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Antwan Claxton
97
Florida National FNUM 1-3
113
Winner Keiser University KUM 1-2
Florida National FNUM
1-3
97
Final
113
Keiser University KUM
1-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Florida National FNUM 39 58 97
Keiser University KUM 54 59 113

Game Recap: No. 19 Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Claims First Victory of the Season, Defeating FNU, 113-97

Game Information
Score: Keiser 113, Florida National 97
Records: Keiser (1-2), Florida National (1-3)
Location: Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.

The Seahawks opened their home slate with a convincing 113-97 victory against Florida National on Monday afternoon.

The win was the first for Keiser under head coach Marcus "Chief" Bryant.

How it Happened

First Half
Keiser 54, Florida National 39
  • Four of the five Seahawk starters found themselves in the scoring column led by four points from Antwan Claxton as Keiser led, 11-5 with 15:40 remaining.
  • Following a Florida National three-pointer, Keiser ran off eight unanswered points, stretching their advantage to 19-8 with 13:20 to go.
  • The Conquistadors got as close as five, 28-23, at the 8:42 mark but the Seahawks responded with a 9-0 run capped by a Darius Bryant three-pointer to lead 37-23 with 6:50 to go.
  • The Seahawks spurt extended to 18-3 as the KU lead stood at 46-26 with 4:08 showing on the scoreboard.
  • Keiser went on to lead Florida National at the halftime break, 54-39 with Claxton leading all scorers with 20 points on 10-of-13 shooting.

Second Half
Keiser 113, Florida National 97
  • FNU scored six of the first eight points in the new half, closing to within 56-45 with 17:46 remaining in the contest.
  • Keiser settled back into the flow with a 10-3 spurt, connecting on two from long range, bumping the margin to 66-49 with 16:02 left.
  • Florida National closed to within 12 on three occasions with the final occasion being 78-66 with 10:40 to go.
  • The Seahawks would not allow the Conquistadors to get any closer, taking their largest lead of the contest on a John Mason three-pointer, 105-85, with 4:05 remaining.
  • Keiser went on to claim their first victory of the season by the final score of 113-97 as five Seahawks reached double-figure points.

KU Highlights
  • 0: The Seahawks did not trail in today's contest against Florida National.
  • 1: Quinton Glaspie collected his first double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds
  • 5: Keiser had five players boast double-figure points led by a game-best 30 from CoreVon Lott
  • 7: Claxton started the game 7-of-7 shooting and finished with seven assists
  • 10: Keiser did a good job protecting the ball, finishing with just 10 turnovers
  • 11: Glaspie pulled down a game and season best 11 boards including four offensive
  • 12: Keiser hit 12 from long range with Bryant hitting five
  • 113: The Seahawks dropped their most points in a contest, shooting 20-of-38 from the field 

Team Leaders
Keiser
  • Points: Lott (30)
  • Rebounds: Glaspie (11)
  • Assists: Claxton (7)
Florida National
  • Points: Hernandez (23)
  • Rebounds: Benitez (6)
  • Assists: Ohashi (12)

Up Next
Keiser vs. Southeastern on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 5:30 p.m. in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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