Southeast Missouri (10-11, 4-4 OVC) at Tennessee Tech (13-8, 5-3 OVC)

Date: Thursday, January 25, 2018
Tipoff: 7:30 p.m., CT
Location: Cookeville, Tenn.
Arena: Eblen Center (7,500)
Series History: TTU leads, 32-26
Last Meeting: SEMO 83, TTU 78 (Jan. 10, 2017 / Cape Girardeau, Mo.)
Head Coaches: Rick Ray (67-113 overall; 30-53 at SEMO; 15-25 OVC). Steve Payne (104-105 overall; 104-105 at TTU; 51-53 OVC).

Media Coverage
Radio: SEMO ESPN 92.9 FM, Real Rock 99.3 FM (Erik Sean)
Video: OVC Digital Network
Live Stats: TTUSports.com
Twitter: @SEMOMBB
Southeast Missouri Notes

Redhawks Continue Four-Game Trek 
Southeast Missouri (10-11, 4-4) heads to Tennessee Tech (13-8, 5-3) Thursday. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m., CT, at the Eblen Center.

Follow the Redhawks
Fans can listen to Thursday's game on the radio at ESPN 92.9 FM and Real Rock 99.3 FM. Erik Sean will call the action. Video can be accessed live online at the OVC Digital Network. Live stats are available at TTUSports.com. Twitter updates provided @SEMOMBB.

End of January
Southeast closes out January with road games at Tennessee Tech (Jan. 25) and Jacksonville State (Jan. 27) this week. The Redhawks are currently in the middle of a four-game road stretch, their longest in Ohio Valley Conference play.

Series History
Tennessee Tech holds a 32-16 lead in its all-time series against Southeast. The Redhawks won four of the last five meetings between these teams and last beat the Golden Eagles in Cookeville on Jan. 18, 2014 (83-74). 

OVC Standings
The Redhawks play the other two teams ahead of them in the Ohio Valley Conference standings this week when they visit Tennessee Tech Thursday and Jacksonville State Saturday. TTU is tied for third in the league, while JSU shares the second-place spot with Murray State. The Redhawks are 0-3 against teams ahead of them in the conference standings (lost to Belmont, Murray State and Austin Peay).

Road Sweep
Identical 86-74 wins at SIU Edwardsville (Jan. 18) and Eastern Illinois (Jan. 20) gave Southeast its first road sweep in Ohio Valley Conference play this season. The Redhawks swept the SIUE/EIU road swing for the first time since 2012. That year, Southeast beat EIU, 74-53, on Jan. 30 and SIUE, 85-72, on Feb. 11.

OVC Road Winning Streak
A win over Tennessee Tech Thursday would give the Redhawks a three-game road winning streak in Ohio Valley Conference play. Southeast beat both SIU Edwardsville (Jan. 18) and Eastern Illinois (Jan. 20), 86-74, last week. The Redhawks last won three-consecutive conference road games in 2004-05 -- at UT Martin (76-68, Feb. 3), at Murray Starte (61-58, Feb. 5) and at Eastern Illinois (88-79, Feb. 8).

Huge Second Half
Southeast shot 50 percent (6-of-12) from 3-point range, made 18-consecutive free throws and outscored Eastern Illinois, 50-31, in the second half to storm by the Panthers on Jan. 20. The Redhawks overcame multiple 11-point deficits in the come-from-behind win. Southeast also won a game for the first time this season after trailing at halftime (43-36).

Carpenter and Simmons Reach New Career-Highs
Senior Daniel Simmons poured in a career and game-high 26 points, while freshman Justin Carpenter added a career-best 24 points to lead Southeast to its latest 86-74 win over Eastern Illinois (Jan. 20). Simmons made a near perfect 8-of-9 field goals and matched a career-high five 3-pointers made in 27 minutes off the bench. Meanwhile, Carpenter shot 10-of-16 from the field and grabbed four rebounds in 30 minutes.

