
Redhawks Welcome Webster for Home-Opener Wednesday
11/10/2025 1:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Game Information
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Tip-Off: 6:30 p.m., CT
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Facility: Show Me Center (7,000)
Series: SEMO leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: SEMO 76, WU 64 | 12/4/21 | Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Coaches
Webster: Chris Bunch (327-238 overall; 327-238 at WU; 249-101 SLIAC)
Southeast Missouri: Brad Korn (74-87 overall; 74-87 at SEMO; 46-47 OVC)
Redhawks Host Webster Wednesday
• Southeast Missouri (0-2) welcomes NCAA Division III member Webster University (1-0) for its home-opener Wednesday. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m., CT at the Show Me Center.
• Webster is the third-straight Missouri school SEMO faces this season.
• The Redhawks started the year with road games at Saint Louis (Nov. 3) and Missouri (Nov. 7).
• Webster, located in St. Louis, makes its second trip to Cape Girardeau.
Series Notes
• Southeast Missouri and Webster hook up for the second time.
• SEMO holds a slight 1-0 edge in the series.
• The Redhawks beat the Gorloks, 76-64, on Dec. 4, 2021.
• Wednesday's game is an exhibition for the Gorloks.
Non-Division I Opponents
• Webster University is one of three non-NCAA Division I opponents on Southeast Missouri's non-conference slate.
• SEMO will also host St. Mary of the Woods (Dec. 2) and Saint Xavier (Ill.) (Dec. 14) this year.
• The Redhawks are on a 40-game winning streak against non-Division I opponents.
• Head Coach Brad Korn is 11-0 all-time in such games.
• Korn is 2-0 vs. Missouri Baptist, 1-0 vs. William Woods, 1-0 vs. Harris-Stowe, 1-0 vs. Lindsay Wilson College, 1-0 vs. Webster, 1-0 vs. Lyon College, 1-0 vs.
Crowley's Ridge, 1-0 vs. Bethel (Tenn.), 1-0 vs. St. Mary of the Woods and 1-0 vs. Westminster.
• The Redhawks have not allowed more than 61 points in each of their last nine meetings with non-Division I teams. SEMO outscored its opponents by a combined 781-449 (+332) in that span.
Home-Openers
• Southeast Missouri is 25-9 in home-openers since joining the NCAA Division I ranks in 1991-92.
• SEMO began its home slate with a win in nine of the last 13 years and posted victories in 16 of its previous 20 home-opening contests.
• The Redhawks won their home-opener in six of their last nine seasons.
• SEMO is 2-3 in home-openers under Head Coach Brad Korn.
• Korn's first home-opening win was an 83-46 victory over Lyon College on Nov. 12, 2022.
Strong at Home
• Brad Korn posted a winning record at home each of his first five seasons as head coach.
• Southeast Missouri's 12-3 record at the Show Me Center in 2024-25 is his best home record to date.
• Korn is 44-25 all-time in Cape Girardeau.
• The Redhawks are on a four-game home winning streak dating back to last season.
• SEMO led the Ohio Valley Conference in home attendance during OVC play a year ago.
Near Upset in Columbia
• The Redhawks nearly pulled off an upset at SEC member Missouri (Nov. 7).
• Southeast Missouri led the Tigers, 51-46, at halftime and was ahead by nine (55-46) with 18:55 left to play in the second half.
• Missouri, which missed 12 free throws, made six in the final 47 seconds to fend off the Redhawks in its close 89-84 win.
Stacker Off to Great Start
• Braxton Stacker scored double figures in each of his first two starts of the 2025-26 campaign.
• Stacker opened the year with 12 points at Saint Louis (Nov. 3) and followed that up with a career-high 26 points four days later at Missouri (Nov. 7).
• The 26-point effort at Missouri marked the 20th double-digit scoring game of Stacker's career.
• He leads SEMO in scoring (19 ppg) and rebounding (4.0 ppg) two games into the season.
Almodovar Excels
• In his second NCAA Division I start, Luke Almodovar dropped in 24 points and buried five 3-pointers at Missouri (Nov. 7).
• Almodovar is currently Southeast Missouri's second-leading scorer with 16 points a game.
• He also leads the Redhawks with six 3-pointers made.
Free Throw Streak
• Braxton Stacker has made all 10 of his free throws through two starts this young 2025-26 season.
• Stacker, who shot 82.3 percent from the charity strip a year ago, has made 23 consecutive free throws dating back to the 2024-25 season.
• He last missed a free throw at Southern Indiana on Feb. 8, 2025.
• Stacker is one of 19 players in NCAA Division I basketball who have gone perfect at the free throw line with a minimum of 10 attempts this year.
Nice Defense
• The Redhawks forced 19 turnovers at Missouri (Nov. 7).
• Just two games into this season, Southeast Missouri has already reached its mark for most forced turnovers in a game it had in 2024-25.
• SEMO didn't force 19 turnovers in a game until its final regular-season contest at Eastern Illinois on Mar. 1, 2025.
• Opponents are turning the ball over an average of 17 times a game against the Redhawks thus far.
Bell Steps Up
• Maqueas Bell came off the bench to score double figures in both of Southeast Missouri's games this season.
• Bell finished with 10 points in 22 minutes at Saint Louis (Nov. 3) and 13 points in 17 minutes at Missouri (Nov. 7).
• It marked the first time Bell scored double figures in back-to-back games since at SIU Edwardsville (18 pts., Feb. 17, 2024) and vs. Little Rock (10 pts., Feb. 22, 2024).
Starting Streaks
• Brendan Terry has not missed a start in his two-year career at Southeast Missouri.
• Terry has started 35-consecutive games.
• Troy Cole, Jr. started 17-straight games dating back to Jan. 16, 2025 and BJ Ward started 34-straight contests since Nov. 10, 2024.
3-Pointer Streak
• The Redhawks have made at least one 3-pointer in 524 consecutive games.
• The last time Southeast Missouri did not make a 3-pointer was vs. Western Illinois (0-of-6) on Dec. 10, 2008.
About Webster
• Webster University is 1-0 this season with a recent 82-66 win at Welch College (Nov. 7).
• Southeast Missouri is the second-straight NCAA Division I opponent WU will face. Games against Division I foes are exhibition for the Gorloks.
• WU was picked first in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Preseason Poll.
• The Gorloks went 15-13 overall and 12-6 in conference action a year ago.
• Chris Bunch is in his 24th season as head coach at WU.




















