ST. LOUIS – Davell Roby scored a career-high 23 points and Jordan Goodwin added 20 to lead Saint Louis (7-6) to a 78-48 victory over Southeast Missouri (6-7) Friday night at Chaifetz Arena.
 
SEMO, which suffered its third-straight loss, simply couldn't get anything going against its regional rival.
 
SLU heated up to shoot 51.6 percent in the first half behind Goodwin, who set the tone early with 16 points in his first 18 minutes. The Billikens scored 28 points in the paint, 10 points off turnovers and made 11 layups en route to building a 35-23 halftime advantage.
 
Daniel Simmons knocked down a deep 3-pointer from the left corner to pull SEMO within a point at 12-11 before the Billikens answered with a 14-3 run to widen their lead to double figures. Hasahn French got free for an uncontested dunk and Jalen Johnson buried a three at the end of the surge to put SLU ahead, 25-15, with 6:42 left.
 
SEMO's 23 points were second-lowest in a first half this season. The Redhawks shot just 32 percent (8-of-25) from the field and only 1-of-11 from 3-point range during the opening stanza. SEMO also went the last 5:25 of the first half without a field goal.
 
While Goodwin stole the show in the first half, it was Roby who took over in the second.
 
After dropping in just two points in the first half, Roby poured in 21 and buried four 3-pointers on 8-of-11 field goals in the game's final 20 minutes.
 
Roby opened the second half with back-to-back 3-pointers and exited the game shortly after his layup with 2:53 on the clock.
 
SLU outscored SEMO, 43-25, in the second stanza and the Billikens picked up their second win in a row.
 
Roby finished at 9-of-15 from the field and 4-of-8 from beyond the arc. He also had two rebounds, dished out three assists and had two steals. Goodwin went 9-of-13 from the floor and grabbed eight rebounds.
 
Javon Bess turned in a double-double 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Aaron Hines pitched in 12 points off the bench. SLU shot 55.2 percent (32-of-58) for the game and hit 59.3 percent (16-of-27) of its field goals in the second half alone.
 
Denzel Mahoney led SEMO with 12 points, his 10^th-straight game scoring double figures.

SEMO's 48 points, .321 field goal percentage marked season-lows.

The Redhawks open their 18-game Ohio Valley Conference slate at home against Belmont on Dec. 28. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m., CT, at the Show Me Center.