Happy Birthday Denzel!
Denzel Mahoney celebrated his 20th birthday by scoring a career-high 36 points to lead Southeast to an 86-74 victory over SIU Edwardsville Thursday. Mahoney shot 9-of-14 from the field, knocked down a career-high five 3-pointers, grabbed seven rebounds and made 13-of-15 free throws. It was the second 30-point game of his career. Mahoney's 36 points tied an Ohio Valley Conference single-game high.

Headed for 1,000 Points
Denzel Mahoney is climbing his way to 1,000 points in his two-year Southeast career. Mahoney, who led the Redhawks in scoring during 14 games this season, has 905 points in 54 career starts. If he reaches that milestone, Mahoney will be the second player under head coach Rick Ray to score 1,000 points at Southeast. Mahoney will also become the fifth different Redhawk to score over 1,000 career points since 2012-13.

Simmons Moves to Second
Daniel Simmons moved to second in the Ohio Valley Conference in 3-point field goal percentage. Simmons made 32-of-68 for 47.1 percent from long range in 21 games this season. 

Second in the OVC
Denzel Mahoney begins the week ranked second in the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring with 19.6 points a game. Mahoney is behind Murray Statre's Jonathan Stark (19.8 ppg) in that category. Belmont's Dyland Windler (17.4 ppg), UT Martin's Matthew Butler (16.6 ppg) and Belmont's Amanze Egekeze (16.6 ppg) round out the top five.

Free Throw Machine
Denzel Mahoney has made and attempted more free throws than anyone in the Ohio Valley Conference this season. Mahoney enters Thursday's game with 132-of-158 free throws for 83.5 percent. The next closest to Mahoney in made free throws is Eastern Kentucky's Nick Mayo with 74. He ranks seventh in the nation in free throws made and ninth in free throw attempts. Mahoney also rates eighth among Southeast's all-time career leaders in free throw percentage (264-of-320, .825).

20-Point Man
Denzel Mahoney scored over 20 points in four of his last five starts. Mahoney pitched in 24 points at Austin Peay (Jan. 6), 22 vs. Morehead State (Jan. 11), 25 vs. Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 13) and a career-high 36 at SIU Edwardsville (Jan. 18). He scored over 20 points in five of his last seven games and a team-high 10 times this season.

Brewer Time
Freshman Ledarrius Brewer has scored double figures in eight-consecutive games. Brewer, is Southeast's second-leading scorer with 13.1 points per contest. He drained multiple 3-pointers in six of those eight starts. Brewer ranks 18th in the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring and ninth in 3-point field goals made (2.2 per game). 

Seventeen of Eighteen
Denzel Mahoney has scored double figures in 17 of his last 18 starts. Mahoney recently saw a streak of 17-straight starts scoring in double figures end at Eastern Illinois (Jan. 20). He led the Redhawks in scoring 14 of his 21 starts this year.

Over 80
Southeast scored more than 80 points for the ninth time this season when it beat Eastern Illinois, 86-74, on Jan. 20. The Redhawks 24-point victory (83-59) over Hannibal-LaGrange (Nov. 28) is presently their largest of the year. That stands as Southeast's biggest margin of victory in a non-conference game since the Redhawks beat Central Arkansas, 87-63, on Dec. 1, 2016. 

OVC Rankings
The Redhawks rank among the top five in the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring offense (2nd, 76.3 ppg), free throw percentage (4th, .750), field goal percentage (5th, .458), 3-point field goal percentage (1st, .387), assists (5th, 14.3), assist/turnover ratio (3rd, 1.2) and 3-point field goals made (2nd, 9.1 per game). Individually, Denzel Mahoney rates second in the league in scoring (19.6 ppg), Daniel Simmons is second in 3-point field goal percentage (.471) and Jonathan Dalton is third in assists (5.4 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (2.8). 

Active Streak
Denzel Mahoney has started 54-consecutive games. Mahoney scored in 53 contests during his college career. He opened the season with 21 points against Missouri Baptist (Nov. 10) and 25 at Louisiana Tech (Nov. 13), and scored a career-high 27 vs. Hannibal-LaGrange (Nov. 28).