Southeast Missouri State University
Webster
11/3/2026 3:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Game Information
Date:Â Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Tip-Off:Â 6:30 p.m., CT
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Facility:Â Show Me Center (7,000)
Series:Â SEMO leads, 2-0
Last Meeting:Â SEMO 87, WU 41 | 11/12/25 | Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Redhawks Host Webster Wednesday
•   Southeast Missouri (1-0) remains home to host NCAA Division III member Webster University Wednesday. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m., CT at the Show Me Center.
•   SEMO plays three games during its opening week of the 2026-27 campaign.
•   After Wednesday's matchup, the Redhawks travel to Southeastern Conference member South Carolina on Nov. 8.
Against Non-Division I Teams
•   Webster University is the first of four non-Division I teams Southeast Missouri faces this season.
•   SEMO is on a 43-game winning streak against non-Division I opponents.
•   Head Coach Brad Korn is 14-0 all-time in such games.
•   Korn is 2-0 vs. Missouri Baptist, 1-0 vs. William Woods, 1-0 vs. Harris-Stowe, 1-0 vs. Lindsay Wilson College, 2-0 vs. Webster, 1-0 vs. Lyon College, 1-0 vs. Crowley's Ridge, 1-0 vs. Bethel (Tenn.), 2-0 vs. St. Mary of the Woods, 1-0 vs. Westminster and 1-0 vs. Saint Xavier (Ill.).
•   The Redhawks have not allowed more than 65 points in their last 12 meetings with non-Division I schools.
•   SEMO outscored its opponents, 1,044-612 (+432) in those games.
•   The Redhawks also host Midway University (Nov. 16), Mission University (Dec. 3) and St. Mary of the Woods (Dec. 22) this year.Â
Series Notes
•   The Redhawks and Webster University square off for the third time.
•   Southeast Missouri holds a 2-0 lead in the all-time series. Both of those wins were at the Show Me Center.
•   SEMO beat WU, 76-64, on Dec. 4, 2021 and, 87-41, on Nov. 12, 2025.
•   Wednesday's game is an exhibition for the Gorloks.
Season-Opening Win
•   Southeast Missouri began its 2026-27 win with an 86-79 win over Atlantic Sun Conference member Lipscomb (Nov. 2).
•   SEMO improved to 14-22 in season-opening games during its NCAA Division I era.
•   The Redhawks are 4-3 in season-openers with Brad Korn at the helm.
•   This year marked the first time SEMO started a season at home with Korn as its head coach.
•   The Redhawks last opened a season at the Show Me Center on Nov. 10, 2017 (81-69 win over Missouri Baptist).
•   Lipscomb was the first NCAA Division I opponent SEMO played in a season-opener at home since Wisconsin-Green Bay on Nov. 21, 2003. The Redhawks started that year with a 63-62 win under then-Head Coach Gary Garner.
•   The Redhawks were on the road for their season-opener eight-straight seasons prior to this year.
Nice Depth
•   The Redhawks put together a balanced effort with five players scoring in double figures vs. Lipscomb (Nov. 2).
•   Drew Cooper paved the way with 14 points, PJ Farmer and Fontaine Williams, Jr. followed with 13 points each, Alonzo Clawson-Smith added 12 and Marqueas Bell chipped in 10.
•   Southeast Missouri's bench outscored LU's reserves, 51-15.
•   The +36 margin is SEMO's largest in bench points under Head Coach Brad Korn.
•   It also marked the third time the Redhawks got 50 or more points from their bench with Korn at the helm.
Career-High for Farmer
•   PJ Farmer notched a career-high 13 points off the bench in his first game of the season vs. Lipscomb (Nov. 2).
•   Farmer shot 5-of-10 from the field and buried a career-best 3-of-4 three-pointers.
•   He also grabbed five rebounds, dished out two assists and collected two steals in 19 minutes.
•   It was the second double-digit scoring game of Farmer's career.
Welcome to NCAA Division I Basketball
•   Six players played their first NCAA Division I basketball game for Southeast Missouri vs. Lipscomb (Nov. 2).
•   Clayton Jewell, Fontaine Williams, Jr., Alonzo Clawson-Smith, Axton Perry, Marcus Eaves and Drew Cooper made their SEMO debuts.
•   Jewell and Williams, Jr. both made their first career starts with the Redhawks.
86 Points
•   The 86 points vs. Lipscomb (Nov. 2) were Southeast Missouri's second-most in a season-opener under Head Coach Brad Korn.
•   SEMO's highest point total in a season-opener with Korn at the helm came on Nov. 9, 2021 in a 99-94 road victory at Missouri State.Â
Hot From Long Range
•   The Redhawks heated up to shoot 55 percent from 3-point range in their season-opening victory over Lipscomb (Nov. 2).
•   Southeast Missouri made 11-of-20 from downtown with five different players making at least two.
•   It was the highest 3-point field goal percentage since SEMO shot 60.7 percent (17-of-28) vs. Austin Peay on Jan. 1, 2022.
Korn Approaching 100 Career Wins
•   Brad Korn is five wins away from reaching 100 in his career.
•   Korn currently has 95 wins in his seventh season as Southeast Missouri's head coach.
•   Sixty of those victories came in Ohio Valley Conference play.
Non-Conference Games
•   Brad Korn is 35-45 in non-conference games during his career.
•   Korn's best non-league record as Southeast Missouri's head coach stands at 9-9 in 2022-23, the season SEMO last won the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament title and made the NCAA Tournament.
3-Pointer Streak
•   The Redhawks have made at least one 3-pointer in 556 consecutive games.
•   The last time Southeast Missouri did not  make a 3-pointer was vs. Western Illinois (0-of-6) on Dec. 10, 2008.
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