Southeast Missouri (6-6) at Saint Louis (6-6)

Date: Friday, December 22, 2017
Tipoff: 6 p.m., CT
Location: St. Louis, Mo.
Arena: Chaifetz Arena (10,800)
Series History: SLU leads, 9-4
Last Meeting: SLU 87, SEMO 64
Head Coaches: Rick Ray (63-108 overall; 26-48 at SEMO; 11-21 OVC). Travis Ford (363-284 overall; 18-27 at SLU).

Media Coverage
Radio: SEMO ESPN 92.9 FM, Real Rock 99.3 FM (Erik Sean)
Television: FOX Sports Midwest
Video: Atlantic 10 Videostream
Live Stats: SLUBillikens.com
Twitter: @SEMOMBB
Southeast Missouri Notes

Redhawks Wrap Up Non-Conference Play 
Southeast Missouri (6-6) wraps up non-conference play when it travels two hours north on Interstate 55 to face Saint Louis (6-6) Friday. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m., CT, at 6 p.m., CT, at Chaifetz Arena.

Follow the Redhawks
Fans can listen to Wednesday's game on the radio at ESPN 92.9 FM and Real Rock 99.3 FM. Erik Sean will call the action. Friday's game will be televised live on FOX Sports Midwest. Live stats are available at SLUBillikens.com. Twitter updates provided @SEMOMBB.

Series History
Saint Louis leads its all-time series against Southeast by a count of 9-4. SLU has won four of the last five meetings between these teams. The Redhawks are 0-2 all-time at Chaifetz Arena. Southeast and SLU last met on Nov. 8, 2013 with the Billikens winning, 87-64, in St. Louis.

Finish Strong
A win against Saint Louis Friday will give Southeast its first winning record in non-conference play since 2013-14. That year, the Redhawks went 10-6. Southeast is 6-6 against non-league foes this season.

Two-Game Skid
The Redhawks look to snap a two-game losing streak Friday. Southeast has lost back-to-back games three times this year. The Redhawks are 3-2 this month.

Redhawk Rewind
Southeast fell victim to a big first-half run and never recovered in a 75-67 loss to Bradley on Dec. 20. Tied, 22-22, the Braves went on a 17-4 run to take a 13-point lead and never turned back. Ledarrius Brewer knocked down a 3-pointer to make it a 50-47 game at the 10:28 mark, but that was as close as the Redhawks would get. Southeast shot just 9-of-25 from 3-point range and shot under 40 percent (38.2) from the field for the contest.

Quick Turnaround
The Redhawks close out their 13-game non-conference slate with their second game in three days. Southeast fell to Bradley, 75-67, Wednesday. The Redhawks open Ohio Valley Conference play at home against Belmont following the Christmas holiday on Dec. 28.

Carpenter is Back
Freshman center Justin Carpenter returned to the starting lineup at Kansas State (Dec. 16). Carpenter scored 13 points, grabbed four rebounds, dished out two assists and had a steal in 27 minutes. He missed the Redhawks game at Southern Illinois (Dec. 9) with a concussion.

Mahoney Clears 700 Points
Denzel Mahoney surpassed 700 points in his career when he scored 23 to lead Southeast in a 89-71 loss at Kansas State (Dec. 16). Mahoney scored 20 of his points in the first half and shot 6-of-9 from the field and a perfect 9-of-9 at the free throw line for the game. He now has 723 points and a 16.1 points per game average in his two-year career.

Nine in a Row
Denzel Mahoney has scored double figures in nine-straight games. Mahoney recently dropped in 17 points to lead Southeast in its 75-67 loss to Bradley (Dec. 20). His longest double-digit scoring streak is 11 games from Jan. 21-Nov. 13, 2017.

Mr. Perfect
Denzel Mahoney, who leads Southeast and ranks ninth in the Ohio Valley Conference in free throw percentage (.827) shot a perfect 9-of-9 free throws at Kansas State (Dec. 16). It marked the second time this season and fifth in his career where Mahoney went perfect at the free throw line with a minimum of five free throw attempts in a game.

Duffus Out
Guard Dondre Duffus will not play in Friday's game at Saint Louis due to a blood clot. Duffus also missed Wednesday's game against Bradley.

OVC Scoring Leader
Sophomore guard/forward Denzel Mahoney leads the Ohio Valley Conference with 19.2 points a game. Mahoney is also ninth in free throw percentage (.827), sixth in 3-point field goal percentage (.463), and tied for 18th in minutes played (29.7 mpg). He has scored double figures a total of 38 times in his career.