Game Information
Score: Keiser 96, University of the Virgin Islands 67
Records: Keiser (2-1), UVI (2-3)
Location: UVI Wellness Center, St. Thomas, USVI.

Keiser men's basketball earned their second win of the season, grabbing control with a strong first half before sealing the deal in the second half to remain unbeaten in the all-time series with the Buccaneers. It was the first of three scheduled games between the two teams in 2019-2020.
 
How it Happened
First Half: Keiser 55, UVI 37

• Chance Anderson scored the game's first two points, 15 seconds into the game with a jump hook in the lane after a nice entry pass from Marko Orlic.
• The teams went back and forth until the score worked its way to 4-4, then the Seahawks went on a 8-0 run to go in front 12-4. Malcolm Mabry and Mark Gordon contributed four points apiece during the run.
• Keiser's lead reached double-digits for the fist time, 18-8, with 13:03 to play in the first half after two free-throws from Jermar Perkins.
• The Buccaneers cut the deficit to five with a 5-0 run, but a 12-3 Seahawks' spurt, capped off by a three-pointer from Jimmy Sylvain, made it 30-16 with 9:47 on the clock.
• UVI drew back to within single digits, 34-25, but Keiser scored 15 of the next 18 points to establish their largest lead of the half, 49-28, following a deep trifecta from Perkins with 4 minutes to play in the half.
• A 7-2 run from the hosts stemmed the Keiser momentum for a moment, but KU went into the halftime break, leading comfortably, 55-37, following Anderson's buzzer-beating layup off the dish from Mabry.

Second Half: Keiser 96, UVI 67

• UVI outscored Keiser 14-6 over the opening 8:13 of the second half as they trailed the Seahawks, 61-51.
• Gordon, however, canned a jumper to begin a dominant 19-4 Keiser run, expanding the lead to 80-55 with 6:29 remaining. During the run, Gordon scored 14 points while he and and Anderson had back-to-back explosive jams.
• The Buccaneers were unable to get any closer then 22 points as the Seahawks lead eventually swelled to as large as 30 points, 96-66, following a Sylvain jumper with just 1:18 on the clock.
• UVI split a pair of free-throws in the final minute, but KU went on to earn their second win of the season in dominant fashion, 96-67.

 
KU Highlights

• 0: Keiser never trailed in the wire-to-wire win.
• 5: Keiser has now won all five matchups in the all-time series with UVI. Five different players also finished the game with double-figures in points: Gordon (32), Perkins (14), Anderson (13), Mabry (12), and Hyssong (10).
• 6-4: Anderson led the team in both assists and blocks, with six and four respectively. It was the third straight game in which the forward has finished with four rejections.
• 9-4: Mabry led the Seahawks in rebounds (9) and steals (4).
• 19-29: Keiser shot a blistering 65.5 percent from the field in the first half, knocking down 19-of-29 attempts to help gain the upper hand on the road.
• 24-32: Keiser forced 24 UVI turnovers in the game, finishing with 32 points off the turnovers.
• 25: Keiser's aggressive offensive attack yielded 25 points from the free-throw line.
• 32-8: Gordon finished with a game-high 32 points on 11-of-16 shooting in his Keiser debut. He also grabbed eight rebounds.
• 44-34: Keiser won the rebounding battle for the third game to begin the season, 44-34.
• 54-25: Keiser produced 54 points from inside the paint.

Team Leaders
KU

• PTS: Gordon, 32
• REB: Mabry, 9
• A: Anderson, 6
• STL: Mabry, 4
• BLK: Anderson, 4

UVI

• PTS: Gillmore, 28
• REB: Gillmore, 10
• A: Goss, 3
• STL: Gillmore/Lake, 2
• BLK: Gillmore, 2

 
Up Next
The two teams are slated to take the court once again on Sunday, November 10. The tip-off for the rematch is set for 9:00 a.m. (EST).