Score: Keiser 54, Olivet Nazarene 69
Records: Keiser (5-10), Olivet Nazarene (10-5)
Location: Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Keiser Starters: Radulovic (G), Fisher (G), Orlic (F), Gedeon (F), Matic (F)
ONU Starters: Schlafley (G), Tuttle (G), Contant (G), Reed (F), Gross (F)

Keiser Highlights

• The Seahawks game tomorrow against Ohio University-Chillicothe was recently canceled due to OUC not making the trip to Florida.
• Andrija Matic recorded his fourth straight double-double with 17 points and a game-best ten rebounds.
• Aaron Gedeon also boasted double-figure points with 12 on 5-of-8 shooting.

 
Turning Point
The opening ten minutes of the second half saw a tied game at the intermission turn into a 17 point lead for Olivet Nazarene as the Tigers outscored the Seahawks 25-8.

How it Happened

• The Seahawks trailed during the opening four minutes until Marko Orlic converted on a layup off a great feed from Matic to lead, 9-8.
• The teams swapped three lead changes over the next three minutes before Keiser tallied six straight points to take an 18-13 advantage with 13:14 to play in the opening half.
• Olivet Nazarene responded with five unanswered points to tie game but Gedeon broke away with a monstrous to dunk, putting KU back in front by two at the 9:43 mark.
• The Tigers then used a 10-0 run to claim their largest lead of the opening half, 28-20, with 6:08 to play.
• However, KU tallied ten of the games next 12 points to equalize the score at 30-30 with just 3:06 to go in the opening period. In the stretch, Matic tallied four points.
• Each team scored just one bucket down the stretch as the game remained even at the intermission break.
• ONU outscored Keiser 25-8 in the opening ten minutes of the second half to establish a 57-40 advantage.
• The Seahawks were unable to get any closer than 15 before going on to fall by a final of 69-54.

 
Inside the Box Score

• The opening half featured seven lead changes and two ties as both teams shot 46 percent from the field.
• Keiser held a 38-33 advantage on the glass which led to ten second chance points.
• Nine different Seahawks found themselves in the scoring column.
• KU held a 28-24 edge on points in the paint.

Game Notes

• The Seahawks conclude the 2018 portion of their schedule with a 5-10 record.
• Keiser leads the all-time series against the Tigers 3-2 despite the setback this evening.

Ties: 2
Lead Changes: 7
Largest Lead: Keiser (5), Olivet Nazarene (21)
 
Team Leaders
Keiser
Points: Matic (17)
Rebounds: Matic (10)
Assists: Perkins, Fisher (4)
 
Olivet Nazarene
Points: Contant (25)
Rebounds: Vaughan (8)
Assists: Schlafley (7)
 
Up Next
The Seahawks turn the page to 2019 as Keiser gets ready to battle Concorida Canada on Wednesday, January 2 at 7:00 p.m.