FINAL – Mississippi Valley State 69, Southeastern Louisiana 59
Site: Itta Bena, Mississippi - Harrison HPER Complex
Leading Scorers: Marlain Veal 21 (SLU), Jordan Evans 17 (MVSU)
Leading Rebounders: Moses Greenwood 12 (SLU), Emmanuel Ejeh (MVSU) 16

Next: vs. Louisiana College
When: Monday – 7 p.m.
Where: Hammond, La. – University Center
Radio: Southeastern Sports Radio Network (KSLU 90.9)
 
Lions Fall to Mississippi Valley State
 
ITTA BENA, Miss. – Mississippi Valley State had five players score in double figures in a win over the Southeastern Louisiana men's basketball team 69-59 Tuesday night at Harrison HPER Complex.
 
Despite both teams struggling in the first half shooting, it was a competitive battle between the Lions and Delta Devils with MVSU leading 24-21 at halftime.
 
The Lions battled in the second half as the game was up for grabs with 5:45 left. MVSU was leading 49-45 but went on a game-clinching 8-0 run to take a 57-45 lead with 3:38 remaining.
 
Senior Marlain Veal led the Lions with 21 points. Senior Moses Greenwood added 17 points and 12 rebounds for his second straight double-double.
 
SLU (2-4) shot just 35 percent (22-for-62) from the field for the game and 50 percent from the free-throw line (7-for-14).
 
Southeastern, did however, hold an opponent to under 42 percent shooting for the third consecutive game. MVSU shot 26-for-64 for 40.6 percent.
 
MSVU outrebounded the Lions 46-35 and shot 88 percent from the free-throw line (15-for-17).
 
SLU will look to bounce back Monday night at home against Louisiana College at 7:30 p.m.
 
Links for live stats and play-by-play are available for Monday's game on the men's basketball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
 
HARDWOOD CLUB/S CLUB
 
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the basketball program are encouraged to join the Hardwood Club.  Lion alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letterwinners.
 
All membership fees and donations to Hardwood Club are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern basketball program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting www.LionUp.com.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
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BOX SCORE
 
Southeastern Louisiana vs Mississippi Valley State
11/20/18 7:00 p.m. at Itta Bena, Miss. (Harrison HPER Complex)
At Itta Bena, Miss. (Harrison HPER Complex)
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 69, SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 59
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (2-4)
Veal, Marlain 5-13 6-6 21; Greenwood, Moses 8-16 0-1 17; Diop, Pape 3-6 0-0
6; Charleston, Keith 2-5 0-0 5; Brewer, Ty 2-7 1-4 5; Julien, Von 1-3 0-0 3;
Brown, Kajon 1-5 0-0 2; West, D'Angelo 0-3 0-0 0; Thomas, Quinton 0-3 0-0 0;
Edwards, Parker 0-1 0-0 0; Saunders, Jeremiah 0-0 0-3 0. Totals 22-62 7-14
59.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (1-5)
EVANS, Jordan 7-18 1-1 17; SCOTT, Dante 4-16 6-8 14; ECKWOOD, Tereke 3-8 4-4
10; EJEH, Emmanuel 4-7 2-2 10; KORACIN, Aleksa 4-7 2-2 10; MITCHELL, Marcus
2-3 0-0 4; SIMMONS, Torico 1-1 0-0 2; GREEN, Michael 1-4 0-0 2; ALLISON,
Kaleb 0-0 0-0 0; ALLEN, Lacurtis 0-0 0-0 0; RUCKER, Patrick 0-0 0-0 0; HUNT,
Lorenzo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-64 15-17 69.
Southeastern Louisiana........   21   38  -   59
Mississippi Valley State......   24   45  -   69
3-point goals--Southeastern Louisiana 8-27 (Veal, Marlain 5-11; Charleston,
Keith 1-2; Julien, Von 1-3; Greenwood, Moses 1-2; West, D'Angelo 0-3;
Thomas, Quinton 0-3; Brown, Kajon 0-2; Diop, Pape 0-1), Mississippi Valley
State 2-11 (EVANS, Jordan 2-4; SCOTT, Dante 0-4; ECKWOOD, Tereke 0-1; EJEH,
Emmanuel 0-1; GREEN, Michael 0-1). Fouled out--Southeastern
Louisiana-Greenwood, Moses, Mississippi Valley State-None.
Rebounds--Southeastern Louisiana 35 (Greenwood, Moses 12), Mississippi
Valley State 46 (EJEH, Emmanuel 16). Assists--Southeastern Louisiana 16
(Veal, Marlain 5; Julien, Von 5), Mississippi Valley State 12 (SCOTT, Dante
5). Total fouls--Southeastern Louisiana 21, Mississippi Valley State 16.
Technical fouls--Southeastern Louisiana-None, Mississippi Valley State-None.
A-188