Game Information
Score: RV Keiser University 82, No. 22 St. Thomas University 71
Records: RV Keiser (6-2, 4-1 TSC), No. 22 St. Thomas (6-3, 3-1 TSC)
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla. | Student Life Center
KU Starters: Goss (G), Sarenac (G), Radulovic (G), Matic (F), McClenton (C)
STU Starters: Sada (G), Brown (G), Saunders (G), Malelis (F), Bowman (C)
 
Keiser Highlights

• Trystan Pratapas finished a point shy of tying his career best, as the sophomore scored 21 on the night to lead the Seahawks off the bench.
• Andrija Sarenac hit three triples while knocking down a perfect 6-6 from the charity stripe to finish with 17 points.
• Deion McClenton picked up his seventh double-double of the season, scoring 12 points and grabbing 15 rebounds.
   

Turning Point
The turning point occurred at the 9:51 mark of the second half after St. Thomas climbed to within one, 54-53, but a Pratapas layup sparked an 11-3 spurt for the Seahawks to jump ahead 65-56 with seven minutes to play.
 
How it Happened

• The Bobcats took a 5-2 lead to open the game before Marko Orlic evened the contest with a three-pointer at the 17:29 mark.
• STU then scored on back-to-back possessions to retake a 9-5 advantage before Keiser answered with an 8-0 run to jump ahead 13-9 with just over 13 minutes to play.
• Over the next two and a half minutes, St. Thomas connected on three baskets from beyond the arc to tie the game at 18-18 with 10:24 to go.
• A seesaw battle ensued until the game was tied at 29-apiece and baskets by Micah Goss and Matt Mckewin gave Keiser the 33-29 lead with 2:04 remaining in the period.
• However, STU closed out the half on a 5-0 spurt to take a 34-33 advantage into the halftime break.
• Keiser opened the new half with four unanswered points to regain a 37-34 advantage, but the Bobcats responded by knotting the game at the 16:49 mark.
• Pratapas then scored ten of KU's next 11 points, including a pair of threes to push ahead 48-44 with 13:31 to play.
• After STU climbed to within 49-47, KU widened their margin behind a 5-0 run capped off by a huge three-pointer from Mckewin to make it 54-47.
• St. Thomas wouldn't go away quietly as they hit back-to-back threes to get within 54-53 with 10:46 remaining in regulation.
• However, a Pratapas layup ignited an 11-3 run that included two Sarenac triples to widen the margin to 65-56 at the 7:02 mark.
• The Bobcats made one last comeback trimming the margin to 67-63 with 4:30 remaining but KU converted on clutch free throws down the stretch to come away with the hard-fought victory, 82-71.

 
Coach's Corner
Head Coach Dante Calabria said "It was a hard fought game by both teams all the way until the end. It was back and forth for a while but we were able to get ahold of the game with some clutch shots, including one by Matic down the stretch in the first half. These are two tough teams, and St. Thomas is well coached, but we were able to come away with the victory tonight due to our ability to knock down free throws down the stretch."

Team Leaders
Keiser
Points: (21) Pratapas
Rebounds: (15) McClenton
Assists: (7) Goss
 
St. Thomas
Points: (22) Saunders
Rebounds: (21) Bowman
Assists: (5) Sada

Inside the Box Score

• The Seahawks shot 42.6% from the field, hitting 29 of their 68 attempts.
• KU connected on nine shots from behind the arc.
• Keiser blocked five shots as a team, with McClenton swatting away four.
• The bench accounted for 34 points

 
Ties: 2
Lead Changes: 3
Largest Lead: KU (11), STU (4)
 
Up Next
The Seahawks travel to Miami Gardens on Saturday, Dec. 9, to take on reigning Sun Conference Regular Season Champions Florida Memorial University. The tipoff is scheduled for 4:00 PM.