MOREHEAD, Ky. – Freshman Justin Carpenter scored 20 points and sophomore Denzel Mahoney added 15 points to go over 1,000 in his career leading Southeast Missouri (11-15, 5-8) to a 78-62 win over Morehead State (6-18, 2-11) Thursday night at Johnson Arena.

SEMO, which trailed by one at halftime, opened the second stanza with a 12-2 run to take a nine-point lead in the first 3:42. The Redhawks used three layups, a dunk by Ledarrius Brewer and a 3-pointer by Jonathan Dalton to key the surge which put SEMO ahead, 47-38, with 16:18 left to play.

Mahoney's 3-pointer, which gave SEMO its first double-digit lead at 50-40, officially put him over 1,000 career points with 14:51 remaining. Another basket by Mahoney, this time a layup, gave the Redhawks a 10-point lead once again.

SEMO used an 11-0 run fueled by six points from Carpenter to put the game out of reach. Brewer's 3-pointer capped the stretch giving the Redhawks a 74-59 lead with 3:48 on the clock. SEMO outscored the Eagles 13-1 over a period of 4:38.

Daniel Simmons made two free throws and made a layup to grab the Redhawks a 16-point lead twice to bury MSU for good.   

SEMO held a slight 17-15 advantage midway through the first half until MSU responded with a 12-0 run to build a 27-17 lead at the 6:09 mark.

A layup by Brewer regained a 35-32 lead for the Redhawks with 28 seconds to go before Jordan Walker made a basket in the final seconds to give MSU a halftime lead.

Carpenter made 8-of-10 field goals and 4-of-8 free throws to lead four SEMO starters in double figures. Mahoney followed with 4-of-8 from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 at the free throw line. Simmons added 12 points and nine rebounds, while Brewer chipped in 12 points.

Mahoney became 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. 

SEMO shot 52.8 percent (28-of-53) from the field and 57.1 percent (16-of-28) in the second half alone.

Walker led the Eagles with 17 points.

SEMO swept MSU in a season for the first time since 2006-07.

The Redhawks, who ended a four-game losing streak, visit UT Martin Saturday.