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2020-21 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BASKETBALL #7 Southeast Missouri (11-15) vs. #2 Morehead State (20-7) Follow the Redhawks Date ..........................Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Head Coaches ........Brad Korn (11-15 overall, Game Radio .........................................Real Rock 99.3 FM Tip-Off ................................................. 9:30 p.m., CT 11-15 at SEMO; 9-11 OVC). Preston Spradlin (Erik Sean) Location ...........................................Evansville, Ind. (66-76 overall; 66-76 at MSU). Video ...................................................................ESPN+ Arena ................................... Ford Center (11,000) Live Stats .....................................OVCSports.com Series .......................................... MSU leads, 32-20 Strategic Communications Twitter ................................................. @SEMOMBB Last Meeting ........................MSU 76, SEMO 65 Jeff Honza, Assistant Director of Athletics 27 Office Phone ................................(573) 651-2933 (Jan. 21, 2021 | Morehead, Ky.) Mobile................................................(618) 528-1145 Schedule Email ....................................... [email protected] November (1-0) Evansville Bound postseason fling. SEMO won its only OVC 28 at Kansas City ! W, 71-66 #7 Southeast Missouri (11-15) begins Tournament title and made its lone NCAA postseason play when it faces #2 Morehead Tournament appearance in 2000. The December (1-6, 0-2 OVC) State (20-7) in the first round of the Ohio Redhawks advanced to the championship ESPN+ OT 2 Southern Illinois L, 79-87 ESPN+ Valley Conference Tournament Wednesday. game twice (1999, 2000). 7 Lipscomb W, 82-77 Tip is set for 9:30 p.m., CT at the Ford Center 9 at Lipscomb ESPN+ L, 74-80 OT 15 at Evansville ESPN3 L, 63-66 OT in Evansville, Indiana. 2017 OVC Tournament Flashback 18 UT Martin* ESPN+ L, 67-69 Southeast Missouri, then a five-seed, 22 at Indiana State ESPN3 L, 66-72 Follow the Redhawks posted a thrilling 78-75 overtime victory over 30 at Tennessee Tech* ESPN+ L, 63-72 Listen live on the radio at Real Rock 99.3 FM Tennessee State in the first round of the 2017 with Erik Sean handling the play-by-play. Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. SEMO’s January (4-4, 4-4 OVC) Watch on ESPN+. Live stats are available at season then ended with a 74-51 loss to 2 Tennessee State* ESPN+ W, 83-79 2OT OVCSports.com. Twitter updates provided #4 Jacksonville State in the quarterfinals. Den- 7 at Belmont* ESPN+ L, 66-77 @SEMOMBB. zel Mahoney scored 34 points and Tahj Eaddy 16 Morehead State* ESPN+ L, 50-64 made a 3-pointer with two seconds left to lead ESPN+ 19 at Tennessee State* W, 63-59 Eight-Team Field the Redhawks to their come-from- ESPNU 21 at Morehead State* L, 65-76 The 2021 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament behind win. Mahoney is now Creighton 26 at UT Martin* ESPN+ L, 66-69 field consists of #1 Belmont, #2 Morehead University’s second-leading scorer (13.9 ppg) 28 SIU Edwardsville* ESPN+ W, 64-62 State, #Eastern Kentucky, #4 Jacksonville and Eaddy ranks second in scoring with 13.8 30 Eastern Illinois* ESPN+ W, 75-44 State, #5 Murray State, #6 Austin Peay, #7 points a game at USC. February (5-5, 5-5 OVC) Southeast Missouri and #8 SIU Edwardsville. 1 Murray State* ESPN+ L, 60-77 SEMO makes its first appearance in the OVC First-Timers 4 Tennessee Tech* ESPN+ W, 68-64 Tournament since it has been held in All 13 players on Southeast Missouri’s roster 6 Jacksonville State* ESPN+ L, 54-66 Evansville. will experience the Ohio Valley Conference 12 at Murray State* ESPN+ L, 60-80 Tournament for the first time in their careers. 13 at Austin Peay* ESPN+ L, 63-78 Back in the Postseason The Redhawks will play at the Ford Center for 16 Austin Peay* ESPN+ W, 86-81 OT In Brad Korn’s first year as a head coach, the second time this season. SEMO faced 20 Eastern Kentucky* ESPN+ W, 94-72 Southeast Missouri is back in the Ohio Valley ESPN+ 22 Eastern Kentucky* L, 65-87 Conference Tournament. SEMO makes its ESPN+ 25 at Eastern Illinois* W, 94-88 16th OVC Tournament appearance in program 27 at SIU Edwardsville* ESPN+ W, 69-63 history and first since 2017. The Redhawks March officially punched their ticket to Evansville Southeast Missouri or SEMO is the 3 vs. #2 Morehead State 9:30 p.m. with a 94-88 road win over Eastern Illinois 4 OVC Tournament Quarterfinals Evansville, Ind. (Feb. 25). preferred reference for Southeast 5 OVC Tournament Semifinals Evansville, Ind. Missouri State University athletic teams. 