MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Israel Barnes scored 22 points as Southeast Missouri (5-3) dropped its final game of the Cream City Classic, 84-68, to tournament host Milwaukee (5-3) Monday night at the Klotsche Center.
 
MKE won the four-team event with a 3-0 record.
 
Barnes gave SEMO a nice boost off the bench, particularly in the first half. He entered the game and scored 11-straight points to grab the Redhawks an 18-13 lead with 10:27 left.
 
However, SEMO fell into a big hole right after that when the Panthers answered with 18-consecutive points and a 21-1 run to take a 34-19 advantage. The Redhawks lone point during that time was a free throw by Josh Mitchell which snapped his team's 4:53 scoreless drought.
 
Three-pointers on back-to-back possessions, including one by BJ Freeman and the other by Elijah Jamison ran MKE's lead to 17 (46-29) before the Panthers led, 46-31, at halftime.
 
Barnes scored 13 points, including nine from 3-point range, in the first half alone.
 
SEMO managed to cut MKE's lead to 68-60 on a pair of free throws by Barnes with 5:53 to go, but that was as close as the Redhawks could get.
 
The Redhawks missed their next seven field goals and the Panthers went on a 12-0 run to pull away for good. 
 
Barnes shot 7-of-14 from the field, 4-of-8 from downtown and a perfect 4-of-4 at the free throw line in 21 minutes of action. It was the first time he scored double figures in his career.
 
Aquan Smart followed with 12 points and Phillip Russell chipped in 11 for his eighth double-digit scoring game this year.
 
MKE shot 51 percent (26-of-51) and outrebounded SEMO, 44-28. Additionally, the Panthers committed 22 turnovers.
 
SEMO travels to SEC member and in-state foe Missouri on Dec. 4.