On Sunday, Southeast Missouri lost at South Carolina.
 

SUNDAY'S SCORES
@South Carolina 78, Southeast Missouri 68	Box Score

SOUTH CAROLINA 78, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 68
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Fontaine Williams, Jr. scored 18 points and had five rebounds as Southeast Missouri (2-1) fell to Southeastern Conference member South Carolina (2-0), 78-68, Sunday afternoon at Colonial Life Arena.

Williams, Jr. scored double figures for the third-straight time this young season.

USC used a 14-2 run early in the second half to open a 47-36 double-digit lead. The Gamecocks made five of their first nine field goals with three of those coming from 3-point range. SEMO went nearly three minutes without a field goal in that stretch.

SEMO managed to get within six (56-50) after making five-straight field goals, three of which came from PJ Farmer off the bench.  Williams, Jr. made it a six-point game again and then buried a 3-pointer to narrow the Gamecocks lead to 59-55, but that was as close as the Redhawks would get.

A 7-0 USC run over a quick 1:03 followed  SEMO didn't back off attacking USC in a tight first half.

Williams, Jr. gave the Redhawks a nice boost with 11 points, including his team's first five of the contest. His 3-pointer put SEMO ahead, 17-16, with 7:27 remaining, one of five leads SEMO had in the first half.

Alonzo Clawson-Smith made a jumper to give the Redhawks a 30-29 edge with under two minutes to play before Kory Mincy's layup regained a 33-32 lead for the Gamecocks at the half. USC outscored SEMO 30-15 at the free throw line and held a 40-24 advantage in rebounds.

Williams, Jr. shot 7-of-13 from the field and made a perfect 3-of-3 three-pointers. Marqueas Bell followed with 13 points. 

Kory Mincy and Juan Fernandez led the Gamecocks with 19 and 18 points, respectively. Fernandez made 10-of-13 free throws.