MT. CARMEL, ILL. – The Warriors are back on track.

Wabash Valley defeated Southeastern Illinois, 87-69, in Great Rivers Athletic Conference play on Saturday at Spencer Sports Center. The Homecoming victory ended a brief one-game slide, which had come on the heels of a season-high seven-game winning streak.

"I was glad to see us bounce back, and not feel sorry for the way we had played on Wednesday night," said Warriors coach Mike Carpenter after his team had improved to 13-7 (7-3 in GRAC) on the year.

Carpenter said his players "did a good job of mentally preparing themselves for this game against a team which has struggled in conference play but plays hard. They presented some problems for us, and we did a pretty good job of handling it."

The Warriors did most of their damage in the first half, carving out a 46-24 advantage by intermission. They then spent the final 20 minutes staying out of arms reach of the Falcons.

Southeastern fell to 4-15 (1-9 in GRAC) with the loss.

Bobby Harvey led Wabash Valley with 19 points. The 6-foot-3 sophomore said he's getting more comfortable as the season unfolds. "Earlier in the season I was forcing shots but now I'm letting the game come to me," he said.

Tony Burks added 11 points, and Raekwon Drake chipped in 10 for the winners, who host defending national champion Vincennes University on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

WVC, one of the top rebounding teams in the nation, won the battle of the boards, 42-30. Jejuan Witherspoon pulled down six to lead the way, though four other players wound up with five.

The Falcons, who recovered somewhat in the second half thanks in part to 50% shooting from the field, got a game-high 20 points from My'Quion Garrett. Emanuel Cross finished with 12.

SIC entered as the top 3-point shooting team in the GRAC at 38%, but struggled from beyond the arc, finishing just 5-of- 16 for 31.3%.