Redhawks Fall to Middle Tennessee, 88-75, on Friday the 13th - Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

Friday, November 13

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

6:30 PM

Southeast Missouri State University

2-2,0-0OVC

Middle Tennessee

3-1,0-0CUSA

Team	1	2	F
Southeast Mo. St.	32	43	75
Middle Tenn.	50	38	88

11/13/2026 8:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Quintero Barnett scored 32 points and made eight 3-pointers to lead Conference USA member Middle Tennessee (3-1) to an 88-75 win over Southeast Missouri (2-2) Friday night at the Murphy Center.

MTSU never trailed in the game and shot 52.9 percent from the field with 14 three-pointers.

The Blue Raiders outscored the Redhawks, 42-18, from beyond the arc.

The Blue Raiders heated up to shoot 70.8 percent (17-of-24) from the floor to set the tone in the first half.

MTSU made 80 percent (8-of-10) of its 3-pointers with Barnett scoring his first 18 points to lead the way.

Barnett did not miss going 6-of-6 from the field, 4-of-4 from distance and 2-of-2 at the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes.

He had 15 of points in the first 5:33 of the contest alone and MTSU used a 12-0 run capped by a Barnett 3-pointer to widen its lead to 42-23 with 6:36 left to play.

A layup by Kaleb Siler gave the Blue Raiders a 50-28 advantage before they headed into the locker room ahead, 50-32.

SEMO won the second half, 43-38, but did not drop MTSU's lead below double figures.

A 9-0 run pulled cut the Blue Raiders lead to 56-45 on Axton Perry's conventional 3-point play at the 13:40 mark.

Perry later threw down a dunk to make it a 59-49 game with 10:46 to go. That, however, was as close as the Redhawks would get.

Barnett made 10-of-13 field goals and 8-of-10 threes. He also added six rebounds and two assists during his career night.

Fontaine Williams, Jr. led SEMO with 20 points, his fourth-straight double-digit scoring performance. Williams, Jr. hit 6-of-15 field goals, buried three 3-pointers and made 5-of-6 free throws.

Alonzo Clawson-Smith and Perry followed with 15 and 13 points, respectively, off the bench.

The Redhawks and former Ohio Valley Conference member MTSU played each other for the first time in 27 years.

SEMO returns to action when it hosts Midway University on Nov. 16.