 9:28 left and Robinson followed with a 3-point play on the following possession to go ahead 63-60 with 9:22 remaining.
 
The Racers took a 64-63 lead on a free throw by Kyra Gulledge with 8:47 left and would not trail again.
 
Southeast hung with Murray for the remainder of the game, cutting the deficit to one at 66-65 with 7:25 remaining and 72-71 with 4:28 left on baskets by King, but the Redhawks were unable to grab the lead.
 
Bradshaw grabbed a rebound, led a break and finished it off with a layup to pull within 81-79 with 1:37 left. King again brought Southeast within two at 83-81 with 1:13 on the clock.
 
Down 84-81, Bradshaw had an open look from the corner, but her potential game-tying 3-point attempt rimmed out. The Racers would add two free throws to account for the final score.
 
King made her first six shots in the second half and eight of her first nine. Hackmann tied a career-high with eight rebounds. Bollmann finished with five points and nine boards.
 
The Redhawks return home for a 3:30 p.m. conference matchup against Eastern Illinois Saturday at the Show Me Center.