Redhawks Head to Little Rock for Midweek Battle Between OVC Leaders Tuesday
2/10/2025 2:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Game Information
Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Tip-Off: 7 p.m., CT
Location: Little Rock, Ark.
Facility: Jack Stephens Center (5,600)
Series: LR leads, 6-3
Last Meeting: LR 73, SEMO 71 | 1/14/25 | Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Last Meeting in Little Rock: LR 66, SEMO 61 | 1/27/24
Head Coaches
Southeast Missouri: Brad Korn (68-83 overall; 68-83 at SEMO; 41-46 OVC)
Little Rock: Darrell Walker (143-126 overall; 98-108 at LR; 60-60 OVC)
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Redhawks Wrap Up Road Trip
• Southeast Missouri closes out a three-game road stretch with a big midweek matchup at Little Rock Tuesday. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., CT at the Jack Stephens Center.
• SEMO and LR are tied for first in the Ohio Valley Conference with SIU Edwardsville.
• The three-game road stretch matches SEMO's longest of the season. The Redhawks are 2-0 during the current trip with wins at Morehead State (80-51, Feb. 6) and Southern Indiana (79-74, Feb. 8).
• The Redhawks won four of their previous five away games.
Series Notes
• Tuesday marks the 10th meeting between Southeast Missouri and Little Rock.
• Little Rock is in its third year as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference after initially joining the league in 2022-23.
• LR holds a 6-3 lead in the all-time series.
• SEMO is 1-4 against the Trojans at the Jack Stephens Center.
• The Trojans shared the OVC regular-season title with Morehead State and UT Martin in 2023-24. LR then lost to MSU in the OVC Tournament final.
• Brad Korn is 2-3 against the Trojans as the Redhawks head coach.
• LR won the first matchup between the teams this season on a last second shot by Jonathan Lawson. Lawson's jumper with 1.1 seconds on the clock gave the Trojans a 73-71 victory in Cape Girardeau on Jan. 14.
Six Games to Go
• The Redhawks are 10-4 in Ohio Valley Conference play with six games remaining.
• Southeast Missouri started the second half of league action with four-straight wins, including a 90-79 home win over UT Martin (Jan. 30), 89-87 overtime victory at home over Tennessee State (Feb. 1),an 80-51 road victory over then-OVC leader Morehead State (Feb. 6) and a 79-74 road win at Southern Indiana (Feb. 8).
• The rest of SEMO's regular-season schedule features home games against Tennessee Tech (Feb. 15), Western Illinois (Feb. 20) and Lindenwood (Feb. 22), and road matchups at SIU Edwardsville (Feb. 27) and Eastern Illinois (Mar. 1).
Redhawks Tied for First in the OVC
• Southeast Missouri moved back to first in the Ohio Valley Conference standings with its 79-74 win over Southern Indiana (Feb. 8)
• SEMO is in a three-way tie for first with Little Rock and SIU Edwardsville. Each have 10-4 league records.
• The Redhawks more than doubled their number of conference victories from 2023-24 (4).
• At 15-10 overall and 10-4 in OVC play, the Redhawks have surpassed their number of overall (9) and OVC (4) wins from 2023-24 by +6 margins.
• 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), Southern Indiana (77-66, Jan. 9), UT Martin (90-79, Jan. 30) and Tennessee State (89-87, OT, Feb. 1) at home, and Tennessee State (67-65, Jan. 2), Tennessee Tech (77-70, Jan. 16), Western Illinois (72-51, Jan. 25), Morehead State (80-51, Feb. 6) on the road and Southern Indiana (79-74, Feb. 8) on the road for their OVC wins this year.
• SEMO won 10 of its last 14 OVC games dating back to last year's season-ending 70-66 victory at Southern Indiana.
• The Redhawks have not lost an OVC game since Jan. 23 (72-68, at Lindenwood).
10 Conference Victories
• The Redhawks picked up their 10th Ohio Valley Conference victory with a 79-74 win at Southern Indiana (Feb. 8).
• SEMO is currently 10-4 in league action.
• The Redhawks reached 10 conference wins in a season for the fifth time in program history.
• It is also the second time in three years where SEMO has won 10 OVC games under Head Coach Brad Korn.
• The Redhawks 10-win conference seasons include 1997-98 (10-8), 1998-99 (15-3), 1999-00 (14-4) and 2022-23 (10-8) and 2023-24 (10-4).
• SEMO's program record for OVC victories is 15 (1998-99).
Korn Goes Over 40 OVC Wins
• Brad Korn picked up his 41st Ohio Valley Conference win when Southeast Missouri hung on for a 79-74 win at Southern Indiana (Feb. 8).
• Korn is now 41-46 all-time in OVC games.
• He is the third head coach in SEMO program history to surpass 40 OVC wins, joining Gary Garner (73-81) and Dickey Nutt (41-59).
400th NCAA Division I Win
• Southeast Missouri claimed ts 400th victory as an NCAA Division I program at Southern Indiana (79-74) on Feb. 8.
• SEMO became an NCAA Division I school in 1991-92 and is in its 34th year at that level.
• The Redhawks are 400-572 all-time in their NCAA Division I era.
Last 16 Games
• The Redhawks are 12-4 in their last 16 games and presently the hottest team in the Ohio Valley Conference.
• SEMO is on a five-game winning streak and has scored 80 or more points in three of its last four outings.
• It is the second five-game winning streak for the Redhawks this year.
• SEMO is 5-2 at the Show Me Center and 5-2 on the road in conference play.
Hot Shooting
• Southeast Missouri shot 50 percent or better from the field in five-straight games.
• SEMO shot 53.6 percent in its recent 79-74 road win at Southern Indiana (Feb. 8).
• The last time SEMO shot 50 percent or better five games in a row during Ohio Valley Conference play was when the Redhawks went six-straight contests in 2011-12.
OVC Sweeps
• The Redhawks completed their second sweep of an Ohio Valley Conference opponent when they beat Southern Indiana on Feb. 8.
• It was the second home-and-home sweep for Southeast Missouri, which also defeated Tennessee State twice.
• The Redhawks had only one OVC series sweep in 2023-24 (vs. Southern Indiana).
Nailbiter in Evansville
• Southeast Missouri and Southern Indiana went down to the wire in a slugfest on Feb. 8.
• SEMO came away with its sixth road victory in a game that featured 24 lead changes.
• Teddy Washington, Jr. made two free throws with 2.4 seconds on the clock to nail down the 79-74 win.
• Washington, Jr.'s free throws followed a front end miss on a 1-and-1 by Jayland Randall.
• It was SEMO's third-straight road win and fourth in the Redhawks last five away games.
