DELAND, Fla. (AP) - Chris Perez led four players in double-figures with 20 points as Stetson beat NAIA school Southeastern (Fla.) 81-59 Monday night.
Adam Pegg netted 14 points for the Hatters (2-1), while Aaron Graham and Joel Naburgs each had 13.
The teams missed a combined 14 shots before Pavolis Gaidys put Southeastern up 2-0 over four minutes into the game. The Fire (7-2) held a 9-8 lead with 11:15 left in the half, but the Hatters closed out the stanza with a 24-4 scoring run to take a 32-13 lead into the intermission.
Following a layup by Naburgs, Southeastern went on an 8-2 scoring run early in the second half, but a 3 by Perez put Stetson up 39-21 and the Hatters cruised from there with Perez pouring in 16 second-half points.
Stetson outrebounded the Fire 46-32 for the game.
Jordan Talley led Southeastern with 12 points.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Southeastern (0-1) | 13 | 46 | 59 |
| Stetson (2-1) « | 32 | 49 | 81 |
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| Southeastern Fire | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| P. Gaidys, F | 29 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| T. Jickell, C | 26 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| P. Ryan, G | 37 | 4-15 | 2-3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| J. Talley, G | 29 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| N. Howard, G | 23 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Thomas | 16 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| B. Moore | 15 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| A. Stewart | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Crowe | 12 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 21-55 | 11-18 | 32 | 11 | 20 | 59 | |
| 38.2% | 61.1% | ||||||
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| W. Green, F | 28 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| A. Pegg, C | 16 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| C. Perez, G | 27 | 5-8 | 8-10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| J. Naburgs, G | 23 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| L. Irwin, G | 17 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Graham | 25 | 5-13 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| L. McInerney | 19 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| H. Miller | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| D. Diaz | 13 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Solanke | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| J. Weston | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Plemmons | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29-65 | 16-24 | 46 | 19 | 19 | 81 | |
| 44.6% | 66.7% | ||||||
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