CHARLESTON, Ill. – Brendan Terry scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Southeast Missouri (13-10, 8-4) to a commanding 77-59 win over Eastern Illinois (9-14, 5-7) Saturday afternoon at Groniger Arena.
 
SEMO led the entire game en route to earning its fourth-straight victory. The Redhawks completed a road sweep of Western Illinois (Jan. 29) and EIU for the first time under Head Coach Brad Korn. 
 
SEMO's defense set the tone forcing six turnovers on EIU's first seven possessions.
 
The Redhawks scored seven points off those miscues that, in turn, led to a 12-1 run helping SEMO get an early double-digit lead.
 
Braxton Stacker and Luke Almodovar each drained a 3-pointer before BJ Ward scored, and Terry added four points with his dunk capping that stretch at the 13:40 mark in the first half.
 
EIU went 0-of-5 from the field and had more turnovers than shot attempts during a scoreless drought of 6:41. Meechie White's jumper ended the lengthy period for the Panthers' first points with 13:19 left.
 
SEMO ran its lead to 14 when Landren Blocker knocked down a 3-pointer to make it a 32-18 game. The Redhawks later held a 37-24 advantage at the half.
 
The Redhawks matched their season-best of 3-pointers made in a first half with 7-of-14 for 50 percent. SEMO also made seven threes in the game's opening 20 minutes at Tennessee State (Dec. 20).  
 
EIU turned the ball over on 11 occasions in the first half.
 
SEMO continued to tame the Panthers in the second half, where it heated up to make seven of its first 12 field goals.
 
A steal by Elliot Lowndes resulted in a breakaway dunk by Stacker increasing SEMO's lead to 57-41 with 11:18 remaining.
 
Marqueas Bell then followed a Terry miss with a layup to give the Redhawks a 21-point lead (65-44) with a little under seven minutes to play.  
 
Terry's hook shot put SEMO up, 75-53, for its largest lead of the afternoon and the Redhawks coasted to their fourth Ohio Valley Conference road win of the season. 
 
Terry shot 9-of-13 from the field and 3-of-5 at the free throw line. He dished out five assists and added a steal in 30 minutes.
 
Stacker followed with 17 points on 6-of-11 field goals and Almodovar pitched in 13.
 
Ward led the way with a career-high eight assists and finished off his road swing with 15 assists to only two turnovers in his Illinois starts.
 
SEMO shot 50 percent (29-of-58) and outrebounded EIU, 33-27. The Redhawks tied their season-high of 11 three-pointers. Additionally, SEMO assisted 20 of its 29 made field goals.
 
Markus Blackwell paced the Panthers with 16 points off the bench.
 
SEMO polished off its second two-game sweep in OVC play this season and finished January with a 7-3 record. The seven victories are the most January wins in any season with Korn at the helm. Korn also improved to 9-2 all-time against EIU.
 
The Redhawks started and ended January with a win over the Panthers.
 
SEMO returns home to host Morehead State on Feb. 5.