Game Information
Score: #19 Keiser University 114, Stratford University 74
Records: Keiser (17-6), Stratford (13-6)
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla. | Student Life Center
Keiser Starters: (G) Goss (G) Radulovic (G) Sarenac (F) Matic (F) McClenton
Stratford Starters: (G) Shepherd (G) Demiel (G) Santos (F) Fuller (F) Ricks
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Keiser Highlights
- Andrija Matic finished with the fifth triple-double in program history on Sunday afternoon. The junior scored 11 points, grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds and dished out a game-best 10 assists.
- For the second consecutive game, Trystan Pratapas has raised his career-high for points. The sophomore connected from distance seven times while finishing with a game-best 29 points off the bench.
- Andrija Sarenac hit five triples en route to his 18-point afternoon. The senior also dished out nine assists. Micah Goss hit four three-pointers while finishing 5-of-6 from the field for 14 points.
- Deion McClenton added 12 points and finished a rebound shy of a double-double, and Bryce Andrews hit three triples while finishing with a career-best 11 points.
- The Seahawks combined for 21 three-pointers Sunday afternoon, bypassing the program record of 19 set Jan 2, 2018, in KU's 113-72 victory over Bob Jones.
- The 114 points scored is the second-best single-game performance in program history.
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Turning Point
The three-point shooting by the Seahawks set the tone Sunday afternoon, as Keiser shot a combined 21-for-33 from behind the arc.
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How it Happened
- A Pratapas triple capped off an 11-2 start for the Seahawks, causing the Cardinals to burn a timeout at the 17:38 mark.
- Stratford then had to use a second timeout just three minutes later as McClenton's dunk with 14:43 showing widened KU's advantage to 21-10.
- The Cardinals trimmed their deficit to seven before a three-pointer from Goss ignited a 9-2 run to stretch KU's edge to 30-16 with 10:52 showing.
- Stratford tallied the next five points to get within nine, when a Sarenac triple pushed the Seahawks margin back to double figures, 33-21 at the 9:22 mark.
- The Seahawks continued to build on the margin as Goss capped the scoring in the half with a jumper at the buzzer to lead, 64-38 at the break.Â
- Out of the break, Goss connected from distance three times during a 17-6 spurt for the Seahawks, pushing the advantage to 81-44 with 15:52 remaining.
- The Seahawks continued to cruise towards the finish as they did not allow Stratford to come within 34 points down the stretch, leading by as many as 49 as they won 114-74
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Coach's Corner
Head Coach
Dante Calabria said "The guys showed a lot today after just playing 24 hours ago and being their third game in four days. Im happy for Matic to get the triple-double this afternoon and everyone getting playing time. We now have to turn our focus to Thursday and get ready for a tough Florida Memorial team."
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Team Leaders
Keiser
Points: (29) Pratapas
Rebounds: (13) Matic
Assists: (10) Matic
Stratford
Points: (19) Demiel
Rebounds: (11) Fuller
Assists: (2) Three Tied
Inside the Box Score
- Keiser shot 55.6% as a team, hitting 35-of-63 attempts from the field.
- The Seahawks connected from distance 21 times, setting the program single-game record.
- KU grabbed 53 total rebounds
- Keiser dished out 30 assists, fourth best single-game performance in program history.
- The Seahawks have now reached the triple-digit scoring plateau for the fourth time on the season.
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Ties:Â 0
Lead Changes:Â 0
Largest Lead:Â KU (49), SU N/A
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Up Next
The Seahawks return to action this Thursday, Feb. 1 as they host Florida Memorial University in the second game of a Sun Conference doubleheader with the women's basketball team. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 PM.
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