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UE rally comes up just short in home opener

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Trailing by as many as 17 points in the first half, the University of Evansville men's basketball team rallied to make it a 1-point game in the final 20 minutes before Southeast Missouri State finished with a 67-61 victory at the Ford Center. Box Score "SEMO came ready to play. They have been battle-tested and did what good teams do. We were a little reactive with the excitement of being at home and having a good crowd," UE head coach David Ragland explained. "We need to be proactive in our approach and be ready to play for each other and do what we did in the second half for the entire 40 minutes.