CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Phillip Russell recorded 37 points as Southeast Missouri State beat Little Rock 99-98 on Thursday night.
Russell had 10 assists for the Redhawks (13-11, 8-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Chris Harris was 5 of 12 shooting (4 for 7 from distance) to add 16 points. Josh Earley was 5 of 8 shooting and 5 of 11 from the free throw line to finish with 15 points, while adding seven rebounds.
CJ White finished with 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Trojans (7-17, 3-8). Isaiah Palermo added 20 points for Little Rock. In addition, Deantoni Gordon had 17 points and five assists.
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Both teams next play Saturday. Southeast Missouri State visits Tennessee Tech and Little Rock hosts SIU-Edwardsville.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
