CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.– Alex Caldwell scored 17 points and Skyler Hogan added 16 off the bench to lead Southeast Missouri (5-19, 1-10) to a 76-72 win over Jacksonville State (9-15, 4-7) Thursday night at the Show Me Center.
 
SEMO ended a 10-game losing streak with its first Ohio Valley Conference win of the season.
 
The Redhawks held a 62-44 lead with 11:37 left to play in the game when JSU put together a 24-9 run to pull to within three (71-68) on two free throws by Derrick Cook at the 2:04 mark.
 
SEMO, however, scored five of the game's final seven points to nail down the win.
 
Jordan Love made a big layup with just over a minute left after the Gamecocks made it a three-point game. Nygal Russell (2) and Love (1) combined to make three free throws to push SEMO's lead to 76-68 with 21 seconds remaining.
 
Marek Welsch stole the ball and made a layup to close the Redhawks lead to four with one second left before time expired on SEMO's last possession.
 
SEMO set the tone early with a great start out of the gate.
 
The Redhawks led for nearly 17 minutes and heated up to shoot 56.7 percent from the field in the first half.
 
Caldwell gave SEMO a nice boost early scoring 12 first-half points, while Sage Tolbert attacked the rim for eight points off four dunks.
 
Seven different players got in the scoring column for the Redhawks who led by double figures for the final 2:22 of the half en route to a 43-30 halftime advantage.
 
Caldwell finished at 6-of-9 from the field and buried a pair of 3-pointers to go along with 3-of-4 free throws. He also dished out a career-high eight assists and grabbed five rebounds.
 
Hogan shot 6-of-10 from the floor and led SEMO with four 3-pointers. He added seven rebounds, as well.
 
Tolbert contributed 14 points and six boards.
 
SEMO shot a season-high 56.9 percent (29-of-51) from the field for the night. The Redhawks also outrebounded the Gamecocks, 37-33, and assisted 16 of their 29 made field goals.
 
Additionally, the Redhawks pulled away despite facing adversity when they turned the ball over 21 times, including 14 in the second half.
 
Kayne Henry led JSU with 15 points and eight rebounds.
 
SEMO returns to action when it hosts Tennessee Tech Saturday.