Game Information
Score: Keiser 90, Coastal Georgia 77
Records: Keiser (8-1, 4-0 TSC), Coastal Georgia (6-8, 1-4 TSC)
Location: Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Keiser men's basketball dictated play down the stretch to remain unbeaten on their home floor, winning their seventh straight game by a 90-77 score over visiting Coastal Georgia.

How it Happened
First Half: Keiser 42, Coastal Georgia 41

• With the game tied at 5-5 in the early going, the Mariners went on an 8-2 run to seize a 13-7 advantage.
• Coastal Georgia's lead would eventually grow as large as nine points, 18-9, with 15:03 on the clock. Keiser, however, drew to within a single possession, 18-15, with a 6-0 run.
• The two teams traded spurts and the CCGA lead remained at three points, 26-23, after Malcolm Mabry canned a jumper with 9:48 left in the half.
• Trailing 34-29, the Seahawks rattled off the next seven points to go in front 36-34, after Ryan Kroll sank a three-pointer with 4:06 on the clock.
• The Mariners eventually drew even at 39-39 with a three-pointer of their own, but Keiser would go into the halftime break leading 42-41, led by 12 points from Marko Orlic.

Second Half: Keiser 90, Coastal Georgia 77

• Keiser started fast with the second half's first five points, and after the teams traded baskets, the Seahawks led 49-43 with 17:33 remaining.
• The Mariners chipped into the deficit and trailed 50-48, but that was before Keiser proceeded to net the 10 of the next 12 points to establish their first double-digit advantage, 60-50, highlighted by a Chance Anderson putback slam.
• Leading 64-58 nearing the midway point of the second half, the Seahawks began to control the run of play and went on an impressive 8-0 run to go in front 72-58 with 8:35 remaining, a stretch that included two dunks from Mark Gordon in transition.
• The Seahawks lead was chipped down to 11 points, 78-67, with 4:23 on the clock. That was the closest the visitors would get for the remainder of the contest, however, as Keiser executed well to fend off the Mariners. 
• Gordon had six points down the stretch and the Seahawks' lead grew to as large as 17 points, 88-71, before the hosts eventually sealed the 90-77 TSC victory.

 KU Highlights

• 4-2: KU now leads the all-time series with Coastal Georgia, 4-2.
• 7: The win represented KU's seventh straight victory.
• 9: Keiser took care of the ball throughout the game on their way to a season-low nine turnovers.
• 10: Kroll and Jermar Perkins each had 10 points from the backcourt, with Kroll sinking two three-pointers and Perkins three.
• 11: Keiser rejected 11 shots in the game, tying for the second-highest total in program history while falling one short of their season-high block total.
• 14-10-5: Anderson had his fifth double-double of the season, finishing with 14 points, ten rebounds, and a season-high five blocks.
• 15: Orlic contributed 15 points in the game and connected for three baskets from beyond the three-point line.
• 16-27: Keiser forced 16 Coastal Georgia turnovers, converting them to 27 points on the other end.
• 28-8-6: Gordon led the way offensively with a game-high 28 points to go along with eight rebounds and a game and season-high six assists. The forward has now poured in 20 or more points for the KU cause in each of the eight games in which he has played.

Team Leaders
KU

• PTS: Gordon, 28
• REB: Anderson, 10
• A: Gordon, 6
• STL: Mabry/Orlic, 2
• BLK: Anderson, 5

Coastal Georgia

• PTS: Smallwood, 18
• REB: Dukes, 9
• A: Canada, 5
• STL: Seville/Smallwood, 1
• BLK: Oliphant, 2

 
Up Next
Non-conference foe Florida National visits the Student Life Center on Tuesday, December 10. Tip-off between the Conquistadors and the Seahawks is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.