Redhawks Destroy Harris-Stowe, 95-45, Get Second-Straight Win - Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

Wednesday, December 6

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

6:30 PM

Southeast Missouri State University

3-6,0-0OVC

Harris-Stowe

0-2

Team	1	2	F
Harris-Stowe	20	25	45
Southeast Mo. St.	50	45	95

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12/6/2023 8:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Rob Martin and Adam Larson each dropped in 19 points and Southeast Missouri (3-6) shot 50 percent with a season-best 12 three-pointers in a 95-45 win over Harris-Stowe (3-10) Wednesday night.

SEMO posted its largest margin of victory in 10 years. The 50-point drubbing was the biggest since the Redhawks beat Central Baptist, 118-56 (+62), on Nov. 11, 2023.

It didn't take long at all for SEMO to put the game out of reach.

The Redhawks heated up to shoot 52.8 percent from the field and buried eight 3-pointers to open a big lead in the first 20 minutes.

Ahead, 9-7, SEMO went on a 30-4 run to take a 28-point advantage. Martin scored 11 of his team's first 16 points of the contest to get the Redhawks going. Nine of those points came from long range.

While HSSU couldn't score for over six-and-a-half minutes, SEMO capitalized. Seven other Redhawks contributed with Larson (8) and Aquan Smart (7) combining to match Martin's team-high 15 first-half points.

Smart's 3-pointer extended the Redhawks margin to 42-12 with 5:31 remaining and Evan Eursher's two free throws gave SEMO a commanding 50-20 lead at the half.

The 50 points marked SEMO's most in any half of basketball this season.

SEMO didn't let up in the second half outscoring the Hornets, 45-25.

Marques Bell's layup on a fast break gave the Redhawks their biggest lead at 95-42 before they put their second-straight win on ice.

SEMO had everything clicking tonight.

Martin shot 8-of-11 from the field and 3-of-4 from 3-point range to go along with five assists and six rebounds. His 19 points are a season-high.

Larson also knocked down three 3-pointers and made 7-of-14 from the field. It was his team-high sixth double-digit game of the year.

Smart chipped in 10 points and a career-high eight assists. He finished with double figures in the scoring column for the third time in a row.

Additionally, David Idada had nine points and seven rebounds.

As a team, SEMO finished at 35-of-70 from the floor for its season-high .500 field goal percentage. The Redhawks overpowered the Hornets on the boards, 47-25 (+22).

The Redhawks moved to 8-0 all-time against HSSU and extended their winning streak to 35 games against non-Division I foes. SEMO has beaten the Hornets by double figures and scored 94 or more points in all eight of those matchups.

SEMO, which won two-straight games for the first time in 2023-24, travels to Purdue Fort Wayne Dec. 9.