SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Southeast Missouri (3-3) fell to Portland (6-2), 74-68, Saturday at the Incarnate Word Thanksgiving Invitational.

Freshman Phillip Russell scored a season-high 19 points, while Eric Reed, Jr. followed with 17 and Chris Harris added 11 to lead the Redhawks.

SEMO never led for the final 15:17 of the contest. Reed, Jr.'s 3-pointer gave the Redhawks a 40-39 edge for their last advantage in the game.

Chris Austin's two free throws gave Portland its largest lead of the afternoon at 74-65 with 22 seconds left before the Pilots picked up their sixth win of the season.

The Redhawks didn't lead by more than two points the entire game. Russell's 3-pointer put SEMO haead, 5-3, with 18:03 left in the first half for SEMO's only lead.

Portland was ahead, 33-30, at halftime.

Russell shot 7-of-10 from the field and knocked down three 3-pointers in his fifth-straight double-digit performance. He also had four assists and one steal.

Reed, Jr. made three 3-pointers and 4-of-5 free throws, while Harris hit 5-of-12 field goals.

SEMO made 10 three-pointers for the second game in a row. The Redhawks were outscored, 23-6, at the free throw line.

Tyler Robertson led the Pilots with a game-high 20 points.

The Redhawks wrap up plat at the Incarnate Word Thanksgiving Invitational against Montana State Sunday.