Jan. 9, 2003

Box Score

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) - Brett Hale scored 27 points, leading five players in double figures, as Southeast Missouri beat Eastern Kentucky 93-77 Thursday night.

Tim Scheer scored 18 points, Brandon Griffin had 14 points and 15 rebounds, Demetrius King scored 11 points and Derek Winans had 10 for Southeast Missouri (6-7, 1-1 Ohio Valley Conference).

Shawn Fields and Ben Rushing scored 20 apiece for Eastern (6-6, 1-1), Champ Slaughter scored 12 poins and Matt Witt had 11.

Eastern trailed by as much as 19 points midway through the second half before going on an 18-7 tear to pull to 84-76 with 3:50 left. But Southeast reeled off nine unanswered points to seal the win.

Southeast was 18-of-30 from the field in the first half for 60 percent. The Indians connected on nine of their first 11 shots during a 19-4 run in the first eight minutes that gave them a 22-7 lead. Eastern, which finished the half 27-of-60 for 35.7 percent, closed the gap to nine with a 6-0 spurt but could get no closer, and the Indians led 46-28 at halftime.