INDIANAPOLIS – Southeast Missouri (0-2) dropped a 91-56 decision to Butler (2-0) Friday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
 
Adam Larson scored 11 points off the bench to lead SEMO in its first-ever meeting with the Bulldogs out of the BIG EAST Conference.
 
The Redhawks fell into a big hole early again when BU pulled ahead 15-2 in the first 2:53 of the contest. The Bulldogs drained three 3-pointers to key their early surge that ended on DJ Davis' triple with 17:06 remaining in the first half.
 
Hot shooting BU later opened its lead to 28-8 after scoring nine unanswered points. Evan Eursher's pullup jumper ended a three-minute scoreless drought for the Redhawks.
 
Another Bulldog run, this time 17-0, increased BU's lead to 50-12 before the Bulldogs headed into the locker room up, 55-21.
 
SEMO struggled to get anything going offensively shooting just 21.9 percent (7-of-32) from the field to BU's 51.4 percent (18-of-35) clip in the opening stanza.
 
There were postives in the second half headlined by Larson who scored all of his points in seven minutes on his way to his second double-digit game of the year.
 
He shot 4-of-5 from the field and made all three of his 3-point attempts. Larson drove the baseline for a nice dunk, as well.
 
True freshman guard Marqueas Bell also added six points in the second half, where SEMO was edged by one point (36-35).
 
For the game, the Redhawks shot 29 percent from the field and buried five 3-pointers. SEMO was outscored, 26-11, at the free throw line.
 
Behind Larson, Rob Martin and Braxton Stacker each finished with nine points, while Aquan Smart added eight. TJ Biel topped the Redhawks with six rebounds.
 
Posh Alexander scored 15 points to lead five BU players in double figures. Pierre Brooks chipped in 14 points, Davis pitched in 13 and did not miss a free throw (10-of-10), Jahmyl Telfort had 12 and Boden Kapke added 11.
 
SEMO will host Evansville in its home-opener on Nov. 15. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m., CT at the Show Me Center.