CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Jaliyah Green scored a game-high 15 points to lead Southeast Missouri (11-14, 6-8) to its second-straight win, a 69-55 victory over Morehead State (9-16, 5-9) Saturday afternoon at the Show Me Center.
 
With the win, SEMO improved to 9-3 at home this season.
 
Down one (21-20), with 3:31 remaining in the second quarter, SEMO closed out the first half with a 12-2 run to take a 32-23 lead at the intermission.
 
Green's jumper got things going and Kiyley Flowers followed with five points in a row. Green added five more points, including a 3-pointer to polish off the Redhawks strong finish in the opening stanza.
 
SEMO recovered from a slow start which saw it shoot just 26 percent in the first quarter to shooting over 50 percent in the second period. The Redhawks made 8-of-15 field goals with Green (9) and Flowers (5) combining for 14 of SEMO's 18 points in the second quarter.
 
The Redhawks never fell behind the rest of the way.
 
Rahmena Henderson's 3-pointer gave SEMO its first double-digit lead at 37-27 with 8:15 to go in the third quarter. Green later split two free throws to extend the Redhawks margin to 13 (40-27).
 
Sophie Bussard then scored five-straight points to push SEMO's lead to 47-31 at the 4:05 mark. Bussard's surge keyed an 8-0 run as the Redhawks took control of the game from there on out.
 
SEMO led by as many as 19 before putting the Eagles away for good.
 
Green shot 6-of-16 from the field, made a pair of 3-pointers and grabbed six rebounds as one of four Redhawks with double figures in the scoring column. Henderson was close behind with 14 points, while Kori Tomlin added 12 and Bussard chipped in 11. 
 
The Redhawks made a near-perfect 13-of-14 free throws and forced 17 turnovers.
 
SEMO completed a two-game sweep of MSU this season. 
 
The Redhawks continue their final home stand of the season when it hosts Eastern Illinois on  Feb. 16. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m., CT at the Show Me Center. For tickets, call (573) 651-2113 or purchase online at SEMORedhawks.com/Tickets.