6 OVC Championship Evansville, Ind. OVC Tournament Talk Southeastern Missouri State is not an The Redhawks have made the Ohio Valley acceptable reference. All games are broadcast live on the radio at Real Rock Conference Tournament in 1997, 1998, 1999, 99.3 FM. All times Central and Subject to Change; 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, Home Games in Bold; * - Denotes Ohio Valley 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2020. South- Conference Game; ! - Negro League Baseball Museum east Missouri is 11-14 all-time at the league’s Tip-Off Classic (Kansas City, Mo.) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BASKETBALL NOTES // #2 MOREHEAD STATE Evansville there on Dec. 15. The Redhawks fell Nine OVC Wins Seven Threes to the Purple Aces, 66-63, in overtime. Southeast Missouri, which was picked to finish Eric Reed, Jr. became the first Redhawk to last in the 2020-21 Ohio Valley Conference make seven 3-pointers in a game since the Seven Seed Preseason Poll, took seventh with a 9-11 record 2016-17 season. Reed, Jr. reached that mark The Redhawks staked claim to the Ohio Valley in league games under first-year Head Coach at Eastern Illinois (Feb. 25). Prior to this year, Conference Tournament’s seventh seed when Brad Korn. The Redhawks improved by a +6 Ledarrius Brewer was the last to make seven they beat SIU Edwardsville, 69-63, in their final margin in the win column during OVC play this threes in a game, also vs. Eastern Illinois on game of the regular season on Feb. 27. year. SEMO matched its most conference Feb. 15, 2017. Southeast Missouri is 1-2 in two previous victories in 20 years. Also, it marked the 10th tournaments as a seven seed. The Redhawks time the Redhawks won nine or more OVC Akenten Double-Double were in that spot for the 2003 and 2011 games in program history. Nana Akenten scored 11 points and had 10 tournaments. SEMO defeated Eastern rebounds in 35 minutes during Southeast Mis- Kentucky, 65-49, for their one win as a seven Heating Up at the Right Time souri’s victory over SIU Edwardsville (Feb. 27). seed in 2011. Southeast Missouri won four of its last five Akenten picked up the second double-double games and carries a lot of momentum into this of his career. He has both of SEMO’s Against the No. 2 week’s Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. double-doubles this season. Southeast MIssouri is 0-2 in its Ohio Valley The Redhawks beat Austin Peay, 86-81, in Conference Tournament history against the overtime on Feb. 16, cruised to a 94-72 win High Score No. 2 seed. The Redhawks lost to #2 Morehead over Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 20, downed The Redhawks clinched their spot in the Ohio State, 91-84, in 2003 and fell to #2 Eastern Eastern Illinois, 94-88, on the road on Feb. 25 Valley Conference Tournament by scoring 94 Kentucky, 69-52, in the semifinal of the 2005 and defeated SIU Edwardsville, 69-63, on Feb. points in their win over Eastern Illinois (Feb. OVC Tournament. 27. SEMO averaged 85.8 points per game in 25). Southeast Missouri last scored 94 or more those victories. points in an OVC road game twice during the Series History 2012-13 campaign. SEMO put up 108 points in Wednesday marks the 53rd meeting between Reed, Jr. Paves the Way a victory at Austin Peay (Feb. 28) and 96 in a Southeast Missouri and Morehead State. MSU Eric Reed, Jr., named Ohio Valley win at UT Martin (Feb. 16) that year. has gone 18-3 in the last 20 matchups in the Conference Co-Newcomer of the Week on Feb. series. The Eagles hold a 33-19 advantage 22, scored a career-high 27 points and buried Reed, Jr. Tabbed OVC Co-Newcomer against SEMO. The Redhawks dropped both seven 3-pointers to lead Southeast Missouri of the Week meetings against MSU this season and are 0-2 in its 94-88 road victory over Eastern Illinois Junior guard Eric Reed, Jr. picked up against the Eagles at the Ohio Valley (Feb. 25). SEMO swept the Panthers in two Southeast Missouri’s first Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. These teams last games for the third time in four years. Reed, Conference honor in 2020-21 when he was faced each other at the OVC Tournament in Jr. shot 10-of-16 from the field and 7-of-9 named the league’s Co-Newcomer of the Week the first round in 2018. The Eagles won by a from 3-point range. It was the third time in six on Feb. 22. A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, score of 79-74. games where he scored over 20 points. Reed, Jr. had another big week for SEMO, this time leading the Redhawks to a pair of key About Morehead State Morehead State is one of two teams in the Ohio Valley Conference with 20 or more wins in 2020-21. The Eagles enter the postseason 2020-21 OVC Standings (Final Regular-Season) at 20-7 overall and finished with a 17-3 mark in OVC play. MSU carries a four-game winning OVC Overall streak into this week’s tournament and is Record Pct.