CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Teddy Washington, Jr. scored a game-high 21 points and had 14 in the second half to lead Southeast Missouri (17-10, 12-4) to a dominating 83-69 win over Tennessee Tech (13-14, 8-8) Saturday at the Show Me Center.
 
SEMO picked up its seventh-consecutive win to match its longest winning streak in its NCAA Division I era. The Redhawks also won seven in a row during the 2004-05 campaign under then-Head Coach Gary Garner.
 
The Redhawks polished off their first home-and-home sweep of TTU in a season since 1999-2000 and gave Brad Korn his career-best 10th home victory as SEMO's head coach.
 
SEMO fell behind 8-2 early before putting together an 11-0 run to take a five-point lead.
 
Brendan Terry's turnaround jumper gave the Redhawks their first advantage. After Teddy Washington, Jr. followed with a jumper of his own, Terry added a layup to put SEMO ahead, 13-8, with 11:30 remaining in the first half.
 
Ahead, 18-17, SEMO scored its next six points on back-to-back 3-pointers by Ward and Braxton Stacker to widen its lead to 26-17 with less than seven minutes left.
 
Another 3-pointer by Stacker, this time from the left corner, gave the Redhawks their first double-digit advantage at 29-17 at the 5:14 mark. TTU went scoreless for over four minutes and SEMO cashed in with another 11-0 surge to get its 12-point lead.
 
The Redhawks then headed into the half ahead, 31-21, for their sixth halftime lead in seven contests. TTU's 21 points marked the fewest in a first half by any opponent against SEMO this year.
 
SEMO came out hot in the second half making six of its first seven field goals to increase its lead to 43-26 in the first 3:18.
 
Two free throws by Washington, Jr. gave his team a 19-point lead and the Redhawks didn't let up.
 
The baskets kept coming with Stacker burying his third 3-pointer and Elliot Lowndes making a tough shot underneath to put SEMO's lead over 20 (60-36) with 11:31 to go.
 
Ward's pullup jumper gave the Redhawks their largest lead at 68-41 before the Redhawks finished off their Ohio Valley Conference leading 12th league win. The 12 OVC wins are third-most in a season in program history.
 
SEMO shot a scorching 75.9 percent from the field in the game's final 20 minutes, missing just seven times (22-of-29).
 
Washington, Jr. made 8-of-19 field goals and made 4-of-4 free throws en route to his fourth 20-point effort of the season.
 
Martin followed with 17 points, his 12th consecutive double-digit game. 
 
Terry added 15 points, Stacker chipped in 14 and Ward finished with 10.
 
SEMO played in front of its biggest home crowd of the season officially listed as 2,692.
 
The Redhawks host Western Illinois on Feb. 20.