HAMMOND, La. – Seniors Zay Jackson and JaMichael Hawkins scored in double figures Saturday at the University Center to lead Southeastern past Central Arkansas, 75-56, clinching the Lions a spot in the Southland Conference Tournament for a fourth-consecutive season.

Jackson, who hails from Hammond, led Southeastern (9-19, 7-8 Southland) with 21 points and seven assists. Hawkins, a guard from Raymond, Mississippi, contributed 15 points to the win, all from beyond the arc.

The Senior Day win was the sixth-consecutive for the Lions on their home court and second-straight overall.

Central Arkansas (7-18, 6-9 Southland) jumped out to an early lead, going up by seven on Derreck Brooks' jumper (13:54) for a 15-8 advantage.

Southeastern tied up the game, 19-19, on a dunk by James Currington at the 10:04 mark of the first half. Hawkins followed 23 seconds later with one of his five 3-pointers to give the Lions their first lead of the game, 22-19.

Wasting little time, Southeastern extended its lead to double digits, 33-23, at the 5:39 mark on a Jordan Capps layup.

Capps would provide the final basket of the first half, another layup six seconds before halftime, to give the Lions a 48-30 lead.

In the second half, Southeastern stretched its advantage to 24 when Capps hit a jumper at the 7:13 mark, putting the Lions out in front 66-42.

Moses Greenwood scored 10 points to aid the Lion offensive effort and Currington, a sophomore from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.

Southeastern shot 47.5 percent (29-of-61) from the floor, including 36.4 percent (8-of-22) from 3-point range. The Lions converted 9-of-13 (69.2 percent) from the free throw line and out-rebounded the Bears, 42-36.

Jordan Howard (11 points) and Mathieu Kamba (10 points) led the Bears in scoring. Kamba and Justin Foreman each grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.

Central Arkansas shot 33.3 percent (19-of-57) from the floor, including 23.5 percent (4-of-17) from 3-point range. The Bears converted 14-of-24 (58.3 percent) from the free throw line.

Southeastern wraps up the home portion of its schedule Monday against Northwestern State (8-17, 5-10 Southland).

The game is a Cane's Challenge contest. Students and campus organizations can also earn points toward their new Lion Up Loyalty account at all home athletic events just by checking-in on the mobile app while in attendance.

The Southeastern Sports Radio Network broadcast, with Lance Pittman on the call for both games, can be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM, online at www.LionSports.net or via the TuneIn Radio app. Fans can also follow live statistics. Links for audio, video, stats, promotions and tickets are available on both the front page and basketball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.

Courtside Top Cat seats are $25 for an individual game. General admission tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children (age 3-12). Southeastern students will be admitted free with a valid university ID card.

Advanced tickets for all home basketball games can be purchased online or through the Southeastern Athletic Ticket Office, located in Room 107 of the Dugas Center for Southeastern Athletics.

For more information, contact the ticket office at (985) 549-5466 or 1-866-LION-TIX. Ticket office hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Fridays. The box office at the University Center opens one hour before tipoff.

SOUTHEASTERN 75, CENTRAL ARKANSAS 56

CENTRAL ARKANSAS (7-18, 6-9 SLC)
Howard, Jordan 3-11 4-5 11; Kamba, Mathieu 4-8 2-2 10; Foreman, Justin 3-7 0-5 9; Zuilhof, Jake 3-5 3-4 9; Brooks, Derreck 3-9 2-2 8; Milligan, Boo 1-5 2-2 4; Schmit, Tanner 1-4 0-0 2; Lowery, Jeff 1-5 0-0 2; Christensson, Albert 0-3 1-4 1. Totals 19-57 14-24 56.

SOUTHEASTERN (9-19, 7-8 SLC)
Jackson, Zay 9-15 1-2 21; Hawkins, JaMichael 5-11 0-0 15; Greenwood, Moses 4-7 2-2 10; Cook, Dimi 2-4 5-6 9; Capps, Jordan 4-9 0-0 8; Currington, James 4-7 0-0 8; Filmore, Joshua 1-4 0-0 3; Nelson, Dominic 0-1 1-3 1; Smith, Byron 0-0 0-0 0; Reid, Malcolm 0-1 0-0 0; Veal, Marlain 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-61 9-13 75.

Central Arkansas............. 30 26 - 56
Southeastern …................ 48 27 - 75

3-point goals--Central Arkansas 4-17 (Foreman, Justin 3-4; Howard, Jordan 1-6; Brooks, Derreck 0-3; Milligan, Boo 0-2; Lowery, Jeff 0-1; Kamba, Mathieu 0-1), Southeastern La. 8-22 (Hawkins, JaMichael 5-9; Jackson, Zay 2-6; Filmore, Joshua 1-4; Reid, Malcolm 0-1; Cook, Dimi 0-2). Fouled out--Central Arkansas-None, Southeastern La.-None. Rebounds—Central Arkansas 36 (Foreman, Justin 7; Kamba, Mathieu 7), Southeastern La. 42 (Currington, James 10). Assists--Central Arkansas 8 (Brooks, Derreck 3), Southeastern La. 16 (Jackson, Zay 7). Total fouls--Central Arkansas 17, Southeastern La. 17. Technical fouls--Central Arkansas-None, Southeastern La.-None. A-831