NASHVILLE, Tenn.– Quatarrius Wilson had a double-double 12 points and 13 rebounds, and Chris Harris scored a team-high 15 points as Southeast Missouri (0-1) dropped a 83-65 decision to Southeastern Conference member Vanderbilt (1-0) Wednesday.
 
SEMO did some things better than VU in the game which was a lot closer than the final score reflected.
 
The Redhawks outrebounded the Commodores, 38-35, and outscored VU, 42-30, inside the paint and, 12-9, at the free throw line. However, 3-point shooting was the difference as VU finished with 14 treys to SEMO's three.
 
Guards Aaron Nesmith dropped in a game-high 25 points and sunk seven 3-pointers and VU shot 53 percent (9-of-17) from downtown in the second half to hold off the Redhawks.
 
SEMO trailed by one (51-50) following Isaiah Gable's layup with 10:51 left to play. 
 
After that, VU answered with a 9-0 run to take a 60-50 advantage. 
 
A 3-pointer by Harris later closed the Commodores lead to five, but that was as close as the Redhawks would get in the final seven minutes. VU then scored 19 of the game's last 25 points to pull away for good.
 
After a slow start which saw SEMO fall behind 11-0 in the first 2:19 of the contest, the Redhawks stormed back to tie the game.
 
VU came out hot knocking down a 3-pointer on three-straight possessions. Scotty Pippen Jr. added a layup to complete the Commodores early surge.
 
SEMO's defense locked down to force five turnovers and hold VU scoreless over 5:10 to get the Redhawks back in the game. SEMO then closed out the first half on a 16-2 run and tied the game at 32-32 when Quatarrius Wilson made a driving layup off a fast break with 1:16 on the clock. 
 
Harris gave SEMO a nice boost off the bench scoring nine points in 12 minutes to lead all scorers at the intermission. VU, which buried five of its first eight treys of the game, cooled off to go 0-of-9 beyond the arc the rest of the first half.
 
On the Redhawks first possession of the second half, Wilson scored to give SEMO its first lead of the night at the 19:23 mark.
 
Wilson, who made his first career start in a SEMO uniform, made four field goals and shot 4-of-7 at the free throw line in 30 minutes.  Harris, meanwhile, shot 6-of-9 from the floor, knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and went 1-of-2 at the free throw line.
 
SEMO made 43 percent (25-of-58) of its field goals for the night in a game that featured four ties and a couple lead changes.
 
Nesmith hit 8-of-12 field goals and 7-of-11 from 3-point range. He also had four rebounds, two assists, a steal and one block. 
 
Fellow guard Saben Lee pitched in 21 points off the bench and Clevon Brown added 15 points and eight rebounds. 
 
The Commodores shot 54.8 percent (17-of-31) in the second half and just under 50 percent (49.2) in the game.
 
With its win, VU ended a 20-game losing streak. For SEMO, the loss marked its 22^nd-straight against a SEC opponent.
 
SEMO hosts Purdue Fort Wayne in its home-opener on Nov. 10.