CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Daniel Simmons scored 18 points off the bench to lead four players in double figures and Southeast Missouri (5-4) knocked down a season-high 12 three-pointers to hold off UMKC (3-7), 91-87, Wednesday night at the Show Me Center.
 
SEMO, which won its third-straight contest, led wire to wire for the second time in a row.
 
The Redhawks caught fire in the first half to bury 8-of-12 threes for 66.7 percent. Five different players, including Milos Vranes, Denzel Mahoney, Ray Kowalski, Isaiah Gable and Simmons each contributed at least one.
 
SEMO jumped out to an early 9-2 lead in the first 3:15 of the game. Freshman Justin Carpenter scored four points to key the spurt that ended on a dunk by Ledarrius Brewer.
 
Kowalski, who buried three 3-pointers in the first half, gave the Redhawks their largest lead at 29-17 with 8:37 remaining before SEMO headed into the locker room ahead, 48-37.
 
Ahead, 50-40, following a Carpenter dunk with 17:47 left in the second half, UMKC went on a 9-2 run to pull to within three on a layup by Steve Dulley.
 
The Kangaroos kept battling and would later close SEMO's lead to one on three occasions before the Redhawks stretched their lead to double figures again.
 
Leading 79-68 following Brewer's 3-pointer with 4:19 on the clock, UMKC found itself down by just two points when Isaiah Ross drained a 3-pointer at the 1:09 mark.
 
On the next possession, Mahoney answered with a trey of his own and SEMO went on to lock down the win despite being outscored, 50-43, in the final 20 minutes.
 
Simmons' 18 points marked a career-high as he scored double figures for the fifth-straight game. He shot 4-of-7 from the field and 8-of-10 at the free throw line in 21 minutes.
 
Mahoney followed with 17 points, while Kowalski pitched in a season-best 16. Twelve of Kowalski's points came on 4-of-5 three-pointers.
 
Carpenter added 14 points and 11 rebounds, his second double-double of the season.
 
SEMO shot 48.3 percent (28-of-58) from the field and 54.5 percent (12-of-22) from beyond the arc. The Redhawks also held a +13 advantage at the free throw line making 23-of-30 shots to UMKC's 10-of-14.
 
Broderick Robinson led UMKC with 24 points and 10 boards.
 
SEMO heads to regional-rival Southern Illinois Saturday. The Redhawks and Salukis renew a home-and-home series after taking a year off.