Score: Keiser 67, Thomas 66
Records: Keiser (5-4, 2-2 TSC), Thomas (2-9, 2-3)
Location: TU Gymnasium, Thomasville, Ga.

Trailing 66-65, CoreVon Lott's three-point attempt at the buzzer missed off the back iron seemingly ending the contest, but a whistle signaled a technical foul against Thomas giving the Keiser men's basketball team new life. Darius Bryant then knocked in a pair of free throws lifting the Seahawks to a wild 67-66 win over the Night Hawks Saturday afternoon on the road. 

The win snapped the Seahawks two game losing streak.




Keiser 40, Thomas 36

• Keiser faced their largest deficit of the day in the opening minutes as the Night Hawks jumped out to an early 9-2 lead at the 16:43 mark.
• The Seahawks drew within two with 15:37 on the clock following a 7-2 run that was capped off by a Ryan Kroll three-pointer. The senior scored five of the seven points during the run.
• A Bryant triple with 8:23 remaining in the half gave Keiser their first lead of the afternoon,  25-22.
• The Night Hawks quickly answered with a 12-2 run to build their lead back to seven, 34-27, with 5:34 left in the half.
• Keiser dominated the final 5:34 of the half, closing with a 13-2 run to head into the break with the 40-36 advantage.

Keiser 67, Thomas 66

• Thomas opened the second half on a 7-1 run to recapture the lead, 43-41, at the 18:13 mark.
• With the game knotted up at 47 with 15:06 remaining, Keiser reeled off seven straight points to build their largest lead of the day, 54-47.
• The Night Hawks scored 12 of the next 17 points, evening the score at 59-59 with 5:23 left in the contest.
• Thomas took a 66-65 lead with 27 ticks left on the clock and appeared to have the win in hand following a Keiser turnover, but the Nighthawks failed to put away the Seahawks.
• Following a missed front-end of a one-and-one opportunity for Thomas, Lott pulled down the rebound and got off a good look from deep but missed it off the back iron at the buzzer.
• However, a late whistle after the final buzzer signaled a technical foul against Thomas, giving the Seahawks new life.
• The Seahawks capitalized on the Night Hawks mistake as Bryant drained both free throw attempts to give Keiser the 67-66 road win.
• There were seven lead changes over the final 3:37 of the contest.

• 4: Four Seahawks recorded double digit point totals on the day
• 8: Kroll contributed a game-best eight dimes in the win.
• 12: Austin Aubrey led the Seahawks in scoring on the night with a career-high 12 points.
• 28: Keiser won the rebounding battle 28-25 over the Night Hawks.
• 55.1: The Seahawks shot a game-best 55.1% from the field in the win.

Keiser

• Points: Aubrey (12)
• Rebounds: Claxton (7)
• Assists: Kroll (8)

 
Thomas

• Points: Booker (20)
• Rebounds: Williamson (9)
• Assists: Booker (4)

Keiser vs. Florida Memorial on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Life Center in West Palm Beach, Fla.