Score: Keiser 85, Coastal Georgia 86 (OT)
Records: No. 4 seed Keiser (15-14, 11-7 TSC), No. 5 seed Coastal Georgia (16-13, 10-8 TSC)
Location: Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Keiser Starters: Fisher (G), Perkins (G), Radulovic (G), Orlic (F), Matic (F)
Coastal Georgia Starters: Canada (G), Goins (G), Wade (F), Smallwood (F), Goodman (F)

Keiser Highlights

• The No. 4 seed Keiser hosted the No. 5 seed Mariners of Coastal Georgia for the Sun Conference Quarterfinal in front of the Seahawk faithful.
• Senior Andrija Matic dominated on the interior with a 20-20 game, scoring 24 points and corralling 26 rebounds for the Keiser cause. The 26 rebounds tied a single-game Keiser record, as Matic joined Deion McClenton with the career-high mark.
• Marko Orlic scored a game-high 27 points, setting a new career-high mark in the process while hitting three trifectas. The forward also had a well-rounded stat line with six rebounds, a team-high five assists, and a career-high five blocks.
• Jermar Perkins finished the game with 22 points, while fellow back court teammate CJ Fisher chipped in with a team-high five assists and five rebounds.

 
Turning Point
The Seahawks netted the first seven points of the overtime before Coastal Georgia went all the way in front with an 8-0 run, which gave the Mariners new life in the extra period and set the stage for the frantic finish.
 
How it Happened

• Keiser struck first with a basket from Orlic, and the Seahawks proceeded to build a 6-2 edge after a Matic jumper at the 17:04 mark.
• The Seahawks' lead grew to 12-6 after Perkins split a pair of free-throws, but the Mariners scored the next five points to draw within one point and force a Keiser timeout with 11:36 to play until the halftime whistle.
• The timeout worked wonders for the hosts, and Keiser was able to rattle off the next 11 points to establish what would be the largest lead of the half at 12 points, 23-11 with 8:08 on the clock. During that stretch, Orlic continued his fast start with two three-pointers for the Keiser cause.
• Keiser still held an 11 point lead at 31-20 until there was 5:18 until halftime. Coastal Georgia however whittled the deficit down to a single possession with eight consecutive points seemingly in the blink of an eye on two triples and a layup to make it 31-28 with under four minutes until the intermission.
• A 6-2 Keiser response as spearheaded by Perkins pushed the Seahawks back in front 37-30 with 1:33 on the clock, and as it played out Keiser went into the break having never trailed and holding a five point lead, 39-34.
• The Mariners drew to within a single point by producing the second half's first four points, and eventually were able to go in front for the first time in the game, 44-43, with 16:31 on the clock.
• The Coastal Georgia momentum continued, and the visitors built a 50-45 lead with six unanswered points before Orlic canned a jumper to start a 6-0 Keiser run of their own to make it 51-50 Seahawks with 13:25 to play.
• Following a Coastal Georgia three-pointer, Matic scored four straight including a thunderous dunk on the dish from Orlic, and the Mariners elected to call a timeout with 12:35 remaining with Keiser leading 55-53.
• An old-fashioned three-point play from Aaron Gedeon followed by a Perkins jumper brought it to 62-55 Keiser with just under ten minutes to play.
• Keiser led by at least two possessions until the score was 67-64, and after another Orlic triple, the Mariners tied the ball game at 70-70 with 5:16 showing after another 6-0 run
• The Seahawks scored six of the next eight, then the Mariners swung the momentum once again to tie it at 76-76 with 1:38 on the clock.
• Both sides went scoreless in the final possessions of regulation, and the Mariners had the final crack at scoring on what was a frenetic possession. Orlic had a key rejection on a Coastal Georgia layup attempt with eight seconds to play, and a Mariner three-pointer and tip attempt after a scramble went awry to send the teams into overtime.
• Keiser scored the first seven points of overtime to go in front 83-76 with 3:15 to play, a run started by a basket and the foul from Matic to set the tone on the opening possession.
• Coastal Georgia had an answer once again however, as back-to-back three-pointers and a jumper in the paint for the Mariners put the visitors ahead 84-83 with 1:15 on the clock.
• The two sides traded defensive stops, and out of a Keiser timeout with 15 seconds remaining, Orlic was able to find Matic with the entry pass for a tough finish to give the Seahawks the one point lead, 85-84, with just nine seconds remaining.
• Coastal Georgia did not hesitate to push the ball up the floor though, and found a way to get a great look at the basket before Keiser could fully establish its defense. Jaylen Smallwood finished with a layup and the foul in the paint to make it 86-85 Coastal Georgia with just three ticks remaining.
• Smallwood's free-throw rimmed out. Without any timeouts remaining, Marko Radulovic grabbed the rebound and got a quality look at the half court heave to win the game, but it caromed off the backboard and front of the rim at the buzzer to advance Coastal Georgia in the Sun Conference Tournament.

 
Inside the Box Score

• Keiser outrebounded Coastal Georgia 52-34 in the contest.
• Both teams did most of their damage from the inside, with Keiser outproducing Coastal Georgia 60-54 in points in the paint.
• Keiser shot the ball at an efficient 50 percent clip (33-of-66) as compared to Coastal Georgia's 35-of-81 performance (43.2 percent).
• The Seahawks were hurt by the season's second highest amount of turnovers (27), which the Mariners were able to turn into 35 points on the offensive end.
   

Game Notes

•  Despite the defeat, Keiser still holds a slight edge in the all-time series with Coastal Georgia, 3-2. Only a total of five points separated the two sides in the three 2918-2019 matchups.
• Matic grabbed a new career-high of 26 rebounds in his final game as a Seahawk, which tied the Keiser single-game rebounding record.
• Orlic set new career-highs in both points (27) and blocks (5) for the Seahawks.

 
Ties: 6
Lead Changes: 9
Largest Lead: Keiser (12), Coastal Georgia (5)
 
Team Leaders
Keiser
Points: Orlic (27)
Rebounds: Matic (26)
Assists: Orlic/Fisher (5)
 
Coastal Georgia
Points: Smallwood (23)
Rebounds: Goodman (12)
Assists: Wade (6)