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Redhawks Open Two-Game Illinois Road Trip at Western Illinois Thursday
1/27/2026 10:33:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Game Information
Date:Â Thursday, January 29, 2026
Tip-Off:Â 7:30 p.m., CT
Location:Â Macomb, Ill.
Facility:Â Western Hall (4,421)
Series:Â SEMO leads, 9-8
Last Meeting:Â SEMO 73, WIU 50 | 1/3/26 | Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Last Meeting in Macomb:Â SEMO 72, WIU 52 | 1/25/25
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Coaches
Southeast Missouri: Brad Korn (85-95 overall; 85-95 at SEMO; 52-51 OVC)
Western Illinois:Â Chad Boudreau (37-48 overall; 37-48Â at WIU; 19-29 OVC)
Redhawks Head to Western Illinois
•   Southeast Missouri (11-10, 6-4) travels to Western Illinois (4-17, 0-10) Thursday. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m., CT at Western Hall.
•   SEMO is in Illinois for its final two games in January.
•   The Redhawks close out their two-game road trip at Eastern Illinois on Jan. 31.
•   SEMO is 2-2 on the road in Ohio Valley Conference play.
Series Notes
•   Thursday marks the 18th meeting between Southeast Missouri and Western Illinois.
•   Southeast Missouri holds a slight 9-8 lead in the all-time series.
•   SEMO has a three-game winning streak in the series and looks to sweep the Leathernecks for the second-straight season.
•   The Redhawks beat WIU by 20 or more points in all three of those victories.
Two Big Home Wins
•   The Redhawks wrapped up their season-long four-game home stand with wins over the top two teams in the Ohio Valley Conference.
•   Southeast Missouri upended OVC leader UT Martin, 66-50, on Jan. 20 and second-place Little Rock, 70-65, on Jan. 22.
•   SEMO snapped UTM's seven-game winning streak and ended LR's four-game winning streak.
•   The Redhawks limited the Skyhawks to a season-low 50 points.
Halfway Through
•   Southeast Missouri wrapped up the first half of Ohio Valley Conference play with a 6-4 mark.
•   It is the second-straight season where SEMO finished with a winning record during the first half of league action.
•   The Redhawks posted a winning record through the opening half of OVC play for the third time in six years with Brad Korn as head coach.
Last Time vs. Western Illinois
•   Southeast Missouri cruised to a 73-50 win over Western Illinois (Jan. 3) in the first matchup between the teams this season.
•   BJ Ward scored a career-high 23 points to lead the way.
•   SEMO blew the game open in the second half when Braxton Stacker made a layup to push the Redhawks lead to 62-40 with eight minutes left.
•   The Redhawks man-handled the Leathernecks, 44-18, inside the paint.
•   The 23-point margin of victory is SEMO's largest in a conference game this year.
Korn vs. Western Illinois
•   Brad Korn is 3-2 all-time against Western Illinois as Southeast Missouri's head coach.
•   Korn has defeated the Leathernecks by 20 or more points each of the last three times he faced them.
•   He is 1-1 against WIU in Macomb, Illinois.
Almodovar Named OVC Co-Newcomer of the Week
•   Guard Luke Almodovar was tabbed Ohio Valley Conference Co-Newcomer of the Week on Jan. 26.
•   Almodovar became the first Southeast Missouri player to win one of the league's weekly honors this season.
•   He had 22 points in 24 minutes, hitting 6-of-10 three-pointers in leading SEMO to a victory over league-leading UT Martin (Jan. 20).Â
•   The transfer from Saint Francis (Ind.) then had the first double-double of his career with 13 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in a victory over Little Rock (Jan. 22). AlmodovarÂ
also added three assists and a steal in that game.
•   For the week he averaged 17.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists/game while hitting 46.2 percent (12-of-26) from the field.Â
•   Lindenwood's Anias Futrell (Player of the Week), Tennessee State's Dante Harris (Co-Newcomer) and UT Martin's Matas Deniusas (Freshman of the Week) rounded out the week's honorees.
Redhawks Down Little Rock
•   The Redhawks came away with a 70-65 victory over Little Rock (Jan. 22).
•   It was a two-possession game only three times in a close first half before Southeast Missouri opened up a 50-37 lead with 14:39 remaining.
•   SEMO later withstood an 11-2 run by the Trojans that made it a 67-63 game with less than a minute on the clock.
•   The Redhawks led for a total of 33:55 in the contest and limited LR to 32.4 percent from the field in the second half.
Almodovar Gets First Double-Double
•   Luke Almodovar registered his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Little Rock (Jan. 22).
•   Almodovar became the third different player to get a double-double for the Redhawks this season joining Brendan Terry and Marqueas Bell.
•   He scored a game-high 22 points and made a career-best six 3-pointers two days before against Ohio Valley Conference leader UT Martin (Jan. 20).
•   Almodovar shot 8-of-13 from the field and 6-of-10 from 3-point range against the Skyhawks.
•   It was his team-high fifth 20-point game of the season.
Nine of 13
•   The Redhawks won nine of their last 13 games.
•   SEMO posted its largest win of the season against an NCAA Division I foe when it defeated Western Illinois, 73-50, on Jan. 3.
Last 30 OVC Games
•   Southeast Missouri has a record of 21-9 in its last 30 Ohio Valley Conference games dating back to the start of the 2024-25 season.
•   SEMO won 17 of its previous 23 matchups with OVC foes going back to its victory at Western Illinois on Jan. 25, 2025.
Nice Defense
•   Southeast Missouri leads the Ohio Valley Conference in turnover margin 21 games into its 2025-26 season.
•   SEMO is forcing 14.6 turnovers per game and turning the ball over 12.1 times per contest for a +2.57 margin.
•   The Redhawks forced 308 turnovers, second-most in the OVC.
•   Opponents turned the ball over 19 or more times in five games against SEMO's defense this season.
About Western Illinois
•   Western Illinois is last in the Ohio Valley Conference standings with an overall record of 4-17 and 0-10 in conference play.
•   WIU is on a 10-game losing streak as the only team without an OVC win.
•   The Leathernecks averaged a league-low 65.8 points per game and are last in scoring margin (-9.1).
•   Lucas Lorenzen is WIU's top scorer with 15.1 points a game. Lorenzen ranks eighth in the OVC in scoring.
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