SEMO vs. Jacksonville State men's basketball - OVC tournament

SEMO's Trey Kellum goes up for a contested finish during the first half of Thursday's matchup against Jacksonville State in the second round of the OVC Tournament in Municipal Auditorium. (Edward Marlowe ~ Special for the Southeast Missourian)

SEMO's Antonius Cleveland comes around a curl during first-half action against Jacksonville State in Tuesday's second round of the OVC Tournament. (Edward Marlowe ~ Special for the Southeast Missourian)

SEMO's Antonius Cleveland slams home a dunk during the first half of Tuesday's second round matchup against Jacksonville State in the OVC Tournament. (Edward Marlowe ~ Special for the Southeast Missourian)

SEMO's Jaylen Benton rolls up the court during Thursday's second round matchup against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in Nashville's Municipal Auditorium. (Edward Marlowe ~ Special for the Southeast Missourian)

SEMO's Antonius Cleveland (1) and Milos Vranes double up on Jacksonville State's Norbertas Giga during Thursday's second round matchup in the OVC Tournament. (Edward Marlowe ~ Special for the Southeast Missourian)

SEMO's Denzel Mahoney drives against Gamecocks defender Christian Cunningham during Thursday's second round matchup of the OVC Tournament. (Edward Marlowe ~ Special for the Southeast Missourian)

SEMO head coach Rick Ray shouts a command during Thursday's second round action of the OVC Tournament against Jacksonville State. (Edward Marlowe ~ Special for the Southeast Missourian)

SEMO's Jamaal Calvin moves the ball up the floor while Redhawk head coach Rick Ray leers into his team's offense during Thursday's second round bout with Jacksonville State in the OVC Tournament. (Edward Marlowe ~ Special for the Southeast Missourian)

SEMO forward Trey Kellum goes up against Jacksonville State's Andre Statam during second round action in the OVC Tournament at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville. (Edward Marlowe ~ Special for the Southeast Missourian)

SEMO's Trey Kellum fights for an offensive rebound during Thursday's second round action of the OVC Tournament. Jacksonville State pulled out a 74-51 victory to end the Redhawks' season at 15-18. (Edward Marlowe ~ Special for the Southeast Missourian)

SEMO's OVC Freshman of the Year Denzel Mahoney fires up a shot against Jacksonville State during Thursday's second round of the OVC Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. Mahoney led all scorers with 20 points. (Edward Marlowe ~ Special for the Southeast Missourian)

SEMO's Trey Kellum gets inundated in the post by Jacksonville State's defense during Thursday's second round matchup against the Gamecocks. JSU pulled out the OVC Tournament victory. (Edward Marlowe ~ Special for the Southeast Missourian)

SEMO fans clapped and cheered as Redhawks players walked off the court following Thursday's second round OVC Tournament loss to Jacksonville State. (Edward Marlowe ~ Special for the Southeast Missourian)

(L to R) SEMO freshman Denzel Mahoney and seniors Jamaal Calvin, Trey Kellum and Antonius Cleveland react after being taken out for the last time during Thursday's second round OVC Tournament defeat to Jacksonville State. (Edward Marlowe ~ Special for the Southeast Missourian)

SEMO players react after falling to Jacksonville State in Thursday's second round matchup in the OVC Tournament. The Redhawks finished 10-8 in conference play and 15-18 on the year. (Edward Marlowe ~ Special for the Southeast Missourian)