Southeast Missouri (1-1) at Western Illinois (1-1)

Game Information
Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Tip-Off: 7 p.m., CT
Location: Macomb, Ill.
Arena: Western Hall (5,139)
Series History: Tied, 5-5
Last Meeting: SEMO 64, Western Illinois 63 (Dec. 21, 2008 / Cape Girardeau, Mo.)
Head Coaches: Rick Ray (43-85 overall; 6-24 at SEMO; 2-14 OVC). Billy Wright (19-41 overall; 19-41 at WIU).

Media Coverage
Radio: SEMO ESPN 92.9 FM, Real Rock 99.3 FM (Erik Sean)
Video: ESPN3, WatchESPN
Live Stats: GoLeathernecks.com
Twitter Updates: @SEMOMBB
Southeast Missouri Notes

Redhawks Open Two-Game Road Trip
Southeast Missouri (1-1) opens a two-game road trip when it visits Western Illinois (1-1) Wednesday. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., CT, at Western Hall.

Follow the Redhawks
Video for Wednesday's game is available online at ESPN3, WatchESPN. Fans can listen live on the radio at ESPN 92.9 FM and Real Rock 99.3 FM with Erik Sean calling the action from Western Hall. Live stats are available at GoLeathernecks.com. Twitter updates provided @SEMOMBB.

Series History
Southeast and Western Illinois are deadlocked at 5-5 in their all-time series. The Redhawks and Leathernecks last met on Dec. 21, 2008 with Southeast winning that game, 64-63, in Cape Girardeau. Southeast is 1-4 in Macomb. Four games in the series between WIU and Southeast have been decided by three or less points.

Illinois Trek
The Redhawks first three road opponents are in Illinois. After dropping its season-opener to Illinois (Nov. 11), Southeast heads to Western Illinois (Nov. 16) and Bradley (Nov. 18) this week. The Redhawks face the Leathernecks and Braves in a three-day span as WIU and Bradley are an hour and 30 minutes apart.

Records Fall
Southeast established new single-game records in steals (23), forced turnovers (30) and points off turnovers (41) in its commanding 86-54 win over Hannibal-LaGrange (Nov. 13). All of those marks are records during the Redhawks NCAA Division I era (since 1991-92).

Ray Gets First Win
The Redhawks gave head coach Rick Ray his first win of the season when they buried Hannibal-LaGrange, 86-54, on Nov. 13. Southeast improved to 20-6 all-time in home-openers since joining the NCAA Division I ranks in 1991-92. The Redhawks opened their home slate with a win for the fifth time in six years and posted a victory for the 12th time in their last 15 home-opening dates.

Streak Ended
Southeast ended a nine-game losing skid with its recent win over Hannibal-LaGrange (Nov. 13). The win marked the Redhawks first since beating SIU Edwardsville, 58-51, on Jan. 28, 2016 in Edwardsville, Illinois.

Difference-Maker
Guard Jamaal Calvin made a big difference in Southeast's win over Hannibal-LaGrange (Nov. 13). Calvin collected a career-high six steals and dished out five assists in 19 minutes against the Trojans. He started each of the Redhawks first two games this season.

Tchiengang Cleared to Play
Forward William Tchiengang was cleared to play by the NCAA Eligibility Center right before the Redhawks loaded the bus for their trip to Western Illinois. Tchiengang will be available for the first time this season Wednesday.

Seven, Seven
Forward Trey Kellum led Southeast in rebounds each time the Redhawks took the court this young season. Kellum had seven rebounds against both Illinois (Nov. 11) and Hannibal-LaGrange (Nov. 13). He also scored 11 points in his last start against the Trojans.

Vranes Off to Good Start
North Dakota State College of Science transfer Milos Vranes began his NCAA Division I career with back-to-back double figure scoring games. Vranes dropped in 12 points off the bench at Illinois (Nov. 11) and followed that up with 11 against Hannibal-LaGrange (Nov. 13). He averaged 11.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals last week. Vranes also shot 66.7 percent (8-of-12) from the field, a perfect 4-of-4 at the free throw line and drained three 3-pointers in his first two games.

Cleveland Strong
Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference guard Antonius Cleveland opened the 2016-17 season with back-to-back double-digit scoring games. Cleveland scored Southeast's first eight points of the game and finished with 10 in the Redhawks season-opening loss to Big Ten member Illinois (Nov. 11). Two days later, Cleveland led all Southeast scorers with 16 points and three steals in the Redhawks win over Hannibal-LaGrange. He also had three alley-oop dunks against the Trojans. Cleveland shot 52.4 percent (11-of-21) from the field a week ago.

Margin of Victory
Southeast beat Hannibal-LaGrange (Nov. 13) by 32 points (86-54), and as a result, posted its largest margin of victory since the 2014-15 season. The 85-51 win over Alabama A&M on Nov. 29, 2014 was the Redhawks biggest win prior to Nov. 13.

Double-Digit Streak
Guard Antonius Cleveland scored double figures in 12-straight games and 19 of his last 20 starts. Cleveland leads the Redhawks with 56 double-digit scoring games and seven double-doubles in his career. He began the 2016-17 campaign with 10 points and scored the Redhawks first eight points of the season at Illinois (Nov. 11).

Countdown to 100
Wednesday marks Antonius Cleveland's 91st game in a Southeast uniform. Cleveland will be in the starting lineup for the 79th time in his career.