BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Robert Johnson scored a game-high 17 points and Thomas Bryant added 10 rebounds to lead #10 Indiana (7-1) to an 83-55 win over Southeast Missouri (4-4) Sunday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

"I thought we tried to do a lot of extraordinary things," said SEMO head coach Rick Ray. "We tried to split the defense and make too many individual plays in the second half. They switched defenses within the shot clock and that bothered our guys."

SEMO missed 10 of its first 11 field goals and made just two shots in the first 8:24 of the game.
 
After trailing 20-4 following that stretch, the Redhawks managed to get within five on two occasions over the remainder of the first half. SEMO used a 17-6 run to bring IU's lead to 26-21 on Jamaal Calvin's 3-pointer with just under six minutes to play.
 
William Tchiengang rebounded a missed layup by Daniel Simmons and scored to narrow the Hoosiers lead to 28-23 at the 4:52 mark.
 
IU then answered with an 11-3 surge to take a 39-26 halftime advantage.
 
The Hoosiers shot 50 percent (15-of-30) from the field and received nine points from both Juwan Morgan and James Blackmon Jr. in the first half. SEMO fell behind at the half for the third-straight game and sixth time in eight contests this season.

IU again held SEMO under 30 points in the second half, where it led by as many as 32 before closing out the win.

The Hoosiers started the final stanza on a 15-8 run to pull ahead, 54-34, on Blackmon's layup with 14:05 on the clock. Freddie McSwain Jr.'s layup gave IU its largest lead (83-51) at the 1:40 mark.

Johnson shot 7-of-13 from the field and made a game-high three 3-pointers to lead four IU players in double figures. He had seven rebounds, as well. De'Ron Davis contributed 14 points off the bench, while Morgan and Bryant pitched in 11 apiece.

The Hoosiers finished at 51.8 percent (29-of-56) from the field and outrebounded SEMO, 44-33. In addition, IU held the Redhawks to a season-low 55 points.

Freshman Denzel Mahoney led SEMO with 16 points and Antonius Cleveland chipped in 13 points and five rebounds.

"Denzel is made of the right stuff," Ray said. "We are playing him as an undersized four and he has the right approach."

The Redhawks were also 5-of-25 from 3-point range and attempted a combined 87 threes in their last three contests alone.

"We gave up a lot of second chance points and you can't take more 3-pointers than Indiana," Ray said. "They are one of the better teams in the nation and have outstanding guard play."

SEMO's .313 field goal percentage (20-of-64) was its lowest this year.

IU extended its home winning streak to 23 games and improved to 22-0 against the Ohio Valley Conference. SEMO dropped to 0-13 all-time against ranked teams and squared off against its first ranked opponent in four years.

The Redhawks return to Cape Girardeau to open a two-game homestand against Missouri State Dec. 7. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m., CT, at the Show Me Center.