Game Information
Score: #19 Keiser University 90, Florida Memorial University 72
Records: Keiser (18-6, 12-2 TSC), Florida Memorial (11-9, 5-8 TSC)
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla. | Student Life Center
Keiser Starters: (G) Goss (G) Radulovic (G) Sarenac (F) Matic (F) McClenton
Florida Memorial Starters: (G) Mapp (G) Evans (G) Outar (F) Romain (F) Williams
 
Keiser Highlights

• Marko Orlic led all scorers Thursday night, as the sophomore tallied 25 points while connecting from distance seven times. The Belgrade, Serbia native also grabbed ten rebounds for the double-double.
• Andrija Sarenac connected on 6-of-9 attempts from the field, including five three-pointers, finishing with 22 points. The senior also dished out seven assists.
• Deion McClenton notched his 53^rd career double-double, scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
• Trystan Pratapas added a dozen points off the bench as the sophomore hit three triples and Micah Goss dished out a game-high ten assists.

 
Turning Point
The Lions cut the Seahawks lead down to five just two minutes into the second half when Coach Dante Calabria took a timeout in an attempt to restart the offense. Out of the huddle, Keiser outscored the Lions 29-11 over the next ten minutes, pushing the margin to 23, 74-51 with eight minutes to play.
 
How it Happened

• The contest saw three lead changes early on before the Lions took a 9-5 lead on Travis Mitchell's three-pointer at the 16:21 mark.
• Keiser answered back with a 14-6 run, capped off by a four-point play from Pratapas to take a 19-15 lead with 9:38 to play.
• The Lions then used back-to-back triples to ignite a 10-2 spurt, to retake a 25-21 advantage with 7:27 showing.
• However, the Seahawks scored ten of the game's next 12 points to go back in front, 31-27 with 3:51 remaining in the half.
• KU continued to cruise down the stretch as Orlic hit back-to-back three-pointers to push the margin to 42-32 heading into the break.
• Florida Memorial trimmed their deficit to 45-40 after hitting back-to-back triples, causing the Seahawks to take an early timeout at the 17:56 mark.
• Out of the timeout, Sarenac and Pratapas connected on back-to-back threes, widening KU's margin back to double digits, 51-40 with 14:49 showing.
• The Seahawks ballooned the margin to their largest of the game, 74-51 at the 7:52 mark, before the Lions roared back with a 17-5 run to cut the deficit to 11, 79-68 with 4:23 to play.
• However, KU withheld the late rally, outscoring FMU 11-4 to secure their 11^th consecutive win, 90-72.

 
Coach's Corner
Assistant Coach Taylor McMullin said "Hats off to Florida Memorial, as they always play very tough and catch us off balance with the way they play the game. We were able to withstand that tonight by our guys staying tough and playing great team basketball with 26 assists for the game. We look forward to the tough battle coming up this Saturday as we head to Saint Thomas, and hoping to keep on playing well together as a team."
 
Team Leaders
Keiser
Points: (25) Orlic
Rebounds: (11) McClenton
Assists: (10) Goss

Florida Memorial
Points: (24) Outar
Rebounds: (8) Williams
Assists: (5) Outar
 
Inside the Box Score

• The Seahawks shot 60% from the field, including 53.6% from distance.
• KU out-rebounded FMU 46-32, with McClenton grabbing 11.
• Keiser dished out 26 assists, with Goss leading the way with 10.

 
Ties: 5
Lead Changes: 7
Largest Lead: KU (5), FMU (23)
 
Up Next
The Seahawks are back in action this Saturday as they head down to Miami Gardens to take on Saint Thomas University. Tipoff is slated for 4:00 PM.