Southeast Missouri State University
Western Illinois
1/24/2025 12:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Game Information
Date:Â Saturday, January 25, 2025
Tip-Off:Â 3:30Â p.m., CT
Location:Â Macomb, Ill.
Facility:Â Western Hall (4,421)
Series:Â WIU leads, 8-6
Last Meeting:Â WIU 76, SEMO 55 | 2/3/24 | Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Last Meeting in Macomb:Â WIU 68, SEMO 61 | 1/4/24
Head Coaches
Southeast Missouri:Â Brad Korn (63-83 overall; 63-83 at SEMO; 36-46 OVC)Â
Western Illinois:Â Chad Boudreau (29-24 overall; 29-24 at WIU; 15-12 OVC)
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Game Notes: Southeast Missouri (PDF)Â
Redhawks Close Road Stretch
•   Southeast Missouri closes out its three-game road stretch at Western Illinois Saturday. Tip-off is set for 3:30 p.m., CT at Western Hall.
•   SEMO is on the road in Ohio Valley Conference play for fifth time.
•   Each of the Redhawks first four road OVC contests were decided by a combined 16 points.
•   SEMO edged Tennessee State, 67-65, on Jan. 2, dropped a close 66-63 decision at UT Martin on Jan. 4, beat Tennessee Tech, 77-70, on Jan. 16 and fell to Lindenwood, 72-62, on Jan. 23.
•   SEMO is 3-6 in true road matchups this season.
Series Notes
•   Southeast Missouri and Western Illinois meet for the 15th time Saturday.
•   WIU holds an 8-6 lead in the all-time series.
•   SEMO is 2-5 against the Leathernecks in Macomb and has dropped its last three matchups of the series.
•   WIU swept the two-game series last season winning, 68-61, in Macomb on Jan. 4, 2024 and, 76-55, in Cape Girardeau on Feb. 3, 2024.
OVC UpdateÂ
•   The Redhawks (5-4) are tied for fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference standings with UT Martin (5-4)
•   Morehead State (8-1) tops the standings followed by second-place Little Rock (6-2).
•   Southeast Missouri picked up its 10th win of the season with a 77-70 road victory over Tennessee Tech (Jan. 16).
•   SEMO (10-10) became the fourth OVC team to 10 wins joining Morehead State (13-7), Little Rock (12-7) and SIU Edwardsville (13-7).
•   The Redhawks surpassed their number of overall (9) and OVC (4) wins from 2024-25.
•   SEMO began the 2024-25 season with a 3-0 record in OVC play marking the first time it won three-straight games to start a conference season since 2011-12.
•   The Redhawks beat Eastern Illinois (79-72, Dec. 19), SIU Edwardsville (80-64, Dec. 21) and Southern Indiana (77-66, Jan. 9) at home, and Tennessee State (67-65, Jan. 2) and Tennessee Tech (77-70, Jan. 16) on the road for their OVC wins this year.
•   SEMO won six of its last 10 OVC games dating back to last year's season-ending 70-66 victory at Southern Indiana.
Redhawks Fall to Lindenwood
•   Lindenwood used a 13-0 run in the opening 6:10 of the game and Southeast Missouri couldn't recover in a 72-68 loss Thursday night in St. Charles.
•   SEMO missed its first nine shots during its scoreless six-minute span.
•   The Redhawks never led in the game and was within one possession on several occasions.
•   LU made six of its final nine free throws of the game to hang on for the win.
•   Brendan Terry scored 14 points to lead four SEMO starters in double figures.
Nice Defense
•   Southeast Missouri has held its opponent under 70 points in six of its last nine games.
•   SEMO (68.1 ppg allowed) is third in the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring defense behind SIU Edwardsville (67.1 ppg allowed) and Little Rock (67.6 ppg allowed).
•   SIUE's 64 points are the fewest scored by a Division I opponent against SEMO this season.
200 Assists in Sight
•   Point guard Rob Martin (189) is 11 assists away from reaching 200 in his career.
•   Martin leads Southeast Missouri and ranks fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference with 81 assists through 20 games this season.
•   He averages four assists per game and has dished out five or more a total of five times.
•   Martin finished with a career-high nine assists in SEMO's OVC opener against Eastern Illinois (Dec. 19).
•   Jonathan Dalton was the last Redhawk to get 200 or more assists in a career (315, 2016-19).
Major Improvement
•   After finishing 10th in the Ohio Valley Conference in free throw shooting a year ago, Southeast Missouri ranks second in that category.
•   Through 20 games, SEMO is shooting 71.1 percent (241-of-339) behind Southern Indiana's 73.2 percent (270-of-369) clip.
•   In conference games alone, the Redhawks are the top free throw shooting team in the OVC.
•   SEMO is shooting 73.9 percent (133-of-180) at the charity stripe against league opponents.
About Western Illinois
•   Western Illinois is 10th in the Ohio Valley Conference standings with an overall record of 8-12 and 2-7 in OVC play.
•   WIU has lost five in a row and is presently on the second-longest losing streak among league teams behind Eastern Illinois (6 in a row).
•   The Leathernecks are last in the OVC in scoring offense (68.1 ppg), field goal percentage defense (.441), assists (10 apg) and defensive rebounds per game (23.8).
•   Marko Maletic is WIU's top scoring threat averaging 16.8 points per game. Maletic ranks third among the OVC's scoring leaders.
•   Maletic is also the top 3-point shooter in the conference. He has made 60-of-131 threes for 45.8 percent.
•   Tay Knox is second in the OVC with 28 blocks.
•   WIU is in its second year as a member of the OVC.
Close Games
•   Southeast Missouri has been involved in five game decided by four or less points in 2024-25.
•   Four of those matchups came in Ohio Valley Conference play -- won, 67-65, at Tennessee State (Jan. 2); lost, 66-63, at UT Martin (Jan. 4); lost, 73-71, vs. Little Rock (Jan. 14); lost, 72-68, at Lindenwood (Jan. 23).
•   SEMO is 2-3 in games decided by four or less points.Â
OVC Leader in Turnover Margin
•   The Redhawks are first in the Ohio Valley Conference with a +2.95 turnover margin.
•   Southeast Missouri is committing a league low 10.9 turnovers per game while forcing 13.8.
•   SEMO turned the ball over less than 10 times a total of seven games this season.
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