Henderson State challenged Division I Southeast Missouri State, but the Reddies fell short as the Redhawks recorded an 89-75 win in exhibition play Thursday in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Chris Hawkins led Henderson scoring 15 points while pulling down 8 rebounds

Brad Nairn followed with 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field, while Kaylon Tappin scored 12 points.

Also scoring in double-figures were Toney Foster with 11 points and Eric Dailey having 10.

The Reddies converted on 27-of-63 from the field for 43 percent, but made just 6-of-24 from beyond the arc.

Southeast Missouri was efficient on 33 of 58 from the field for 57 percent, including 10-of-22 from 3 point range.

The Redhawks controlled the boards outrebounding the Reddies 41 to 26.

Henderson will next play host to Paul Quinn on Saturday with the opening tip set for 2 p.m. at the Duke Wells Center.