CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Ledarrius Brewer turned in a double-double 20 points and 11 rebounds, and made three free throws with seven seconds left to give Southeast Missouri (4-3) a 72-69 victory over Missouri S&T (2-4) Tuesday night at the Show Me Center.
 
SEMO trailed, 69-68, following a layup by Ervin Sarajlic with 24 seconds left. Brewer was then fouled by CJ Hedgepeth behind the 3-point arc and went to the free throw line to shoot three.
 
Brewer calmly buried all three of his attempts -- the only free throws he shot all night -- to grab the Redhawks their fourth win of the season.
 
The Miners had one final chance, but Brewer knocked the ball loose from Hedgepeth into Gabe McGlothan's hands as time expired.
 
"Missouri S&T is a good team with a lot of experience and it's always good to get some teaching lessons from a win," said SEMO head coach Rick Ray. "Ledarrius stepping up and having the confidence to knock down those free throws at the end was huge."
 
Skyler Hogan's layup gave SEMO its largest lead at 57-46 with 11:21 remaining in the second half.
 
Missouri S&T, however, kept chipping away and managed to get within one (57-56) on a layup by Jordan Newt with 7:37 on the clock. 
 
Mark Laros rebounded a missed layup by Jonathan Dalton and scored to put the Redhawks up by three and freshman Alex Caldwell buried a 3-pointer to make it a two-possession game with just under six minutes to go.
 
McGlothan later sunk a jumper to widen SEMO's lead to 68-61 at the 3:18 mark before the Miners countered with a 6-0 run. Romain Louiserre made a pair of free throws at the end of that surge to cut the Redhawks advantage to one before the Miners took the lead.
 
SEMO shot 59.3 percent (16-of-27) from the field in the first half and headed into the locker room ahead, 39-32.
 
Hogan drained back-to-back 3-pointers to ignite a 18-9 run in the final 7:06 of the opening stanza. McGlothan contributed five points during that stretch.
 
Brewer shot 7-of-13 from the field and 3-of-6 from 3-point range as the double-double was his first this season and second of his career. The 20-point effort marked his fifth as a Redhawk as well.
 
Hogan followed with 14 points for his fourth double-digit performance in seven starts. He went 6-of-9 from the field and added four rebounds.
 
McGlothan narrowly missed a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds, while Caldwell chipped in seven points and a team-high four assists.
 
SEMO shot 49.2 percent (29-of-59) for the game and outrebounded Missouri S&T, 41-33. The Redhawks overcame a season-high 22 turnovers to pick up their 28th-consecutive win over a non-Division I opponent.
 
Hedgepeth led Missouri S&T with a game-high 28 points, while Srajlic and Louiserre followed with 13 and 11 points, respectively. The Miners outscored the Redhawks 13-6 at the free throw line and 37-33 in the second half.
 
SEMO closes out its brief two-game home stand against Western Illinois Saturday. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m., CT, at the Show Me Center.