The #8 Seahawks men's basketball team won the Sun Conference regular season title outright with their 83-60 victory over Southeastern. Keiser ends the regular season with a 27-3 overall record and 14-2 Sun Conference mark.
How it Happened - Keiser led 7-6 when an Andrija Sarenac three pointer sparked a 12-0 run which turned into a 17-2 stretch pushing the lead to 24-8 with 10:48 remaining in the half.
- Southeastern got to as close as six at 30-24 when a Sarenac three pointer began an 8-2 run pushing their advantage back to double digits at 38-26 with 3:14 showing. The Seahawks would hold a 41-34 lead going into intermission.
- The Fire got to within 54-50 with 11:25 to go in the second when a Stanley Whittaker three pointer began an 11-0 run extending their advantage to 65-50 at the 8:44 mark.
- The Seahawks then continued to build on their lead going up by as many as 24 before winning 83-60.
Inside the Box2:
Deion McClenton led the way with 21 points and 13 rebounds, while
Stefan Zecevic had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
5: Players in double figures including Whittaker (16),
Brice Jenkins (10),
Jermaine Graves (10).
7: Whittaker had a game high seven assists.
54/55: Keiser shot 54 percent from the field and 55 percent from three point range.
Sun Conference TournamentThe Seahawks will be the #1 seed and Warner is the #2 seed. The remaining two teams will be determined after the quarterfinal rounds are complete.
Keiser will host the semifinals on February 29th with game times set for 5:30 and 7:30.
The Championship game will take place at 7:00 PM on March 1st.
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