MOREHEAD, Ky.– Alex Caldwell dropped in a career-high 29 points, but Southeast Missouri (4-18, 0-9) dropped a 90-74 decision to Morehead State (10-12, 4-5) Thursday night at Johnson Arena.
 
Caldwell recorded at least 20 points in his second-straight game and scored double figures for his team-high 15th time this year. Twenty-two of Caldwell's points came in the second half.
 
Isaiah Gable drove hard to the basket and scored to give SEMO a 11-10 edge before MSU answered with a 17-0 run to build a double-digit lead in the first half.
 
The Redhawks missed five-straight field goals and went scoreless for five minutes until Nygal Russell came off the bench to knock down a 3-pointer ending the drought with 9:51 left to play.
 
MSU expanded its run to 23-3 and took a 33-14 lead on Jordan Walker's dunk at the 8:29 mark.
 
SEMO battled back to narrow MSU's lead to 39-32 on a jumper by Skyler Hogan a little under three minutes to go. The Eagles then regained a double-digit 48-36 lead at the half.
 
The Redhawks scored half their points from 3-point range knocking down six 3-pointers in the opening stanza. In his first career start for the injured DQ Nicholas (concussion), redshirt-freshman Jordan Love scored 10 points in the first 20 minutes.
 
Caldwell heated up to shoot 53.8 percent (7-of-13) from the field in the second half and scored 11 of his points during a 5:04 period to get SEMO within nine. His 3-pointer made it a 71-62 game with 7:07 to go.
 
That was as close as SEMO could get as MSU pulled away.
 
Caldwell shot 10-of-20 from the field, made two 3-pointers and sunk 7-of-8 free throws to lead the Redhawks. He also grabbed five rebounds and dished out one assist in 32 minutes.
 
Russell followed with a career-best 16 points on 6-of-10 field goals. He made a team-high three 3-pointers.
 
Meanwhile, Love finished with 14 points and three rebounds in 29 minutes.
 
MSU started the game shooting 75 percent (12-of-16) from the field and never looked back. The Eagles wound up shooting 50.8 percent (31-of-61) for the game. MSU also outrebounded SEMO, 37-27.
 
Walker and Djimon Henson paced MSU with 21 points apiece.
 
Additionally, the Eagles assisted 23 of their 31 made field goals, outscored SEMO, 38-12, in the paint and collected six blocks.
 
SEMO closes out its four-game road stretch when it visits Eastern Kentucky Saturday.