Second Half Surge Pushes Redhawks to 90-65 Win Over Webster Wednesday - Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

Wednesday, November 4

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

6:30 PM

Southeast Missouri State University

2-0,0-0OVC

Webster

0-0,0-0SLIAC

Team	1	2	F
Webster	37	28	65
Southeast Mo. St.	42	48	90

11/4/2026 8:58:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Marqueas Bell had a double-double 16 points and 10 rebounds to go along with five assists leading Southeast Missouri (2-0) to a 90-65 win over Webster
University Wednesday at the Show Me Center.

SEMO is undefeated in its first two games of a season for the second time under Head Coach Brad Korn and first since the 2022-23 campaign.

After a shaky first half, the Redhawks regrouped to take control during the opening 5:21 of the second stanza.

SEMO went on a 17-4 run and the Gorloks never recovered.

Landren Blocker got the Redhawks going with a dunk and scored eight points to key the stretch. He also knocked down a 3-pointer and threw down an alleyoop dunk off a pass from Fontaine Williams, Jr.

Bell later made two free throws to give SEMO a comfortable 59-41 lead with 14:39 left to play.

He then drained a 3-pointer to extend the Redhawks lead to 83-61 before his team finished off the Gorloks.

Neither team led by more than five points in the first half.

WU outscored SEMO, 15-7, at the free throw line, where the Redhawks missed eight of their attempts.

Down, 35-32, the SEMO made six-straight field goals and used a 10-2 run to pull ahead, 42-37, at the half.

Bell made a jumper and Williams, Jr. followed with a 3-pointer. Drew Cooper knocked down a three of his own and PJ Farmer added a jumper during the Redhawks strong push to end the opening half.

SEMO also shot just 23.1 percent (3-of-13) from beyond the arc in the first 20 minutes of action.

Bell shot 6-of-10 from the field and had two blocks, as well. It was the fourth double-double of his career.

Three more starters scored double figures along with Bell.

Blocker and Darrion Sutton each had 14 points, while Fontaine, Jr. added 10.

SEMO assisted 22 of its 34 made field goals and shot 50 percent (34-of-68) for the game. The Redhawks made 18-of-33 shots at a 54.5 percent clip in the second half alone.

The Redhawks outrebounded WU, 43-33, and held a 48-36 advantage in the paint.

Charles Nelson led the Gorloks with a game-high 19 points.

SEMO has won 44-consecutive games against non-Division I schools.

The Redhawks return to action when they travel to Southeastern Conference member South Carolina for their first road game of the season on Nov. 8.