LAKELAND, Fla. — The No. 15 Southeastern University men’s basketball enjoyed a hot shooting night en route to a 95-65 nonconference win over Lawrence University on Monday.
Southeastern (10-5), a NAIA school, shot 53.3 percent from the floor, including 57.9 percent (11-19) on 3-pointers. The Fire also went 20-for-23 from the foul line.
Jacob Hodges came off the bench to pace Southeastern with 24 points.
Davis DeWolfe paced Lawrence (3-5) with 17 points, and Tyler Crisman added 15.
Lawrence was hot early as the Vikings hit their first nine shots from the floor. Lawrence built a 22-10 lead just five minutes into the game. The Fire bounced back by scoring the game’s next 10 points to trim the lead to 22-20.
Chris Carlyle’s 3-pointer gave Southeastern its first lead of the game at 39-36 with 1:32 left in the first half. The Fire outscored Lawrence 10-1 to end the half and led 49-37 at the break.
Southeastern continued to pull away in the second half. The Fire went on a 26-12 run over the first 12 minutes of the second half to lead 75-49.
Lawrence takes a break for the holidays and doesn’t return to action until it travels to Beloit College on Jan. 7.