CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Skyler Hogan scored 17 points and Southeast Missouri (7-20, 3-11) fought off SIU Edwardsville (7-20, 4-10) down the stretch to grab a 75-71 victory Saturday at the Show Me Center.
 
SEMO won back-to-back games for the first time this season and has won three of its last four contests. All three of those wins were by no more than four points.
 
In a game that featured 11 ties and six lead changes, the Redhawks again stepped up in the final minute to secure victory.
 
Zeke Moore drained a 3-pointer to bring the game to its 11th tie at 69-69 with 1:17 remaining.
 
SEMO then scored six of the last eight points with four of those coming off free throws by Alex Caldwell to claim its seven win of the year. Caldwell calmly made two free throws with nine seconds after Mike Adewunmi made a jumper to get the Cougars within two.
 
The Redhawks won the first half, 40-36, and overcame a 9.3 percent (1-of-11) shooting slump in the first 12:20 of the second stanza.
 
SEMO still managed to build a 54-44 lead at the 12:22 mark before SIUE went on an 11-1 run to tie the game at 55-55 with 9:21 left to play.
 
After that, neither team led by more than five the rest of the way.
 
Hogan shot 6-of-16 from the field, knocked down three 3-pointers and sunk 2-of-2 free throws en route to his third double-digit scoring performance in four games.
 
Caldwell followed with 15 points with nine of those coming at the free throw line.
 
Quatarrius Wilson added 13 points and nine rebounds. Wilson, too, made nine free throws.
 
SEMO outscored SIUE, 21-14, at the free throw line in the second half. The Redhawks made 21-of-26 free throws for 80.8 percent in the final 20 minutes.
 
Moore led SIUE with 16 points.
 
SEMO travels to Jacksonville State on Feb. 20.