Southeast Missouri (3-5) vs. Murray State (5-2)

Game Information
Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
Tip-Off: 3 p.m., CT
Location: Murray, Ky.
Facility: CFSB Center (8,600)
Series: MSU leads, 66-22
Last Meeting: MSU 88, SEMO 74 | 3/4/22 | Evansville, Ind.
Last Meeting in Murray: MSU 106, SEMO 81 | 12/30/21

Head Coaches
Southeast Missouri: Brad Korn (56-78 overall; 56-78 at SEMO; 31-42 OVC)    
Murray State: Steve Prohm (235-161 overall; 138-66; 21-20 MVC)

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Rivalry Revisited
•    Southeast Missouri heads to Missouri Valley Conference member Murray State Sunday. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m., CT at the CFSB Center.
•    SEMO faces what was once its biggest rival in the Ohio Valley Conference for the first time since MSU left the OVC to join its new league.
•    The Racers own a all-time .807 winning percentage (1,067-255) at the CFSB Center and are 3-1 on their homecourt this season.
•    SEMO is 11-31 against MSU in Murray, Kentucky and last won there on Jan. 26, 2017 (75-74).                                                                   

Series Notes
•    Southeast Missouri and Murray State meet for the 89th time Sunday and first time with the Racers not being a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.
•    MSU owns a 66-22 lead in the all-time series which dates all the way back to 1930-31.
•    The Racers won the last 11 matchups between the teams.
•    SEMO last beat MSU on Feb. 23, 2017 (82-69) in Cape Girardeau.
•    The final game between MSU and SEMO prior to the Racers leaving for the Missouri Valley Conference was at the OVC Tournament on Mar. 4, 2022. MSU eliminated SEMO with a 88-74 victory in the semifinals on Mar. 4, 2022.
•    The Redhawks have six wins at the CFSB Center, the most of any opponent in that facility.
•    SEMO also ended MSU's 47-game home winning streak that spanned four seasons. The Racers went undefeated at home for the 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons. The Redhawks snapped the streak with their 84-78 win on Jan. 15, 2000.
•    SEMO and MSU are schools located less than two miles apart.

Final Exams Coming Up
•    Sunday's game against Murray State is Southeast Missouri's last contest before final exams.
•    The fall semester officially ends with Commencement on Dec. 14.
•    SEMO will be off a week for final exams from Dec. 9-13 before returning to action when it hosts Saint Mary of the Woods on Dec. 15.

Redhawks Fall at Lipscomb
•    The Redhawks were in Nashville for the second time this season when they visited Lipscomb (Dec. 5).
•    Southeast Missouri faced LU in its earliest game of the season that tipped off at 11 a.m., CT.
•    SEMO scored the first basket of the contest for its only lead of the game.
•    It was the Redhawks third meeting with the Bisons all-time and second at Allen Arena.
•    The Redhawks dropped to 1-3 in true road games this season.

About Murray State
•     Murray State is off to a 5-2 start this season and recently beat Evansville, 63-61, for its first Missouri Valley Conference victory on Dec. 3.
•     MSU heated up to win four of its last five games and is 3-1 at home this year.
•    Four of the Racers' starters are averaging double figures with JaCobi Wood, Terence Harcum and AJ Ferguson leading the way with 12.9 points per game.
•    MSU ranks third in the MVC with a .503 field goal percentage and +16.7 scoring margin.
•    KyeRon Lindsay leads the league with 15 blocks and is averaging 2.1 per contest.
•    Steve Prohm is in the third season of his second coaching term with the Racers. Prohm was at MSU for four years (2011-15), then spent six seasons at Iowa State (2015-21) before going back to MSU in 2022-23.

Against the Missouri Valley Conference
•     Southeast Missouri is 135-281 all-time against the Missouri Valley Conference.
•     SEMO has played Missouri State (147 games) and Southern Illinois (120 games) the most out of the MVC.
•     The Redhawks are 46-74 against SIU, 0-2 vs. Drake, 8-14 vs. Evansville, 2-11 vs. Bradley, 1-7 vs. Illinois State, 1-3 vs. Indiana State, 55-92 vs. Missouri State, 22-66 vs. Murray State and 0-12 vs. Belmont.
•     Murray State is the second MVC school on SEMO's schedule this season. The Redhawks opened the year at Bradley (Nov. 4).

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.

3-Pointer Streak
•    The Redhawks have made at least one 3-pointer in 497 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 65-of-203 threes at a 32 percent rate this season.
•    The Redhawks drained 11 or more threes in three of their first eight contests.

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

Stacker Returns to Murray
•    Braxton Stacker, who played his freshman season at Murray State, returns to face his former school for the first time Sunday.
•    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.