Game Information
Score: No.23 Keiser 80, Southeastern 87
Records: Keiser (20-10), Southeastern (21-9)
Location: Miami Gardens, Fla. | Fernandez Center
Keiser Starters: Goss (G), Radulovic (G), Sarenac (G), Matic (F), McClenton (F)
Southeastern Starters: Atkins (G), Reese (G), Oppenheimer (G), Barsh (F), Bryant (F)
 
Keiser Highlights

• Deion McClenton was named to the All-Tournament team after the championship game concluded. The senior notched a double-double this evening with 28 points and a game-best 13 rebounds.
• Three other Seahawk starters reached double-figure scoring including; Andrija Sarenac (13), Micah Goss (12), and Andrija Matic (13).
• The Seahawks held a 44-36 advantage on the glass with 13 of those coming on the offensive glass.
• Keiser will await their fate on the NAIA National tournament with the bracket being released tomorrow at 6:00 p.m.

 
Turning Point
Keiser trailed by one with 3:47 remaining in overtime when Southeastern used a 6-0 run to take an 81-75 advantage with 33 seconds showing on the clock.
 
How it Happened

• Following a Southeastern bucket to open the game, the Seahawks came right back with seven straight points to go in front, 7-2, with 17:18 showing.
• The Fire used an 11-2 run to reclaim a 13-9 lead but McClenton scored on back-to-back possession's to equalize the contest with 10:59 remaining in the half.
• SEU pushed their lead to four when a Trystan Pratapas three-pointer sparked a 10-2 spurt to put KU ahead 25-21 with 6:25 to go.
• Keiser maintained a one-possession advantage down the stretch despite five ties until Ryan Atkins converted a pair of free throws with 5.4 seconds remaining to take a 34-32 advantage into the half.
• McClenton tallied all seven of the opening second-half points to give Keiser a 39-38 advantage with 16:45 to go in regulation.
• After a pair of lead changes, McClenton connected on a jumper in the paint to push the advantage to 44-41 with 15:33 left.
• The next six minutes saw five lead changes and five ties with neither team going up by more than two before consecutive layups by Marco Orlic and McClenton gave the Seahawks a 63-59 lead at the 6:30 mark.
• Southeastern responded with nine consecutive points to regain a 69-63 advantage, when Marko Radulovic hit a runner in the paint and Sarenac nailed a step back, three-pointer to tie the game at 68-68 with 3:18 to go.
• A floater in the paint by Sarenac gave the Seahawks a two-point lead with 1:46 showing, before ?McClenton came up with a huge swat on the defensive end, leading to a KU timeout with 44.6 showing.
• CJ Reece drove to the basket with 16.3 remaining and converted his layup while being fouled by McClenton to tie the game. Reece stepped up to the line but missed the attempt.
• Goss and Matic had a pair of game-winning shots in the paint with under five seconds remaining but both were short, sending the game into overtime.
• Matic scored the opening basket of overtime when SEU answered with five unanswered points to regain a 75-72 advantage with 3:10 to go, leading to a Keiser timeout.
• The Seahawks closed to within one on an Orlic bucket, but the Fire rattled off six of the next seven points to lead 81-75 with 33 seconds to go.
• Sarenc hit a triple to climb to within three, 81-78, but SEU closed the game outscoring Keiser 6-2 to claim the 2018 Sun Conference championship, 87-80.

 
Team Leaders
Keiser
Points: McClenton (28)
Rebounds: McClenton (13)
Assists: Sarenac (4)

Southeastern
Points: Atkins (30)
Rebounds: Bryant (13)
Assists: Atkins (4)
 
Inside the Box Score

• Keiser scored 48 points on the evening in the paint.
• The Seahawks defense had five blocks and four steals.

 
Ties: 18
Lead Changes: 16
Largest Lead: KU (5), SEU (7)
 
Up Next
The Seahawks will await their fate for the 2018 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship bracket tomorrow evening at 6:00 p.m. You can watch live at https://www.facebook.com/PlayNAIA/?DB_OEM_ID=27900