KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Southeast Missouri (1-6) scored a season-low 44 points in a 74-44 loss to Kansas City (3-5) Thursday night at the Swinney Center.
 
SEMO, which led for only 20 seconds of the game, scored 17 points in the opening 20 minutes of play. The Redhawks did not score for the final 4:55 of the first half and trailed, 38-17, at the intermission.
 
Aquan Smart's turnaround jumper put SEMO ahead, 8-6, early on before KC went on a 14-2 run to get a double-digit advantage at 20-10 with 11:54 to play.
 
Mason Hanback's layup narrowed the Roos' lead to 26-17 at the 4:55 mark for SEMO's last points of the first half. The Redhawks went 0-of-8 from the field and missed two free throws in that stretch. 
 
KC led by as many as 31 points with 2:28 left before ending its five-game losing streak with its third victory of the season.
 
Smart scored 13 points to lead SEMO which shot 28.8 percent (17-of-59) from the field. The Redhawks made just one 3-pointer going 1-of-19 from beyond the arc. BJ Ward made SEMO's lone 3-pointer.
 
Jamar Brown led KC with 19 points and Cameron Faas followed with 16 points and nine rebounds. The Roos outrebounded the Redhawks 52-31 and pulled down 15 offensive boards, as well.
 
The Redhawks return to action when they host NAIA member Missouri Baptist Dec. 3.