JONESBORO, Ark. – Adam Larson pitched in a career-high 19 points and made five 3-pointers, but Arkansas State (6-5) overcame an 11-point deficit to get past Southeast Missouri (5-6), 68-61, Wednesday night at First National Bank Arena.
 
SEMO led for over 28 minutes before ASU took its first lead with a little over 10 minutes to go.
 
Tied, 46-46, the Red Wolves put together a 7-0 run as SEMO missed six-straight field goals. After that, ASU didn't trail again and remained ahead for the final 9:01 of the contest.
 
SEMO started strong in the second half where it used a 13-4 run to build its double-digit advantage in the opening 3:19.
 
Larson buried two 3-pointers in a quick 1:05 and Phillip Russell, who played only seven minutes in the first half due to foul trouble, added six points during the stretch. Russell's two free throws widened the Redhawks lead to 39-28 with 16:41 to go. 
 
SEMO turned the ball over five times in 3:30 and ASU capitalized with seven points off those miscues. Avery Felts drained ASU's first 3-pointer of the game off a turnover. Caleb Fields then scored on a layup after another Redhawks mishap before Felts scored again with the help of a bad pass to make it a 41-39 game at the 13:05 mark.
 
Felts was later fouled and made two free throws to put ASU ahead for the first time at 45-44.
 
ASU shot 54.5 percent (12-of-22) from the field and outscored SEMO, 44-35, in the second stanza.
 
The Redhawks and Red Wolves combined for just 50 points in a low scoring first half.
 
SEMO never trailed in the first 20 minutes of play and used a 6-0 run to take a 24-16 lead when Larson knocked down his second 3-pointer with 2:51 left.
 
ASU answered with a 6-0 surge of its own and cut the Redhawks lead to 26-24 on a pair of free throws by Fields just before the intermission.
 
The Red Wolves missed 13 of their first 16 field goals of the game and went over four minutes without scoring. ASU shot just 29 percent and did not make a 3-pointer (0-of-8) in the first half.
 
Meanwhile, SEMO made four of its first eight shots of the contest and was led by Clark's seven points and nine rebounds in the opening 20 minutes.
 
Larson shot 5-of-8 from the field and a perfect 4-of-4 at the free throw line en route to his third double-digit game of the season. Tonight marked Larson's second career start. All five of his field goals came from long range.
 
Russell followed with 13 points, while Chris Harris, who missed SEMO's last game against Purdue Fort Wayne due to illness, chipped in 10 off the bench.
 
Additionally, Kobe Clark had a near double-double with eight points and 16 rebounds. Clark's 16 boards matched a season-high. He now has five double-digit rebound games this year.
 
Fields paced ASU with 14 points and Felts scored all 13 of his points in the second half.
 
ASU outrebounded SEMO, 41-32, and held +5 advantage (11-6) on the offensive glass. The Red Wolves also missed 12 free throws (23-of-35) and scored 20 points off 16 SEMO turnovers.

The Redhawks were without their second-leading scorer Israel Barnes. Barnes did not play due to illness.
 
SEMO, which has dropped five in a row, travels to Big Ten Conference member Iowa Saturday.