CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Rob Martin scored 17 points and tied a career-high seven rebounds as Southeast Missouri (7-6) steamrolled Westminster College, 88-39, Sunday afternoon at the Show Me Center.
 
SEMO wrapped up the non-conference portion of its schedule with a bashing of the Blue Jays in the first-ever meeting between the Missouri schools. The 49-point win was the Redhawks second-largest of the season.
 
The Redhawks recorded their fourth-straight victory and matched their longest winning streak under Head Coach Brad Korn. Korn also earned his 60th career victory at the helm.
 
For the third game in a row, SEMO never trailed.
 
The Redhawks started strong out of the gate scoring on six of their first seven possessions. SEMO quickly took a double-digit lead in the opening 3:42 of the contest.
 
Braxton Stacker, in his first start of the season, knocked down a 3-pointer and later scored on a driving layup to put SEMO ahead, 13-2, with 16:18 remaining.
 
The Redhawks turned their hot start into a 23-4 run that ended on a 3-pointer by Damarion Walkup with 11:24 left to play.
 
Walkup's third 3-pointer in a six-minute span widened SEMO's lead to 20 (26-6) at the 10:38 mark.
 
The Redhawks used a 10-0 surge and took a 40-12 advantage on Elliot Lowndes' tip-in with 4:01 to go.
 
Martin's fastbreak layup gave SEMO a 30-point lead at 44-14 before the Redhawks headed into the intermission up 48-16. 
 
The Redhawks shot 56 percent from the field in the first half behind Martin and Stacker who each scored double figures. SEMO held WC to just 16 first-half points, the fewest in a first half since Lyon College had 13 on Nov. 12, 2022.
 
SEMO continued to punish WC in the second half outscoring the Blue Jays, 36-19.
 
Walkup's 3-pointer gave the Redhawks their biggest lead of the day at 84-33 with 3:52 on the clock.
 
Every SEMO player scored. Stacker (16), Walkup (14), Brendan Terry (10) and Marqueas Bell (10) joined Martin with double-digit points. Walkup had four of the Redhawks eight 3-pointers, while Stacker added seven rebounds.
 
The Redhawks shot over 50 percent from the field for the second time in three games. SEMO hit 51.5 percent (35-of-68) of its shots. SEMO man-handled WC, 50-14, in the paint and outrebounded the Blue Jays by a +19 margin (47-28).
 
SEMO improved to 6-1 at home this season.
 
The Redhawks return to action at Tennessee State on Jan. 2.