Southeast Missouri (3-4) vs. Lipscomb (5-4)

Game Information
Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024
Tip-Off: 11 a.m., CT
Location: Nashville, Tenn.
Facility: Allen Arena (5,028)
Series: Tied, 1-1
Last Meeting: LU 80, SEMO 74 (OT) | Dec. 9, 2020 | Nashville, Tenn.

Head Coaches
Southeast Missouri: Brad Korn (56-77 overall; 56-77 at SEMO; 31-42 OVC)    
Lipscomb: Lennie Acuff (544-299 overall; 90-76 at LU; 46-35 ASUN)

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Redhawks Back in the Music City
•    Southeast Missouri makes its second trip to Nashville, Tennessee, this time when it travels to Lipscomb Thursday.
•    SEMO will play Lipscomb in its earliest scheduled game of the season. Tip-off is set for 11 a.m., CT at Allen Arena. 
•    The reason for the early contest is because it's the Bisons School Education Day.
•    The Redhawks were last in the Music City when they faced SEC member Vanderbilt on Nov. 10.
•    SEMO plays Lipscomb for the third time in its program history. All three of those meetings are with Brad Korn at the helm.                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Series Notes
•    Southeast Missouri's all-time series with Lipscomb is tied at 1-1.
•    SEMO and LU played a home-and-home series over a two-day span during the 2020-21 campaign.
•    The Redhawks beat the Bisons, 82-77, on Dec. 7 in Cape Girardeau and dropped a 80-74 overtime game on Dec. 9 in Nashville that year.

3-Pointer Streak
•    The Redhawks have made at least one 3-pointer in 496 consecutive games.
•    The last time Southeast Missouri did not make a 3-pointer was vs. Western Illinois (0-of-6) on Dec. 10, 2008.
•    SEMO has made 60-of-189 threes at a 32 percent rate this season.
•    The Redhawks drained 11 or more threes in three of their first seven contests.

Redhawks Crush Kansas City
•    Southeast Missouri picked up its second win in three games when it blew by Kansas City, 80-59, on Nov. 30.
•    SEMO used a 16-2 run to get ahead of the Roos early and never looked back.
•    The Redhawks led by as many as 26 points before polishing off their third victory of the season.
•    It was SEMO's 12th by more than 20 points under Head Coach Brad Korn.
•    The 21-point victory is also the largest the Redhawks have against a Division I opponent this year. 

Washington, Jr. Tabbed OVC Newcomer of the Week
•    Southeast Missouri won its first Ohio Valley Conference award of the season when Teddy Washington, Jr. was named Co-Newcomer of the Week on Dec. 2.
•    A native of Blytheville, Arkansas, Washington, Jr. had a season-high 28 points in SEMO's win over Kansas City (Nov. 30).
•    He knocked down a season-best seven 3-pointers, added five rebounds, two assists and two steals in 31 minutes.
•    Washington, Jr.'s seven threes are the second-most in a game by an OVC player this season.
•    It was the second 20-point game for Washington, Jr. in 2024-25.

Redhawks Third in the Nation Defending the Three
•    The Redhawks rank third in the nation in 3-point percentage defense out of the 355 NCAA Division I teams. 
•    Opponents are shooting just 22.8 percent from downtown against Southeast Missouri this season.
•    SEMO has held opponents to five or less 3-pointers made in five of its seven games in 2024-25.

Washington, Jr. is Rolling
•    Newcomer Teddy Washington, Jr. has scored double figures in six-straight games.
•    Washington, Jr. recently scored a season-high 28 points against Kansas City (Nov. 30). 
•    He scored over 20 points for the second time this year. Washington, Jr. also dropped in 25 against Chattanooga (Nov. 17).
•    Washington, Jr. turned in a double-double in back-to-back starts with 18 points and 12 rebounds vs. Crowley's Ridge (Nov. 13) and 25 points and 10 boards against Chattanooga (Nov. 17).
•    He followed that up with 19 points at Central Arkansas (Nov. 21), 15 vs. UNC Asheville (Nov. 22) and 28 vs. Kansas City (Nov. 30).
•    Washington, Jr. is Southeast Missouri's leading scorer with 18.3 points per game and tops the Redhawks with 7.1 rebounds per contest, 11 steals and 18 three-pointers made.
•    He ranks second in the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring behind UT Martin's Josue Gullon (18.5 ppg).

Stacker Returns
•    After missing the first six games due to injury, Braxton Stacker made his 2024-25 debut against Kansas City on Nov. 30.
•    Stacker came off the bench to score 10 points and grab three rebounds in 17 minutes.
•    He also made 3-of-4 free throws and knocked down one 3-pointer against the Roos.

Cole, Jr. and Terry Reach Double Figures
•    Troy Cole, Jr. and Brendan Terry each scored double figures for the first time in their Southeast Missouri careers.
•    Terry and Cole, Jr. finished with 14 and 13 points, respectively, against Kansas City (Nov. 30).
•    Cole, Jr. played 17 minutes off the bench, made 5-of-7 field goals and pulled down five rebounds.
•    Terry hit a near-perfect 6-of-7 field goals and grabbed six boards in 23 minutes.

Balanced Scoring
•    Southeast Missouri has had three or more players get double-digits in the scoring column during six of its first seven games this season.
•    Guards BJ Ward and Teddy Washington, Jr. each lead the way with six double figure scoring games.
•    Four Redhawks, including Washington, Jr. (18.3 ppg), Ward (13.1 ppg), Rob Martin (11.6 ppg) and Braxton Stacker (10.0 ppg) are averaging double-digit points.