Western Illinois at Southeast Missouri State

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Southeast Missouri State

Houck Field, Cape Girardeau

FINALWestern Illinois 45, Southeast Missouri State 54

Highlights

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Win probability

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SEMO WINNING

WIU WINNING

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KICKOFF: SEMO 88% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 21 PTS

Scoring plays

18 SCORES

Passing Touchdown

Brandon Epton Jr. 21 Yd pass from Paxton DeLaurent (DC Pippin Kick)

7:44
0-7

Passing Touchdown

Brandon Lanier 16 Yd pass from Nathan Lamb (Antonio Chadha Kick)

5:25
7-7

Field Goal Good

DC Pippin 43 Yd Field Goal

3:09
7-10

Passing Touchdown

Cameren Smith 81 Yd pass from Nathan Lamb (Antonio Chadha Kick)

1:17
14-10

Passing Touchdown

Cam Pedro 39 Yd pass from Paxton DeLaurent (DC Pippin Kick)

12:17
14-17

Passing Touchdown

Demari Davis 29 Yd pass from Tanner Zolnosky (Antonio Chadha Kick)

8:36
21-17

Field Goal Good

Antonio Chadha 46 Yd Field Goal

7:00
24-17

Rushing Touchdown

Paxton DeLaurent 10 Yd Run (DC Pippin Kick)

2:05
24-24

Passing Touchdown

Tristan Smith 17 Yd pass from Paxton DeLaurent (DC Pippin Kick)

1:08
24-31

Field Goal Good

Antonio Chadha 50 Yd Field Goal

0:00
27-31

Passing Touchdown

Dorian Anderson 48 Yd pass from Paxton DeLaurent (DC Pippin Kick)

13:09
27-38

Field Goal Good

DC Pippin 20 Yd Field Goal

7:23
27-41

Passing Touchdown

Matthew Henry 81 Yd pass from Nathan Lamb (Antonio Chadha PAT blocked)

6:26
33-41

Field Goal Good

DC Pippin 40 Yd Field Goal

2:22
33-44

Rushing Touchdown

Cameren Smith 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)

12:21
39-44

Rushing Touchdown

Brandon Epton Jr. 5 Yd Run (DC Pippin Kick)

5:35
39-51

Field Goal Good

DC Pippin 34 Yd Field Goal

2:48
39-54

Rushing Touchdown

Torrance Farmer Jr. 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

1:13
45-54

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Southeast Missouri State beats Western Illinois 54-45 in game featuring 1,152 total yards

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- , Paxton DeLaurent threw for 367 yards and four touchdowns, and he added a touchdown on the ground to help Southeast Missouri State beat Western Illinois 54-45 on Saturday to clinch at least a share of the Big South-OVC title. The game featured 99 points and 1,152 total yards , with 550-plus yards from each team. SEMO’s 51 points were a season-high. Western Illinois quarterback Nathan Lamb threw for 449 yards and three touchdowns but he was also intercepted three times by Ty Leonard , Mali Walton and Dorian Anderson . Brandon Epton Jr . capped SEMO's 87-yard drive with a 5-yard run to take a 51-39 lead with 5:35 left. On the next offensive play, Leonard intercepted a pass by Lamb and returned it 16 yards leading to a 34-yard field goal by DC Pippin .

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Top performers

WIU

PASSINGNathan Lamb24/39, 449 YDS, 3 TD, 3 INT

RUSHINGCameren Smith17 CAR, 84 YDS, 1 TD

RECEIVINGMatthew Henry7 REC, 183 YDS, 1 TD

SEMO

PASSINGPaxton DeLaurent25/40, 375 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT

RUSHINGBrandon Epton Jr.22 CAR, 126 YDS, 1 TD

RECEIVINGDorian Anderson5 REC, 116 YDS, 1 TD

Team stats

WIU · SEMO

593

TOTAL YARDS

567

500

PASSING

375

RUSHING

192

1ST DOWNS

6-12

3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY

5-12

TURNOVERS

6-45

PENALTIES

9-88

26:09

POSSESSION

33:51

HOUCK FIELD, CAPE GIRARDEAU · ATTENDANCE 4,839

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Western Illinois vs Southeast Missouri State: head-to-head history