CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Evan Eursher and Rob Martin each scored 16 points to lead five players in double figures as Southeast Missouri (8-16, 3-8) cruised to an 88-69 win over Tennessee Tech (7-17, 2-9) Thursday night at the Show Me Center.
 
SEMO shot a scorching season-high 59.3 percent from the field en route to its largest win in Ohio Valley Conference play this season. The Redhawks also snapped a four-game losing streak and handed TTU its seventh loss in its last eight trips to Cape Girardeau.
 
The Redhawks seized momentum from the start behind a 58.8 percent shooting effort in the first half alone.
 
SEMO stormed out to a 12-2 lead in the first 4:07 of play. The Redhawks scored the first six points before Eursher and Braxton Stacker buried a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions to get SEMO its first double-digit lead.
 
With under two minutes to play, freshman BJ Ward nailed a 3-pointer to push the Redhawks lead to 20 at 44-24. 
 
SEMO put an exclamation on their impressive first half when Adam Larson drove the baseline for an uncontested two-handed jam and Eursher followed with a long 3-pointer from just inside the mid-court line at the buzzer to get SEMO a comfortable 49-28 advantage at the intermission.
 
Stacker and Eursher both reached double figures in the game's first 20 minutes with 11 and 10 points, respectively. SEMO also knocked down five 3-pointers and scored 30 of its points in the paint.
 
SEMO picked up right where it left off scoring 10-straight points to take a 31-point lead.
 
Martin scored six points and Josh Earley added four while scoring on a hook shot to put the Redhawks up, 59-28, with 16:26 to go.
 
Martin dialed up a 3-pointer to give SEMO its biggest lead of the night at 79-47 with 8:50 on the clock before the Redhawks put their eighth home win on ice.
 
The Redhawks made 37-of-62 field goals and shot at a season-high 53.3 percent clip (8-of-15) from 3-point range. SEMO outrebounded TTU, 30-22, as well.
 
Eursher's career-high 16 points came on 6-of-8 field goals and a near-perfect 4-of-5 from downtown.
 
Martin shot 6-of-13 and made two threes of his own.
 
Earley followed with 14 points and a team-high eight rebounds, while Ward contributed 13 points and Stacker chipped in 11.
 
TTU fell to its sixth-straight loss and is presently on the longest losing streak of any OVC team.
 
SEMO concludes its three-game home stand when it welcomes Tennessee State Saturday.