The Seahawks men's basketball team played their final exhibition game against NCAA Division 1 University of Vermont of the America East Conference on Saturday afternoon. Head Coach Rollie Massimino a 1956 graduate of Vermont was honored prior to the game.

Game Flow
For the second straight game, Deion McClenton scored the opening points but Vermont responded going ahead by as many as nine at 27-18 with 4:31 showing.  A three pointer by Brice Jenkins and three free throws by Stanley Whittaker got Keiser to within 27-24 with 3:23 left. After a Catamounts three, five straight points by Andrija Sarenac cut the deficit to one at 30-29 at the 1:51. However, Vermont closed out the half on a 6-0 run to lead 36-29.

Vermont stretched their lead out to the largest of the game at 55-41, when threes by Stefan Zecevic and Jermaine Graves trimmed it to 55-47 with 11:56 remaining.  The Catamount went back out to a double digit lead of 68-56, but Keiser used an 8-3 run to trail 71-64 with 57 second left. Unfortunately, the Seahawks got no closer falling in a hard fought contest 78-67.

Inside the Box
3- The second straight game three players reached double digits, Whittaker (18), McClenton (14), and Jenkins (11).
6-Whittaker game high in assists.
11- The Seahawk three pointers made in the game, with five players recording at least two.
29%- Limited a strong three point shooting team to five on the game.

Up Next
The Seahawks kick off their regular season on Saturday at home taking on Trinity College. The tipoff is set for 6:00 p.m.