Southeast Missouri State University
SIU Edwardsville
Redhawks Host SIU Edwardsville Saturday
1/16/2026 12:58:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Game Information
Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026
Tip-Off: 3:45 p.m., CT
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Facility: Show Me Center (7,000)
Series: SEMO leads, 29-15
Last Meeting: SIUE 69, SEMO 48 | 3/8/25 | Evansville, Ind.
Last Meeting in Cape Girardeau: SEMO 80, SIUE 64 | 12/21/24
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Coaches
SIU Edwardsville: Brian Barone (96-111 overall; 96-111 at SIUE; 51-67 OVC)
Southeast Missouri: Brad Korn (83-93 overall; 83-94 at SEMO; 50-50 OVC)
Redhawks Host SIUE
• Southeast Missouri (9-9, 4-3) is back in action to host defending Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Champion SIU Edwardsville (10-8, 3-4) Saturday. Tip-off is set for 3:45 p.m., CT at the Show Me Center.
• SEMO is in a stretch of four home games in seven days.
• After Saturday's matchup, the Redhawks turn around to host OVC leader UT Martin on Jan. 20.
Series Notes
• The first meeting of this year's home-and-home series marks the 45th matchup between Southeast Missouri and SIU Edwardsville.
• SEMO holds a 29-15 lead in the all-time series.
• The Redhawks are 18-5 against the Cougars at the Show Me Center.
• SEMO won nine of the last 12 games of the series and beat SIUE twice during the 2024-25 regular-season.
• The Redhawks' 83-68 win in Edwardsville, Illinois on Feb. 27, 2025 clinched the program's first-ever outright OVC regular-season crown.
• SIUE, however, ended SEMO's season with a 69-48 victory in the OVC Tournament championship game.
Wasn't Close Last Year
• Each of the three games between Southeast Missouri and SIU Edwardsville in 2024-25 were decided by 15 or more points.
• SEMO won by a +16 margin (80-64) in Cape Girardeau and a +15 margin (83-68) in Edwardsville before SIUE won by 21 (69-48) in Evansville, Indiana.
Defending OVC Champions
• Defending Ohio Valley Conference regular-season champion Southeast Missouri and defending OVC Tournament champion SIU Edwardsville will go head-to-head Saturday.
• SEMO clinched its first outright OVC regular-season title against the Cougars in Edwardsville a year ago.
• SIUE then earned the league's automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament when it upended the top-seeded Redhawks in the OVC Tournament final.
Longest Home Stand
• The Redhawks are at home for four-straight games, their longest home stand of the season.
• After Saturday's game vs. SIU Edwardsville, Southeast Missouri hosts league leader UT Martin (Jan. 20) and preseason Ohio Valley Conference favorite Little Rock (Jan. 22).
• It is SEMO's longest home stand in OVC play since the Redhawks played five-straight home games vs. SIUE (Jan. 28), Eastern Illinois (Jan. 30), Murray State (Feb. 1), Tennessee Tech (Feb. 4) and Jacksonville State (Feb. 6) during the 2020-21 campaign.
• That year was Brad Korn's first as SEMO's head coach.
OVC Update
• Southeast Missouri enters the weekend in a tie for third in the Ohio Valley Conference standings with Morehead State.
• UT Martin (6-1) remains atop the leaderboard followed by Tennessee State, Lindenwood and Little Rock which are all 5-2.
Second Half Surge Not Enough
• It was a tale of two halves in Southeast Missouri's 88-76 loss to Lindenwood (Jan. 15).
• LU went on a 22-2 run to put SEMO in a big hole in the first half. The Lions made 12 of their first 14 field goals of the game and led, 45-18, at the intermission.
• SEMO turned things around in the second half, outscoring LU, 58-43.
• The Redhawks managed to pull within seven, but that was as close as they would get.
Season-High Points in a Half
• The Redhawks scored a season-high 58 points in the second half vs. Lindenwood (Jan. 15), there most points in any half of basketball this year.
• Southeast Missouri's 58 points are the most scored in a half since the Redhawks hit that same mark in the second half vs. Little Rock on Feb. 2, 2023.
Farmer Hits Season-High
• Freshman guard PJ Farmer scored double figures for the first time in his career with a season-high 12 points vs. Lindenwood (Jan. 15).
• Farmer made 5-of-6 field goals and 2-of-3 free throws against the Lions.
• He also pulled down eight rebounds and logged 21 minutes, both season-highs as well.
Korn vs. SIUE
• Brad Korn is 8-3 all-time in his career vs. SIU Edwardsville.
• Korn is 6-0 against the Cougars at the Show Me Center.
• Southeast Missouri swept SIUE in the regular-season series a total of three times with Korn at the helm.
Terry Playing Well
• Brendan Terry put together his best game of the season to date when he poured in a career-high 30 points off the bench to lead Southeast Missouri to its 84-76 win at Southern Indiana (Jan. 8).
• Terry, who scored 17 points in the first half, finished at 13-of-16 from the field. He also made two 3-pointers, grabbed a game-high eight rebounds, dished out two assists, had two blocks and two steals in 32 minutes.
• He followed that up with a team-high 13 points at Morehead State (Jan. 10) and 10 points vs. Lindenwood (Jan. 15).
• Terry was averaging under nine points before the Southern Indiana game on Jan. 8. Now, he is SEMO's third-leading scorer with 10.2 points per game.
• He scored double figures in four-straight contests and returned to the starting lineup vs. Lindenwood (Jan. 15).
Ward Second in Free Throw Percentage in OVC Play
• BJ Ward has missed only one free throw in Ohio Valley Conference play.
• Ward is 20-of-21 at the free throw line.
• He made 24 free throws in a row before his first miss in a conference game vs. Lindenwood (Jan. 15) with 10:02 left to play in the second half.
• Ward is Southeast Missouri's top free throw shooter at 86 percent (37-of-43) this season.
Ward Clears 200 Career Assists
• BJ Ward went over 200 assists in his career vs. Lindenwood (Jan. 15).
• Ward ranks second in the Ohio Valley Conference with 73 assists through 18 starts this season.
• Ward is averaging 4.1 per game and has dished out five or more assists in six of his starts.
• He matched his career-high of seven assists three times this year, as well.
• Ward went over 150 assists at Iowa (Nov. 18) and has 202 in his career.
• He also ranks fifth in the league in assist/turnover ratio (1.85).
Home OVC Record
• Brad Korn is 31-19 all-time in Ohio Valley Conference home games.
• Southeast Missouri posted its best home OVC record at 8-2 with Korn at the helm during its 2024-25 campaign.
• The Redhawks won seven of their last eight conference games at the Show Me Center.
• SEMO held its opponent under 70 points in five of its last six OVC home contests.
Home Cooking
• 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 49-27 all-time in Cape Girardeau.
• The Redhawks won 10 of their last 13 home games dating back to last season.
• SEMO led the Ohio Valley Conference in home attendance during OVC play a year ago.
• The Redhawks are 5-3 at home this season.
About SIUE
• Like Southeast Missouri, SIU Edwardsville heads into Saturday's matchup on a two-game losing streak.
• As a team, the Cougars are second in the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring defense (66.2 ppg allowed) and field goal percentage defense (.398).
• SIUE is also second behind SEMO in turnover margin (+2.1).
• The Cougars are without their top two scorers in Ring Malith and Myles Thompson. Both are out for the remainder of the 2025-26 season due to injuries.
