MONDAY'S SCORES
@Tennessee 82,
Morehead State 67
@Southeast Missouri 83, IUPUI 79 (OT)
@Southern Illinois 74,
SIUE 57
TENNESSEE 82, MOREHEAD STATE 67
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee men's basketball team posted advantages of 49-28 in rebounds and 20-6 in second-chance points en route to an 82-67 win over Morehead State before a crowd of 15,207 on Monday night at Thompson-Boling Arena.
The Southeastern Conference Volunteers improve to 7-4 on the season and 5-1 at home. The Ohio Valley Conference Eagles fall to 8-6 overall and 3-4 on the road. Tennessee also improves to 4-0 in the all-time series against Morehead State.
Tennessee connected on 53 percent (32-of-61) from the field, including 61 percent (17-of-28) in the first half, and 50 percent (6-of-12) from three-point range. The Volunteers also tallied advantages of 20-5 in assists and 44-36 in paint points.
Junior Josh Richardson led four UT players in double figures with a season-best 19 points. Senior Jeronne Maymond added 16 for the Volunteers, while junior Jarnell Stokes tallied 13 and sophomore Derek Reese registered 12 off the bench.
Reese, who was playing in his first game this year, also pulled down a game-best 10 rebounds. Stokes contributed nine boards, while Maymon and Richardson yanked down eight each. The Volunteers managed a 17-9 edge on the offensive end.
Tennessee built a 15-point advantage with 6:05 to play in the first half and held a 41-30 lead at intermission. The Volunteers began the second period on a 13-0 run and opened up a big lead of 26 points with 11:26 remaining.
Sophomore Brent Arrington and junior Angelo Warner collected 16 points apiece for Morehead State, while senior Drew Kelly added 13 points on 4-of-5 from the floor. Arrington was credited with five steals, while Warner notched three.
The Eagles, who began the day +121 in total rebounds and +92 in offensive boards through 14 tilts, were outrebounded for the first time this season. Morehead State continues to lead the league in rebounding at 39.1 per outing.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 83, IUPUI 79 (OT)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Paul McRoberts came off the bench to drain a game-tying three-pointer with 36 seconds left in regulation, as Southeast Missouri (8-4) pulled off a thrilling 83-79 overtime victory over IUPUI (4-11) Monday night at the Show Me Center.
Southeast never led in regulation, but made a ferocious comeback to send the game to overtime.
Down, 67-57, with 4:33 left to play, Jamaal Calvin made a three-pointer and then stole the inbounds pass on IUPUI's ensuing possession. Calvin's defensive stop led to two free throws by Jarekious Bradley at the 3:29 mark. After IUPUI answered with two free throws of its own, Josh Langford scored on a layup to shrink the Jaguars lead to 69-64 at the 3:04 mark. Shortly after his jumper cut the lead to four, Bradley drained a three-pointer to make it a one possession game (72-69) with 1:46 left. Calvin rebounded Barksdale's missed shot and was then fouled. Calvin, however, missed two free throws that would have pulled the Redhawks to within a point.
Langford then grabbed the rebound when Ian Chiles' jumper came off the rim and Bradley quickly found McRoberts who splashed in a three from the left corner to tie the game at 72-72. McRoberts' clutch shot sent the home crowd into a frenzy and gave Southeast new life heading into the overtime period.
For the second-straight game at home, Southeast came out of the gate sluggish. The Redhawks missed five field goals and turned the ball over twice on their first seven possessions of the game, as IUPUI took an early 8-0 lead. Moments after Stone's jumper brought the game to a 15-15 deadlock with 7:23 remaining in the first half, IUPUI used another 8-0 jaunt before taking a 37-29 lead at the half. IUPUI was up by as many as 13 points in the second half before letting its lead slip away.
Southeast outscored the Jaguars, 11-7, in the overtime period and made a perfect 7-of-7 free throws to nail down the victory. Langford and Bradley each hit two free throws in the final 15 seconds to put the win on ice.
McRoberts, also a starting wide receiver on the Southeast football team, scored the first points of his college career on his game-tying three. He also had two steals and a rebound in 15 minutes just three days after officially joining the basketball squad as a walk-on. Bradley dropped in 27 points and had 10 rebounds to lead all scorers. He made a near-perfect 11-of-12 at the free throw line, scoring 18 of his points in the second half. Tyler Stone turned in his second-consecutive double-double with 15 points and 15 boards, while Calvin added 11 points and a game-high three steals. Additionally, Calvin made the basket to give the Redhawks their first lead.
Southeast shot a season-low 37.3 percent (28-of-75) from the field and hit 20 free throws.
IUPUI, like Southeast, had two players with double-doubles. Barksdale led the way with 22 points and 12 rebounds and Mitch Patton contributed 16 points and 13 boards. Chiles tossed in 20 points and Khufu Najee threw in 12 to round out the Jaguars double-digit scorers.
The Jaguars sunk 25-of-26 free throws for a scorching 96.2 percent. IUPUI made 23-straight free throws before Barksdale missed with 5:02 left in regulation.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 74, SIUE 57
CARBONDALE, Ill. - A 25-8 run by SIUE over a seven minute stretch late in the second half wasn't enough, as SIU Carbondale held on for a 74-57 win over the Cougars in front of 7,057 Monday night at SIU Arena.
The Salukis (4-8) led 60-32 with 8:21 remaining in the game when SIUE (2-10) went on its run. A Maurice Wiltz three-pointer with 1:13 to play made the score 68-57.
The run wasn't enough to overcome a slow start and a tough first half for the visitors. SIUE managed just six made field goals and shot 26 percent (6 of23) over the first 20 minutes. Meanwhile SIUC was 16 of 28 (57.1 percent) over the same period. SIUC led 39-20 at the break.
The Cougars opened the second half with a 10-5 run. A three-pointer from Tim Johnson made it 44-30 with 16:32 to play in the game. A 16-2 run put the Salukis up by 28 (60-32), their largest lead of the game.
For the game, SIUC connected on 60 percent (30-50) of its shots. The Cougars finished 16 of 51 from the field (31.4 percent). SIUE was 19 for 26 (73.1 percent) from the free throw line, including scoring 14 of 20 in the second half.
Johnson led the Cougars with nine points. Ray Lester scored 8. Rozell Nunn scored seven and pulled in a team-high six rebounds.
Jalen Pendleton scored 20 points to lead SIU Carbondale. The sophomore was 10 for 15 from the field. Desmar Jackson scored 13 points and added a career-high eight assists. Marcus Fillyaw was the only other Saluki player in double figures. He scored 11.