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#16 Southeast Missouri (19-16) vs. #16 Texas A&M-CC (23-10)

NCAA First Four
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Tip-Off: 5:40 p.m., CT
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Facility: UD Arena
Series: First Meeting
Head Coaches: Brad Korn (44-50 overall; 44-50 at SEMO; 27-28 OVC). Steve Lutz (46-22 overall; 46-22 at TAMCC; 21-11 Soutland).

Follow the Redhawks
Radio: Real Rock 99.3 FM (Erik Sean)
TV: truTV (Tom McCarthy, Avery Johnson, Jon Rothstein)
Live Stats: NCAA.com
Twitter: @SEMOMBB
2023 NCAA Tournament Bracket: Complete Bracket
NCAA Tournament Guide: Southeast Missouri (PDF)
Time to Dance
#16 Southeast Missouri (19-16) will square off against #16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (23-10) in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament Tuesday. Tip-off is set for 5:40 p.m., CT at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
Follow the Redhawks
Fans can listen live on the radio at Real Rock 99.3 FM. Erik Sean will be on the call. The game will be televised live on truTV with Tom McCarthy, Avery Johnson and Jon Rothstein calling the action. Live stats are available at NCAA.com and Twitter updates will be provided @SEMOMBB.
Series History
Southeast Missouri meets Southland Conference member Texas A&M-CC for the first time Tuesday. The Islanders are the automatic qualifier out of their conference this season.
Winner Goes to South Regional
The winner of Tuesday's game between #16 Southeast Missouri and #16 Texas A&M-CC will go to the South Regional in Birmingham, Alabama to play #1 Alabama on Thursday, Mar. 16. Tip for that game in Birmingham is 1:45 p.m., CT on CBS.
First NCAA Tournament in 23 Years
The Redhawks are in their first NCAA Tournament in 23 years and second in program history. Southeast Missouri last made the NCAA Tournament in 1999-2000. SEMO is 0-1 all-time at the NCAA Tournament. The Redhawks came up on the short end of a close 64-61 loss to LSU (Mar. 16) in Salt Lake City, Utah that year. SEMO was a #13 seed in the 2000 NCAA Tournament, which was won by Michigan State in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Winning Season
At 19-16 overall, Southeast Missouri has its first winning season in nine years. SEMO finished the 2013-14 campaign at 18-14 overall for its last winning season. The Redhawks ended a streak of eight-straight losing records. One more victory will give SEMO 20 wins in a season for only the third time during its NCAA Division I era in

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