CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.– Southeast Missouri (10-20, 5-12) shot a season-high 73.7 percent from 3-point range and never fell behind in an 89-74 win over Tennessee State (9-20, 6-11) Thursday night at the Show Me Center.
 
SEMO matched a season-best 14 three-pointers made on 19 attempts from long range. Five different Redhawks knocked down multiple treys for the night.
 
The Redhawks started hot making seven of their first 7-of-8 field goals. SEMO put together a 14-3 run in the first 4:12 of the contest and didn't let up. Nygal Russell and Skyler Hogan each buried a 3-pointer to cap the surge.
 
Isaiah Gable's 3-pointer stretched SEMO's lead to 41-27 with 3:39 left to play in the first half and the Redhawks later led, 46-34, at the half.
 
SEMO shot 53.8 percent (14-of-26) from the field in the first half and would follow that up with a higher percentage in the game's final 20 minutes.
 
The Redhawks hit 55.6 percent (10-of-18) of their field goals and missed just twice (7-of-9) from beyond the arc in the second half.
 
TSU narrowed SEMO's lead to three on five occasions, but the Redhawks answered every time the Tigers were in striking distance.
 
Gable drained a 3-pointer after Amani Chaney made a layup to cut SEMO's lead to 48-45 at the 15:25 mark. Jonathan Dalton answered a Michael Littlejohn 3-pointer with a trifecta of his own to make it a 54-48 game with 14:05 remaining.
 
Skyler Hogan hit a 3-pointer to extend SEMO's lead to 59-53 after Chaney's two free throws had the Tigers within three with 12:07 to go.
 
After Russell's free throw increased the Redhawks margin to 76-66, SEMO didn't let its lead fall below double figures the rest of the way.
 
Five Redhawks finished with double-digits in the scoring column led by Hogan's 15 points and six rebounds. Gable followed with 14 points off the bench and made 4-of-5 three-pointers. Dalton, who went over 100 assists in a season for the second-straight year added 13 points and five dishes, while Brewer and Sage Tolbert each chipped in 10 points.
 
SEMO wound up shooting 54.5 percent (24-of-44) from the field and made a season-best 27 free throws. Additionally, the Redhawks had 19 assists on their 24 made field goals.
 
Littlejohn led the Tigers with 18 points. TSU outscored SEMO, 38-8, inside the paint. 

SEMO ends its 2018-19 season at home against Ohio Valley Conference leader Belmont Saturday. Seniors Dalton, Mark Laros and Donnie Lewis will be honored prior to tipoff.