Score: Keiser 70, St. Thomas 93
Records: Keiser (21-8, 8-7), St. Thomas (20-8, 11-5)
Location: Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
KU Starters: Whittaker (G), Weaver (G), Jenkins (G), Zecevic (F), McClenton (C)
STU Starters: Shoon (G), Hewitt (G), Sada (G), Zeidaks (F), Malelis (F)
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KU HIGHLIGHTS
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Deion McClenton had a near double-double with 20 points on 10-13 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds.
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Brice Jenkins chipped in 11 points and
Stanley Whittaker had 10 points.
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TURNING POINT
The turning point occurred after the Bobcats started the game on a 14-0 run and never relinquished the lead during the contest.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- St. Thomas jumped out to a 14-0 lead before a
Brice Jenkins three pointer got the Seahawks on the board.
- The Bobcats stretched the margin to 22-5, when a McClenton layup started an 11-2 spurt to get within 24-16 at the 10:11 mark of the opening half.
- The home team matched Keiser with an 11-2 run of their own stretching the deficit to 38-21 with 4:12 remaining in the half.
- The Seahawks went into the halftime break trailing the Bobcats 47-30. Keiser was unable to cut the margin below 16 in the second half and went on to fall by a final 93-70.
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TEAM LEADERS
Keiser University
Points: McClenton, 20
Rebounds: McClenton, 9
Assists:Â Sarenac, 5
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St. Thomas
Points: Sada, 26
Rebounds: Zeidaks/Trotman, 9
Assists: Hewitt, 8
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Ties: 0
Lead Changes: 0
Largest Lead: Keiser (0), St. Thomas (27)
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- St. Thomas held a narrow 33-30 edge in rebounding
- The Seahawks had 18 assists on the evening.
- The 93 points that Keiser allowed was a season high.
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UP NEXT
The Seahawks conclude the regular season on Saturday evening when they travel to Southeastern University. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM.
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