Game Information
Score: RV Keiser University 100, Ave Maria University 93
Records: RV Keiser (5-1, 3-0 TSC), Ave Maria (1-7 0-3 TSC)
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Keiser Starters: Goss, McClenton, Radulovic, Matic, Sarenac
Ave Maria Starters: Brankov, Grujicic, Sullivan, Simmons, Krusevac
 
Keiser Highlights

• Deion McClenton picked up his 38^th career double-double, finishing with 22 points on 10-13 from the field while grabbing 14 rebounds.
• Trystan Pratapas scored 19 second-half points to end the evening with 22.
• Micah Goss (17), Andrija Sarenac (15), Andrija Matic (12), and Marko Orlic (11) also finished with double-digit scoring figures.
• Sarenac and Goss led the way passing with eight and seven assists, respectively.

 
Turning Point
The turning point this evening occurred when the Gyrenes closed to within 52-50 at the 16:32 mark but a four-point play by Pratapas ignited a 12-0 run to stretch the Keiser lead to 64-50.
 
How it Happened

• Sarenac connected on a three-pointer to open the game as the Seahawks jumped out to a 13-5 advantage.
• Keiser extended their lead to 21-10 at the 12:27 mark with Goss scoring five of the eight points during the stretch.
• Back-to-back three-pointers from Pratapas and Orlic pushed the KU margin to 28-12, the largest of the half with just over ten minutes remaining.
• The Gyrenes climbed to within 33-29 at the 4:09 mark, but the Seahawks answered with a 12-5 run to close out the half in front, 45-34.
• Ave Maria connected on three consecutive three-pointers within the opening two minutes of the second half to get within 45-43.
• However, Matic scored five of the next seven points for the Seahawks to remain in front 52-50 with 16:32 left to play.
• Pratapas then connected on a three-pointer while being fouled to start a 12-0 run for the Seahawks capped off by an Orlic dunk to force the Gyrenes to call a timeout with 13:42 left to play, trailing 64-50.
• KU pushed their advantage to as many as 19 points, 83-64 before AMU battled all the way back to within 90-84 with 1:40 to play.
• Following a Keiser timeout, the Seahawks closed out the game shooting 10 of 12 from the free-throw line to secure the victory, 100-93.

 
Coach's Corner
Head Coach Dante Calabria said "We're happy to come out of this game with a win. We got some good energy and effort from some of our guys who got some good minutes, but we also had some down minutes. We have to learn to play and pick up the energy for 40 minutes and not go down in our energy level. We gave up too many open threes and that kept Ave Maria in the game. I have to give credit to their team and their coaching staff as they never stopped playing."

Team Leaders
Keiser
Points: (22) McClenton/Pratapas
Rebounds: (14) McClenton
Assists: (8) Sarenac
 
Ave Maria
Points: (25) Krusevac
Rebounds: (7) Brankov/Grujicic
Assists: (6) Simmons

Inside the Box Score

• Six of the seven Seahawks that scored finished in double figures
• KU shot 49.2% from the field
• The Seahawks connected for 12 threes as a team with Pratapas leading the way with four.
• The Keiser bench tallied 34 of the 100 points.
• KU defense forced 17 AMU turnovers
   

Ties: 0
Lead Changes: 0
Largest Lead: KU (19), AMU N/A
 
Up Next
The Seahawks hit the road this Saturday as they take on No. 11 Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM.